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Hello! I am Bethany, a mom of 4 beautiful children, a owner of a dog, and married to a miner/hunter. (Camo is a popular color in our home). We recently relocated to the UP of Michigan from Juneau,Alaska...a huge adjustment. I have a passion for photography and documenting our journey through life. But, most of the time Im busy with my kids, hiding in the bathroom for peace and quiet, or trying to find my dog because he runs away all the time. Welcome to our world...always full of adventure.

Wednesday, October 14

Lighting

Another week of photography assignments is another week of appreciating the art of photography. This week is about lighting and thanks to mother nature, we have had 3 days of glorious natural sunlight.
Theoretically, between 5-8pm is the "golden hour" and now I know why. During this time, the colors are warm.The light makes the colors vibrant (vs washed out or contrasty).

For my indoor lighting shot, I took pictures of my grace doll. This is a doll my Great Grandmother passed onto me. It was on her bed next to her before she passed away.

My girls had never seen the doll and wanted to hold it. All little girls love dolls. These pictures were taken way past bedtime and the kids were restless. Not a good time but I did get a couple really cute pictures. Shadows show texture to pictures, where you can see all the wrinkles in the finger crevices and things that show depth.

2 comments:

Rachel said...

Love this picture of Mattie. You did a great job on the light with an indoor shot.

Ashleigh said...

I think I am going to have nightmares about that creepy doll tonight. Thanks for that!