Brooke Snow's Lifestyle Class is wrapping up - and I am still playing catch-up with my blogging.  Week 3 was all about Conceptual Contrast and the Decisive Moment.  

In terms of Conceptual Contrast, I am shooting for a photo (no pun intended) where there is a juxtaposition between two opposing concepts - for example light and dark, big and small, or old and young.  I am choosing to only show one photo for this assignment because I feel it shows conceptual contrast perfectly - and also tells the perfect story of where we are right now.  I love how little Kelsy looks sitting on this big potty - although I feel like she is growing up way too quickly, the photo shows how tiny she still is.

The second part of this week's assignment was to capture the decisive moment  - the moment in which the composition of a photo and the message or emotion of the scene reach an apex.  We were allowed only three shots to capture this perfect moment - and I am thrilled with the photo that resulted.  I was watching little Dylan play cars with his mom.  The first time the cars went down the chute, they went between his legs and his reaction was priceless!  I wasn't sure if the same reaction would occur again, but with some patience on my part, as well as the fact that he was just as excited the second time, I got the exact photo I had envisioned.  I loved this exercise because I always strive to be very intentional with my photos (none of that 'spray and pray' for me!).  Giving myself three opportunities to capture something I was anticipating was a great challenge!