CB:BA 2016 – Plus Post Week 3

CB:BA 2016 – Plus Post Week 3
G+ Mentorship Program for Photographers
with our mentors Byron S and Gloria Joanne Roldan
Our lesson this week was particularly intimidating …and when I finally grasped the concepts and made the effort, most enlightening….(pun not intended). It was a taxing week, both personal and professional, and the coursework took a backseat until I was able to catch up.
Learning to use Exposure Compensation and Metering, learning the value of making our cameras do what we want, rather than what it chooses as ‘correct’ in Automatic mode is quite empowering. This week’s lesson lends well to the “Rebel” spirit of dismissing what’s “correct” and forging into what is even better than “correct”…the vision of the image we choose to portray, given the situation and the subject we wish to highlight.
This image, intentionally overexposed, highlights a look back into the past…The past is important to me, as it brings me both joy, peace, and today, enlightenment..a shining beacon forward.
The subject is a familiar one, My Mother, at her 1956 High School Graduation…but the way I’m seeing it now, totally new, and most illuminating.
Many thanks to our instructors, mentors, and mentees for their clear and concise instructions, questions, and much needed encouragement.
I can see your growing skill in this shot. Your efforts are worth it. It’s a wonderful capture.
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I think you did a very good job, Bobbie. Beautiful photo.
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Because it’s how I’m wired, I always see the story first and then notice technical aspects. You nailed both and it makes me want to jump up and down with joy for you. The immediate initial impact for me was “memories, moments, time, kept but not forgotten”. It has everything to do with the elements you chose to frame in your shot and how the light is falling.
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Happy weekend, BobbieZen! Awesome shit. Speaking of the past, you’d love where we went today. It was amazing! https://www.mercermuseum.org/
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a lovely post and a wonderful image. so pleased to see your skills growing and developing BobbieZen
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Saying thank you is an art that you have also mastered.
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Your comments mean a LOT to me. Thank you, Sean Heffernan . So much.
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🙂 Thank you, Terence Towles Canote !
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Cilla C ..I’m a bit speechless of late…lots of reasons why, but when I see your posts and then read your comments, I just burst at the seams with “I WISH I HAD THE WORDS”!
Thank you…Also, don’t forget, ‘BAMA PHOTO WALK in the near future. ❤
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Ben Zaitz , what an AWESOME place to visit. I’ve checked out the website…and definitely putting that on my list of must-sees! You’re right…I’d have loved it. SO GLAD you and the clan got the chance to go and explore!
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🙂 So grateful for your patience and your guidance, Byron S . Thanks again and again.
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Bill Abrams …Have I told you lately, that I “Thank You” ? 🙂
Gratitude…it’s something I’m practicing on a minute by minute basis these days…I’ve had some help with that along the way, for which I’m most grateful, as you know.
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