Depth of Feild

One of my assignments for my photography class was depth of feild. I have never taken depth of feild pictures before. At first I thought it was going to be challenging but, it wasn't. Before I started shooting my images I learned a little about depth of feild. Depth of feild is when you focus on one object and is when their is a distance between the nearest and further object. My teacher wanted everyone to try to accomplish focusing on one object and have the background be blury. I was excited to try to accomplish this because I love the look of these pictures but, I have not been able to do it. I took pictures my pictures at Morris Arboretum. It was my first time at Morris Arboretum and I thought it was beautiful. I would go back in an instant. I had so much fun taking pictures their. The picture above I took at Morris Arboretum and I zoomed in and took this with my digitial but,I took the same picture with my film camera. I changed this image to a black and white because I would like you to get the perspective of how it would look with my film camera. The only difference of this image on my film camera is it may not be blury.I hope you like this image of mine.

A good friend once told me

My friend Liz had me listen to this song and she said "everyone should listen to this song everyday". I agree I think everybody should listen to this song everyday.I love this song. I think it is so true. I would suggest anyone listening to this song because I think it is advice and something to think about. One of my favoriate lines in the song is "do something everyday that scares you". If you would like listen to this song,it may just inspire you,and let me know what you think.

I couldn't belive it!

     Yesterday in my photography class we devolped our film and then we were in the dark room making pictures.As I was opening my film,as always I had a little trouble. I felt determined and I did not want to give up. So even though opening may have took me longer,I did it! I was shocked.I didn't have to ask a teacher or one of my class mates for help. It may be simple,but the simplest things make me happy. I was so excited and relieved. I do need to have more confidence in myself,I have to change questioning myself. I know I can do it,and I just have to keep trying. Being able to open my film yesterday made me have more confidence in myself. I should not doubt myself,it is a bad habit. I am going to stop that bad habit and have more confidence in myself. To me it doesn't matter how much time it takes to complete a task as long as I complete it.

Dream Destination

For as long as I can remember the number one place I have always wanted to travel to is Paris,France. I have always wanted to go to see the eiffel tower. I have been saving for as long as I can remember. This image is taken by Roger Viollet.. I love this image it is so cool,it is black&white,it has great perspective,and it is a great close up.I actuallly have this photo as a poster. I know someday I will travel to Paris,France,but for now I dream of the day when I go.  When the time is right I will go.

Some of my favoriate Quotes

"Shoot for the moon.Even if you miss,you'll land amoung the stars. -Les Brown

"It is easier to go down a hill than up,but the view is the best from the top." -Arnold Benett

"The greatest dreams are always unrealistic." -Will Smith

"Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another." -John Dewey

"Today, give a stranger one of your smiles.It might be the only sunshine he sees all day." -H.Jackson Brown. Jr

"The world always looks brighter behind a smile."  -Author unknown

"If you smile when no one else is around,you really mean it."  -Andy Rooney

"Everyone smiles in the same language."  -Author unknown

"A smile is a unversal welcome."  -Max Easton

"A laugh is a smile that burts." -Mary H.Waldrip

"Peace begins with a smile." -Mother Teresa

"Choose a job that you love,and you will never have to work a day in your life." -Confucius

"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

"It is not where you go or what you do. It's who is beside you that counts." -Author unknown

A new favoriate of mine

The other night with a few friends I rented the movie "Eat Pray Love". I loved it I thought it was so fascinating. I loved that it showed adventure,humor,a love story,and sadness. I really like this movie because it is a true story and that is what makes it so great. It is so cool to watch a movie and think someone actually did this.The main character Liz Gilbert(actor Julia Roberts) was so determined to find herself and never gave up.I find it so cool that Liz Gilbert wrote about this.I have not read the book,but I have heard great things about it. She traveled to Itlay,India,and Bali.In each country she discovered something different,and along the way it showed the people she met and came to become friends with them. In Italy she dicovered the food and learned how to speak in italian.In India she prayed and met a new friend who lives in taxes. In Bali she found love and happieness with herself.Each place she traveled to she met new people,and they were very kind to her. I give her a lot of credit for traveling alone and risking everything to find herself. A lot of people would not have the courage to travel alone,but she did. Traveling alone can be scary ,but it didn't stop her. I find it so amazing that she was so unhappy and then she decided to do something about it and was happier once again. I would suggest this movie to just about anybody,because I think it gives a few messages and one of them being if you are unhappy you don't have to stay that way. This story seems very rare and it is one of a kind.I don't belive I have ever heard a  story like this before. She also made you think just because you want to do something and you haven't done it,does not mean it is ever to late to accomplish that goal.This story makes me want to travel similar to how she did.How cool would it be to travel to three countries and change your life? It sounds unbelievable to me.

Decisions

 I am not sure what I should do.I do know I would like a dlsr camera.But I still feel undecided on what kind of camera to get. I am working on saving for this camera. But how do I decide between a Nikon or a Cannon? I still need a little more time to save for this camera,but eventually when I am ready I will buy it. Every time I see it when I am out I look at it and say that is my dream camera. I don't need it just yet,but I would love to have a  dlsr as a starter out photographer camera. I just would like to learn more about both the nikon and cannon dlsr cameras.In the near future I just hope not to waste my money buying a camera that I am not sure how to use it. I am sure it is like anything though, I will just have to read about the camera and practice using it.When I ask some people about what camera they think I should do,I often get the response of it all depends on your preference. I understand that though but,I am not sure. Which is easier to use a nikon or a cannon? Does one take better picture then the other? These are the questions I need to find out,because I am not sure what my peference is. I will decide soon and I will feel confident with my choice when I am ready.Until then  in my free time I will look into prices,research both the cameras,go cmaera shopping and read. I will post my choice,sometime soon!