ISO: 800 APERTURE: 4.0 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/60 I took a camera to senior cap and gown photos to shoot while I was waiting in line. I told my staffers to get stuff like this. Be creative. Get the photographers helping them, them being excited about senior year, etc. This is one of the shots I got even though I didn't shoot much. There were only three people while I was taking my photo so there wasn't much variety. 

ISO: 400 APERTURE: 5.0 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/1250 ISO: 400 APERTURE: 4.5 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/1250 I thought these images looked the best out of al of my images from this year's cupcake fight. I used a 30D this year with a Sigma 100-400mm lens. I really like the colors that I got out of the camera. Coincidently, Laura, the subject in the bottom photo, is in both photos. The subject in the top photo is very spontaneous. I got more of the actual fight this year, which I was pleased with. I didn't have to get in people's faces because I had a much longer lens this year. I was lucky enough to get the bottom shot of Laura. Everyone including the photographers were in lines taking a group picture. She was looking in my direction at another person laughing and talking, so I snapped a picture. 

ISO: 200 APERTURE: 11 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/200 ISO: 200 APERTURE: 11 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/200 I had to do all my staff pictures in multiple sittings. I had the girls sit in a feminine pose with their bodies towards the door and face facing the camera. I had the boys face the camera straight on. For photographers I used a yellow background. For the newspaper staff, I used blue. This is the first year pictures weren't in black and white which was my call. This is how I used my free reign and creativity.

ISO: 800 APERTURE: 4.0 SHUTTER SPEED: 1/250 I took this photo for a mock assignment at the Gloria Shields workshop. I chose to go to the local quilting shop that doubled as a post office. We had been recently taught about white balancing in camera and using your natural light to your advantage rather than disregarding it. Both these techniques were new to me. A woman was working under a long arm quilting machine which had a unique fluorescent light coming from underneath, but the rest of the room was dimly lit. I used that to my advantage getting on the same level as the bobbin. Because of white balancing in camera, colors pop off the image more. There is a nice creamy background, but her hand is still noticeable and nearly detailed due to the compression of the 70-200 I was using. This image has a natural darkening around the edges which contrasts with the vibrant colors to make it more appealing to the eye. I am pleased with this image and the new techniques. I think I wil...