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Friday, February 3, 2012

Souvenir Foto School


 
I signed up for Besotted Brand Blog's Souvenir Photo School. I learned about the class through Lisa @ Wicked & Weird.  The idea is to take one photo a day for 30 days, using the alphabet as a guide.  Then upload the photos to a flickr group to receive feedback.

Here are my first three photos....A is for Apple; B is for Book; C is for Candle.  I also picked a theme: stacked.  I have already learned a ton from the other participants in the class.  I hope to understand the camera and its settings a bit better by the end of the month.

I will share the photos with you every Friday!  Here's hoping I don't run out of things to stack!!!
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16 comments:

  1. Life Begins at Thirty, Right?February 3, 2012 at 12:17 PM

    Amazing. At the end of the month can we print some and put them in the frames over my sideboard?!

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  2. GiuliaFebruary 3, 2012 at 12:27 PM

    Lovely shots and great idea to practice and focus. I 'll forward to your Friday posts.

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  3. Shannon8foot6February 3, 2012 at 12:35 PM

    That's pressure Janice!!!
    Besides, I think they are going downhill after my apples! I am not happy with the Candles, but I don't have time to try Cards, or Cans, or Crayons, or Candies....

    I wish I had baked some cookies....

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  4. Shannon8foot6February 3, 2012 at 12:39 PM

    Tomorrow D is for dishes - I think? I am going to try a local restaurant to see if I can take a photo in their kitchen...

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  5. Tanya @ dans-le-townhouse.blogFebruary 3, 2012 at 12:49 PM

    Gorgeous photos. You already have fabulous skills, you will be a superstar photographer by the end of the month.

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  6. Life Begins at Thirty, Right?February 3, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    Ya but don't you think they'd look great? You could sign the back and everything. SM originals. Love it!

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  7. LisaMackayFebruary 3, 2012 at 1:15 PM

    These are so good - I love your theme too Shannon.

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  8. JanesnextdoorFebruary 3, 2012 at 1:29 PM

    This is great! So fun! These are amazing so far!

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  9. Jo @ In Corners of My MindFebruary 3, 2012 at 2:02 PM

    I had no idea why I was looking at what I was looking at, but I was really happy looking at it...love love love the books....totally frame worthy...I should know I own an art gallery ;) I quite like the candles myself...sorry you're not happy with it...you fickle artists.
    Happy Weekend!

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  10. Michelle @ AM Dolce VitaFebruary 3, 2012 at 2:26 PM

    Love the lighting in these photos, and I assume you didn't use flash? (that's supposedly a big no-no these days from I've heard). How did you get the lighting right for the objects to look so real? WB & ISO settings?

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  11. Shannon8foot6February 3, 2012 at 2:36 PM

    Hi Michelle!
    For the books I used f/8 and a pretty high ISo to capture the detail with no blur

    Really, I try what I think will work first, then usually tweak it a bit once I see the results.

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  12. ShadiFebruary 3, 2012 at 3:53 PM

    well done. my favourite is the A for Apple. I should sign up next time...saw it on Lisa's blog and then got busy and forgot...baby brain!

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  13. Sundeep @ DesignwaliFebruary 4, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    ok these are killer! looking forward to you series! man i need some serious lesssons!

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  14. SarahFebruary 4, 2012 at 4:08 PM

    What a cool idea! I love the first three shots you've done. Look forward to seeing more and I'm going to check out the Souvenier Foto School.

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  15. Rosa @ FlutterFlutterFebruary 6, 2012 at 2:01 AM

    Loving your pics Shannon! Great theme choice.

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  16. BeatriceFebruary 6, 2012 at 3:59 PM

    The pictures look fantastic. What a great way to practice your photography skills.

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