yep! i need to learn about lighting, and photography, and what things mean on my camera. ALL of that jazz. i’m ready to start taking better pictures both for my blog and my etsy shop. i want both places to make me proud, and become sources of inspiration for others. learning about lighting and taking a better photograph are the first steps toward getting myself to that point where i feel proud of what i’m putting out there.

so i enrolled in an e-course.

a lighting e-course by sarah rhodes (whose style i just love. she’s cool as can be!) one half of arrow & apple, the husband and wife photography duo. it is really the perfect course for me; online, 8 weeks long, go-at-your-own-pace.

so, as i journey through this e-course, i’ll be posting my homework assignments on this ol’ blog here. just another space to hold myself accountable for what i create and how i share about it.

so, the first homework assignment was to gather photographs of images showing great lighting. i’m splitting my images into two groups. product images and still life arrangements. these are useful to me because i want to take better images of my ceramics for my shop. the second group of images are just photographs that inspire me to take better photos, and become a better photographer. for my blog and just for documenting life. these examples aren’t just great because of their light – they have captured a beautiful moment and the photo makes me want to keep looking at it and never stop.

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none of these photos were taken by me! but someday i hope to take photos that ignite similar feelings in others.