So Cliché , But Still Very True

I was on a walk yesterday evening with my husband and Kito when something about the final light of day caught my attention as it hit Kito's small, but confident frame. I was compelled and frustrated I didn't have my camera or phone on me to capture it. Fortunately, Sammy had his iPhone 5 on him that I used to snap this shot. Although simple, it's very natural and captures a candid, in-the-moment feeling that I often find difficult to achieve otherwise, and that's why I loved it so much. The snapshot below is what I got, taken and edited within the iPhone 5. And it got me thinking how much better and faster I can now  frame and edit my pictures from when I first started back in August, on my DSLR and even now to my camera phone.

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Practice Makes Perfect

So we've heard this phrase many times, and I know it sounds really cliche, but it's still very much true! If not perfect, then practice at least makes you a lot better than you were before. You can only really get better when you do something over and over again, and for me, ever since I really started to focus on my photography, the better I've naturally been able to take any sort of photo from shots on my DSLR down to my iPhone 6+. And I'm really excited about that! Being able to see results in my own work takes huge strides in differences and I'm finally starting to see a difference. Even my cell phone shots are getting better because of all the time I've spent working through my DSLR and Lightroom. 

Mini Fruit Tart.

From Lowe's Foods

Here's another shot I took from the mini fruit tart I got for my birthday last Thursday. Also taken and edited straight from my cell phone. Nothing fancy went into setting this shot up, but for something taken so quickly and edited right into the iPhone, I thought it was really effective! As I continue on with my experience with photography, I hope I can look back at these pictures and posts to further document strides in my improvement. I live for moments like these where I can further push my creative abilities and see how much I can learn and do. Capturing compelling photos is really it's own kind of art and I hope to continue using it in different aspects of my life from helping animals at the shelter get adopted to better documenting moments in my own life to look back on. I'm excited to see what else I can discover for its uses and how far it takes me in the future.