Photography Classes

I've been taking some photography classes through the park district and last week, our topic was light. Our teacher encouraged us to use black and white, as a means of enhancing the differences in light. Here are the photos that I presented last week.

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Constructive Feedback Friday

So, I've decided to try something new today. I've been lurking at I Heart Faces for a while now and have been waiting for the perfect moment to swoop in and introduce myself. The time has come! Today, they are hosting Constructive Feedback Friday. It's an opportunity for amateur photographers to post a photo that they'd like some feedback on from more experienced photographers. How else do you improve without practice and feedback? So, I'm putting this out one out there for some help!

Info about the photo: f/7.1 1/60 sec ISO 400 50 mm

What I'd like to improve upon: 1. Getting the red out! How can I get some of the red out, without making Mel's eyes look like a zombie?

2. Stray hairs - Any tricks to cleaning these up without making the photo look totally fixed?

3. Any other pointers anyone would like to offer! I'm still very new to the photography world and I will gladly take any advice offered!

The original image(Click images to see them larger):


First Edit(Swapped Rex's head from another photo into this one, using Photoshop):


Second Edit(Tried to get some of the red out of Mom's eyes, cleaned up a scratch on Rex's forehead & cropped, using Picnik):


Final(Added Vignette & Frame, using Picnik):

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Kiddos!

Last weekend, Melissa and her kids came over to take some photos! I was so excited to get some more people pictures! I made a backdrop out of white muslin (it's kinda see-through, but it's better than nothing) and jigga-rigged it up in my sunny front room. We took some photos there and when the kids seemed like they were getting a bit restless, we went to the park. I had so much fun just hanging out with them. We should definitely do this more often! Here are my faves from the day. Click images to see them larger.

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Thunderstorms

Mother Nature decided to show a bit of her wet, windy wrath on Friday evening. I decided to go outside and take photos. Some are a bit grainy, as I had the ISO turned all the way up. Once again, these are SOOC. As always, click photos to see the full size image.

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That darn cat

...Or should I say catS... New photos of the kitties. Both were feeling especially photogenic on Saturday morning, so I took advantage. These photos are all SOOC. Maybe a little editing later. For now, what you see is what you get.

As always, click to see the photo in it's full size.

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