I am a little behind on blogging for the Brooke Snow Lifestyle Photography class - which is a good thing.  I'm behind because I've been so busy with family lifestyle sessions instead of doing the actual assignments for class.  Today I finally did the assignment for week 2 of the class, even though it is week 4 (although to be fair, I did incorporate the assignments into the sessions also - but I wanted to take some photos of my kids to focus solely on the assignment at hand).

Week 2 was all about perspective and how changing your perspective can improve the interest in your photos.  I often try to shoot from different angles or through different objects, but I usually do one or two different perspectives and then move on.  For this assignment we had to shoot from TWENTY different perspectives.  That's a lot of different photos to take of the same thing...and I loved the challenge.  I also added to the challenge by using a prime lens so I couldn't cheat and just zoom in and out :)  

We were asked to take one 'standard' photo and then recompose twenty different ways.  I did the activity four times, once with each of my kiddos doing one of their favorite activities.  I didn't set this up ahead of time, just popped in on them and started snapping away (otherwise I would have had the boys clean their room first!!.

First was Jude's turn as he played the Xbox.  The standard shot is first, followed by a few of my favorite photos from different perspectives.

After Jude, I popped in on Adrian as he played a new game on his ipod.  Again, the standard shot is first, followed by some more interesting photos.

Kelsy's turn followed as she colored in the kitchen.  She received a gift from a friend which was the coloring book and crayon bag - this was the first time she had used it and she was very excited about it.  (Again, standard shot is first)

Last was the biggest challege.  Asher doesn't do a whole lot yet - he's only 6 weeks old.  He does like his Bobby (which is the nickname Kelsy gave the pacifier), the swing, Wally the Green Monster, and his new super soft blanket (a gift from the same friend).  Trying to get different perspectives of an infant in a swing sure was a challenge - but I truly enjoyed it.

This assignment was so fun for me.  During a regular session I am so focused on capturing the moments and the expressions that I usually don't go beyond just a few viewpoints.  I really enjoyed trying to see things from different perspectives.  It definitely encouraged me to put more thought into framing the photo, composition, and thinking about what I wanted to capture and how I was going to do it.  

I can't wait for the final two assignments as I share with you more of a glimpse into my life.