Author: Oogie
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Differences – Cooked & Raw
It’s amazing how eggs go from shelled to a wonderful breakfast. Prompt: Make a photo of elements that are strikingly different from one another to add tension and interest to your composition. Continue reading
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Cleaning Shadow
My rule on the Daily Shoot is that I won’t post until I’ve finished the assignment. For several days now, I’ve struggled to try to get interesting shadows. I was taking the other Daily Shoot pictures as I went, but until I finished the shadow assignment, I wasn’t going to post any. I finally managed Continue reading
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Inside Out
Not many people can get a pristine, unopened can top. I got this from our local brewery. Prompt: Look for abstract shapes and designs today. Make a photo of a subject everyone has seen that’s not easily recognizable. Continue reading
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Dinner Time
One of the new lambs is getting a quick drink. Prompt: Leave something out today. Be visually brief. Shoot tight. Make a photo that’s direct and to the point. Continue reading
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Evening Sheep Check
This is the late evening ewes and lambs check. The hill behind is on the neighbor’s property, and the big one in the far back is BLM land. Prompt: Make a photo that creates depth. Draw the viewer in by choosing an interesting foreground, middle-ground, and background. Continue reading
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Framed
This is evening sheep grazing. Prompt: Frame within a frame. Make a photo that uses an element – a window, door, mirror, trees, etc – to frame your main subject. Continue reading
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Leading Lines
Here’s some electrical netting with a ewe and her lamb. Prompt: Your viewer’s eye will tend to follow a line. Make a photo that uses leading lines to direct the viewer to your subject. Continue reading
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Open Wide
I can’t seem to get a wide open shot, so I settled for open wide. Prompt: Shoot wide open today. Make a creative photo that uses a shallow depth of field to good effect. Continue reading
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X
This is a close-up of the mortar between the rocks in our fireplace. Prompt: Find the shape of a letter in something around you – architecture, nature, or anything not in print – and make it a photo. Continue reading
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1 Minute Lambs
Barbra, the second ewe to lamb in our second batch, had her lambs resting about one minute outside the house door. Prompt: Constraints can unleash creativity. Walk one minute in any direction, then stop, find a subject, and make a photo. Continue reading