Ahh, Now We're Getting Somewhere - Photography Class Lesson 4

At last, a chance to put our learnings into action.  It seems that our talk is finally dwindling and a time for action has ensued!  Ok, maybe that last line was alittle dramatic, but I was so happy to finally put my camera into action with what I considered a worthy opponent (i.e. not the three sisters, as our teacher so lovely refers to them).  At last nights photography class we had an opportunity to photograph the Cinco Ranch High School Orchestra performing on stage at the Performing Arts Center.  In general, these low light, stage lit scenes are some of the hardest to capture.  This gave me an opportunity to put into practice some of the things I've learning in class, as well as exercise my equipment capabilities.  God bless my telephoto lens (and my dear husband, for buying it for me!).

Here's a few of the shots I came away with.  Admittedly, I would have preferred them to be alittle more crisp in some places, but I thought overall the lighting worked out well.  Practice makes perfect and I'm glad I had this opportunity, as Brenna's dance recital is coming up in May, and I know I'll be facing the same conditions.

These two won an award.  I'm sure there were some proud parents in the audience somewhere.

After everyone return from the hall, we had a brief discussion about the shoot, and then wandering into the more elusive topic of camera settings, in which a did make a few adjustments.  All-in-all, I considered it a very productive lesson.   And I have high expectation for the coming classes, as we'll be photographing at the Welch Outdoor Learning Center by day on Saturday and at La Centerra by night on Tuesday!  More to come!