Pictures in France

Recently arrived back from France, I have enjoyed the place but also taking some stunning photos like the ones below:

This is a picture of a cottage and I thought it had a lot of character so i took a quick snap. I actually took it through a window and got away with it.

Just by looking down a lot of magical spots come into view and this was one of them.

Here I found a natural stream in a forest and thought it was quite a detailed section.

When taking the train about 5 times a day every day, I thought about the trainlines and how they go on and on and on so just tried to get the view of the eyes of the train.

My favourite picture, one of the wonders of the world, I tried to achieve the same colour filling the sky's fog and it worked out perfectly.

Walking up L'Arc de Triumph (The Grand Arch) the stairway was inspiring.

This is one of my street photos, I saw a typical french building and the fact that it was lit up made the picture more effective.

Overall I am extremely happy with my outcome, and so I will continue with my architectural units.

My Chosen Idea

Despite looking into nature I have found that my utter most potential can be shown in architecturally based photography. So I have chosen this topic willing to succeed and enjoy using all methods of photography, from composition effects to light drawings. Let's hope I can get a distinction! 

Initial Ideas

Having taken a few photos i have found that I am interested in Nature. To specify which areas of Nature I will be photographing, I have chosen a couple of fields:

• Trees e.g. forests, trees at different times of the day, and even leaves and angles.
• Green e.g. tinting pictures to highlight the green or changing the colour balance.
• Living Things e.g. photos of creatures, birds and dogs, also showing motion and close ups.
• Water e.g. colour, close-ups,  bubbles and other features.
• Flowers e.g. close-ups, focus on detail, colour, patterns and texture.
• Sky e.g. testing depth of field, colour, landscaping.

I will be taking some photos for each topic above and later decide which I'm more interested and pleased in. Once i am pleased with the pictures and topic  then I'll proceed and use it as my theme :) 

Wish me luck :D

Easy Camera Simulator

Just found an easy camera simulator to help see: how aperture, shutter and ISO can affect your image. Varying from grainy to dark and blurry ones. This simulator can help all newcomers to the photography society ;)

Introduction

I'm just starting a level 1 award in Photography at Burton College. Right now I am doing the "Introduction to image capture" Unit (101). I am also going to be doing Unit 107 - Introduction to presenting photo images. Then i will be taking part in the next Unit "Digital Image Manipulation". Soon to become a keen photographer.