Digital Photography (WK3) - Lifestyle Photography

One of our assignments for week 3 was Lifestyle Photography, and the instructions were to depict a lifestyle, event, or gathering. This weekend, I went to Great Scott Farms and took some photos from the watchtower. I always get homesick during the Autumn and Winter months, so this is the perfect way to remedy that.




I really wanted to capture the nostalgia of going pumpkin picking as a kid. Getting up early on a crisp Autumn morning, driving out of town and into the rural areas of Long Island (I know Florida doesn't really get crisp Autumn mornings...it was 84 degrees when we arrived at the farm), and sprinting to the corn maze.  The challenges I faced were the sunlight (the sky was blown out in a lot of my photos), and trying to take pictures of the event without a bystander doing something that would ruin the shot. No one wants an unflattering photo, and since we were told to imagine it being in a magazine, I wanted the photos to reflect what might actually be published. I finally learned how to create a mask for the sky to try and mitigate the blown-out areas, and while they're not perfect, I think I'm getting the hang of it (kinda).

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