23. take 50 photographs of 8 different objects / landscapes

Ok. So yesterday was a panic attack (I also call them man-periods). It's ok, they happen ...

I vetoed today's dance on day 19.

I love my 50mm Canon prime lens. I think it's fun to play with. These were some of the ones I liked:

15. take 20 photographs of yourself, 20 expressions

Taking pictures of yourself (or sel-phortraits as I like to call them. I don't really like calling them that, I just thought it would be cool to invent a new word) isn't as easy as it sounds. Setting up a tripod and getting the camera settings right can be time-consuming. It's also a pain in the ass if your camera doesn't support a custom self-timer. My camera does not.

So anyways, these are my attempts at being expressive. Some are rather bad attempts, some are amusing ...

subtle smile

toothy smile

laughter

light bulb

excitement

elation

disappointment

suspicion

stink eye (horrible I know!)

surprise

anger

serenity now

warning

two thumbs up

one thumb down

two thumbs down

this guy!

o-face (just pathetic)

steve jobs

miss universe

8. read 5 articles on photography techniques

I've always felt that the color in my pictures lack a certain pop. I've seen average digital cameras do better. And that annoys me because I have this very fancy, mind you pretty expensive, DSLR and I can't get similar results. The results aren't horrible, they just lack some pop. Hopeful, better use of picture styles will help.

Found some more useful stuff that I should've researched earlier, not 1.5 years after owning a DSLR:

Auto-focus modes
More settings for the auto-focus
Black-and-white photographs
White balance