Making Something Out of Nothing....Finding Beauty in Unexpected Areas.

I wanted to show a few examples of how you can make beautiful photos out of the most average areas. You don't need a sprawling field of flowers to give the feeling of being engulfed in a sprawling field of flowers.  You don't need to be in the middle of of the forest to give the feeling you are in the middle of a forest. 

A photograph is what you put into it and the outcome you wish to perceive. It's in posing, studying your surroundings and making it work for what you hope to achieve. 

I am not an expert by any means but I do find that when I look at a person or a setting I am photographing it in my mind.  What would I move? How would I crop the shot? Would it be a portrait type shot or a snapshot? Is there a tree growing out of their head? 

It's quite frustrating sometimes and I find that when I see light in someones eyes...adult or child...I have the urge to whip out my camera and catch it! It's a sickness I think. 

Okay, so first I will show the pull-back shot and then I will show the images I got from that location. I plan to do a lot of these because I love pull-backs and seeing what a photographer has to work with and how they set up their shots.

The first was just a tiny patch of flowers on the side of a road. The flowers were on a hill so my daughter was not on level ground. I stood on the road and shot.

The next area was just a few feet away from the first one. It was actually where I parked to get to the above location. It was maybe 15 feet away. 

The road (above) was directly behind me while taking the photo below. 

Off of camera left were a clump of trees where some of the below images were taken.

All the cat tails used in the photos were taken in the little patch that I have circled.

I just realized that what I call "cat tails" are probably not cat tails.  ;0) 
They seem to be some sort of dried up flower thingy.

I love the look in this last shot. We had heard a deer or something walking around and then a snort...I said, "okay, this is the last one and then we RUN!".  

This was her reaction....

Some people think that they cannot take nice photos because they do not have the perfect setting or a beautiful field of flowers. To have those things is a major plus but is not at all necessary. Work with what you have and before you know it you will notice that you are surrounded by potentially beautiful photographs.