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I am by far not a professional photographer, more like amateur, as I have so much more to learn about photography. I started out with a point & shoot camera and graduated to a D-SLR last year. Even though I changed cameras, I still did not know much about how to achieve the right combination to take the best photo possible. However, it is not just about the right combination, it is also about editing as well. Some times my photos come out pretty good, other times not so much.
Most of the photos I take are; Macro, Portrait, and Landscape. Those are the ones I want to improve on and then expand from there. But first I need to learn the functions of my camera. There are so many buttons, each one has its own function. I am a visual learner, so seeing pages of words makes me lose interest fast.
That all being said, I would like to share with you some photos that I had entered into a Photo Challenge with my local newspaper. Each month there is always a new challenge to get people working on their photography skills. I have submitted a photo every now and then but nothing ever came of it, that is until December when the photos were selected for the "The Beatles Song Challenge". The criteria was to take a photo that made you think of a Beatles song. I chose "Don't Bother Me, the reason I chose this song was because I was out taking photos of my chickens and was collecting eggs after I was finished. I saw one of my hens in her nesting box and was not sure which one she was as it is rather dark in there. I turned my camera on to the macro setting and snapped the photo. Of course it was the one hen that tends to be bite, so glad I didn't just reach my hand in..lol I was pleasantly surprised that my photo was one of 5 that got chosen.
The challenge after this one was "Favorite Photo of 2012". I have taken many photos of the course of the year but it was 1 in particular that I always loved. What I liked most, was that it was taken with my point & shoot Sony Cybershot and it was one of the 1st photos I had taken in 2012. I had submitted it along with another that was taken at Mt. Rainier. Of course we were allowed to enter up to 5 photos but I only did the 2. Out of all the photographers that had entered and their multiple photos, I was among the chosen and the photo of mine that was chosen was my absolute favorite!
I was shocked at the judges comments and elated. For her to choose my photo even though she is not a fan of Landscape type photos, now that is awesome! I love doing these challenges but it is also very nerve racking at the same time. There were so many other entries that I was not sure mine would even get chosen. I definitely want to learn to take better pictures and branch off from there. Anything is possible, right?
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