This week's prompt for
Sally Russick's Focusing on Life series had me learning another feature of my camera. I haven't really messed with the features since the first week when I tried out the self timer, so I was grateful for this prompt Sally. We were to set our camera on the Monochromatic setting and click away.
I was a bit taken aback with this. Though I am a great admirer of black and white photos, I do like me lots of bright color and try to surround myself with it. Pushing that aside, I found myself just snapping pictures randomly around the house.
Asia was my first unsuspecting victim. You can tell she wasn't very amused.
With an overcast day outside and wet floors inside (I had just finished mopping) I stuck to the craft room for the rest of my attempts.
This rainbow-hued pinwheel with the button jar landscape behind it was hard to resist.
And, a bowlful of mother of pearl buttons sitting nearby may have been my favorite subject in this image quest.
But, after the buttons I thought that one of my other collections might also make a great subject in monochrome. I'm pretty sure I was right about it.
What is it about black and white that makes photos more professional looking? I'm sure to play with this setting again and again. Thanks for the push in this direction Sally!
You can see more Monochromatic images over at
Sally's blog, The Studio Sublime.
