Dexter love

I held off putting up this picture because it is a picture of my cat's, erm, kitty litter and I wasn't sure if it's appropriate to publish it. Some people might see "pee", but I see art. My husband thinks I am mad for rushing to grab my camera when I saw this heart-shaped stain. It was left by Dexter on the day his foster mum got married, so I believe it was his way of expressing his happiness for her. Congratulations again Sandy and Luis!

Photography

Finally, I am taking steps to improve my picture-taking skills. I just started a short photography course with Nicole Hill Gerula. She promises to teach the basics - photography 101. The true purpose of my attendance is to learn what some of the buttons on my camera do. I have a Canon Powershot S5, which is a point and shoot with limited manual functions. At the beginning of class, Nicole tells us to take out our cameras out so we can start learning about those buttons. The unzipping of camera cases ensues and everyone is pulling out these ginormous cameras with long lenses attached while I quietly remove my modest camera from its bag. My poor camera - after its close-up, it is suffering from pixel envy. But it soldiered on - below are some of the pictures I took for our homework.

Shallow depth of field


Depth of field


Rule of thirds


Rule of thirds


Rule of thirds


Panning


Juxtaposition