February 4, 2021 - Thursday (122/365)


Day 122 of my 365 Photo Journal

Today was just a normal Thursday. Plenty of TV, 8,000 meals, 20,000 snacks, dance parties, walks outside, bickering, snuggling, crying, laughing...it's all just part of a normal day. We had to purge our rooms of dirty clothes for the beginning of my many, many days of laundry, so while we were up there I put on a soundtrack and photographed the girls dancing on their "stage". I tried to get some from the mirror on their door, which gave me better lighting and then some just straight on, which gave me terrible lighting (and the more I correct the lighting, the noisier it gets. The more I correct the noise, the blurrier it gets. Fun!). 

I've been considering lighting options, for my indoor photography especially, but I'm scared. I don't know why I feel so intimidated by flash lights for the camera. I guess it has something to do with the idea that I'm just starting to feel confident with my camera and barely getting good pictures, as is. To change it all up freaks me out, like I'll be starting over with my camera settings (terrifying! 😱) and figuring out lighting for the spaces in my house. I keep coming back to it and thinking about it, but I just don't know what I'm going to do. I obviously have SO much to learn anyway, so adding a light kit would just be a drop in the bucket of things I still need to figure out. BUT would it actually be practical for my last-minute, chasing the kids around, grab my camera and go kind of situations? Money is tight and I hate to waste. We'll see! 

I have a few cool photoshoot ideas that I've been brainstorming for the kiddos. I think I'm going to start a series about wanting to grow up. I've finally started to keep track of ideas and I'm getting a pretty hefty list going. Unfortunately, almost all of my ideas need some kind of prop that I don't have on hand yet, so there is some fun stuff upcoming, but I'll have to do some shopping first. 😄                          

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