WATER

1. WATER Photograph water, any kind of water, from a droplet, to a river, toan ocean. Observe water up close and from far away, in motion or at rest. Examine the way light and shadows affect and create engaging compositions. Goal: Capture water in its many forms and qualities. For example, calming, tickling, running, dripping, splashing, cascading, and rippling. Examine the many affects these qualities have on waters appearance. Look closely at how light and shadow play a role in how we see and compose compositions. • Tips: Notice how light and shadow play on water. How water reflects and aluminates objects in and around it. Think about the impact water has on its environment. Look closely at what grows within, lies above, or can be found underneath water. Remember, you are drawing with light!

2. LANDSCAPE Photograph a landscape that embodies elements of nature and captures a mood! • Goal: • Think about a moment in your life when your environment inspired or impacted the way you • felt. Think about what it was about that memory • that left a lasting impression on you. Was it the • way light fell on the ground or lit up a sky? Was it in the way shadow and light emphasized forms and surface • texture? A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, In the deepest sense, about what is being photographed. -Ansel Adams Tips: A great landscape photograph is one that never tires, even after years you can look at it and still feel its power.  What often makes a great landscape photograph is simply a connection, a shared visionexplored by the photographer. When photographing, look for the thing that strikes you to the core, makes you gasp, or even cry. Maybe it's a dramatic sky over a mountain, river smoke rising from a stretch of rapids, or the play of shadows and light over a body of water. Maybe It's the raw force of nature that catches and holds us. If you don’t know • where to begin, look for something in nature that pulls you in. When you are shooting think about how light and shadow create mood. Remember the best lighting for taking photos is early morning • or late in the day. These are called the “golden hours” of the day because of how they impact a scene and highlightthings like texture,pattern, and dimension. When composing yourimages be • mindful of things like the surface textures, composition,arrangement, point of view, and line. Remember, you are drawing with light!