We received about six inches of snow. In the second exercise in the book, Extraordinary Everyday Photography, the directions say to make a list of what you expect to find before going to the photo shoot location. My backyard was my photo shoot location, because I could not get my car out of the driveway until the snow was shoveled. I expected that the snow would be soft, white, and fluffy. I expected the snow to be in soft, curving drifts. The next step in the exercise is to go to the location and see if you find what you anticipate. First of all, I notice that there were no big snow drifts. Then, I noticed that the snow was not soft and fluffy. It was hard and crusty. Textured patterns when my boot and the yard gate pressed against it. The snow stuck to surfaces. The third step in the exercise is to push your expectations aside and photograph what is there. I shot snow covered plants and abstracts of textured snow. Then, I noticed my dog was following me. Casper's face was covered with snow. I liked how the snow looked on his face. There was the texture of the snow. There was the texture of his fur & facial features. I quickly pointed the camera my dog's way and quickly focused. I caught him just as he was beginning to shake the snow off his face. I like this shot, because Casper's face shows a bit of his dislike for snow, especially snow that clings to his head.
@maggiemae I have noticed that Casper is hard to see against the snow. I look out my window to see if he is ready to come in. The snow makes seeing him a bit of a challenge.
@linnypinny Thanks. I have returned the book to the library. I took notes, but I did not jot down the page numbers. This is the second exercise from chapter 1 of the book.
@olivetreeann Thanks. At first, I did not like that I was not quick enough to capture him before he started shaking his head, but after a while, I liked this.
