Day 147 - Fancy That!

Today was our school fete day and as I ate my blue fairy floss at 9.10 am I should have known it would be a fun day! I had put my name down to do a fancy dress photo stall and I have to say that I really did have a ball. Another teacher, Caroline, became stylist for the day, assisting children with picking outfits and then posing them for me, the photographer. The day was full of laughs as we "admired" the childrens' costume choices and realised that some of them didn't need any assistance at all with posing! The photo above is a small section of one I took of three girls who dressed themselves as "princesses" with sequined masquarade masks, fluttering fans and old bridesmaids dresses! If I had looked at the costumes they had chosen I would have been doubtful. That is until they put them all on and posed in front of the black backdrop. The photo turned out beautifully - very creative!

Day 128 - First Mothers Day

I would love to have posted a photo of Henry and myself (since it is Mothers Day), but this blog is supposed to be photos that I have taken myself. Regardless, this is such a lovely photo too! Yes I did take this one, using the timer on the camera. I have been wanting to try out my newish camera for some proper family pics, particularly since Autumn has hit Canberra and finally we did, this afternoon on what must have been the coldest Autumn afternoon ever, to be outside! After taking a couple of hundred photos in the piles of leaves we took refuge in the Portrait Gallery (unfortunately it was too late to get coffee in their coffee shop, but at least it was warm). I will post some more pics on my other blog, including some taken in the gallery afterwards. Happy Mothers Day!

Day 59 - Mint and More Camera Play

I think I need a bit of a system for playing around with my new camera's settings! I took a number of photos of the apple mint growing in the garden tonight and using a range of settings I got varied results mainly in the exposure which I guess affected the colours. From grey to bright green, this picture is the  most true to life. Now I just need to play again and take more notice of what I am doing!

Day 53 - Food Photos

Had a bit of a play with my new camera tonight and I noticed that it has a 'food' mode on it. I guess in recent times, taking food photos has become popular! I know that I have sometimes taken photos of things that I have cooked and I know others do it too, posting pics on facebook in particular. Anyway, I am still learning how to use the new contraption, but it passed the time while I was waiting for the water to boil for the pasta!