I've completed my photo class. It was fun (and often quite funny and chaotic with 8 moms with cameras + 8 babies + some older kids + one teacher in one small room). I certainly liked it, and learned a lot. My only slight critique is that since the majority of women had small point-and-shoot (automatic) cameras, the class was more geared towards them, so it didn't go as far as I had hoped. M's camera is quite good, it could always go a lot farther then theirs, and often I would have liked to explore its possibilities more. I'm not sure if they have enough moms with pro or semi-pro cameras to justify a class for them, though. And also, with F around, I'm aware that for sure it was no place for intense high-level learning.
Did I turn into an amazing photog overnight? No. But did I step up my game? Definitely! I am no longer intimidated by our camera. I can now take decent or even good pictures, although I still have a lot to learn (I think becoming a great photographer has a lot to do with plenty of trial and error). I can improve the quality of pics on this blog. I no longer need my husband to come photograph my flowers for a wedding. So the class totally served its purpose, and even more.
I'm lucky M really knows what he's talking about, and I'm grateful for our camera. Because now, thanks to good equipment and a personal coach, with a little technique, some practice, and lots of paying attention, I can already get pretty nice results. (Except for the bicycle photo which was (is) overexposed, all the following pics are unretouched. The teacher took the ones I'm on).
6 comment(s):
Your children are adorable! Way to go, Momma!
Félicitations pour tes photos et surtout quels beaux enfants.
Lovely photos!
You're right about the key to photography being practice. When I was learning, back in the days of film, I shot miles and miles of it.
Maybe we can get out and do a little practice one of these days -- I'm starting to feel the urge to head northward!
Fantastic photos! The one of F & LP just melted me into a puddle. Your kids are so precious. And the 2nd one of F in the red shirt - something about her expression looks just like her mama. :)
Those are great shots, and lovely subjects!
Also, you have great taste in kids' clothes - I think Axel has that same shirt!
Lovely, lovely shots. (It helps to have such beautiful subjects of course!)
I think this is such a great idea this course, especially for mums on maternity leave. It's the perfect time to work on something like this and meet other people doing the same.
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