Photography 101: Week 2

This week we went further into the camera modes, and we were given two assignments. The first assignment dealt with depth of field controlled not by the focus of the camera, but with the aperture settings. Here's how mine came out:

The second assignment was all about shutter speed and capturing motion. We took three photographs of the same subject, one frozen, one blurred, and one in between. This was my favorite of my three shots:

At the beginning of the course Ryan (our instructor) told us that our photos would get worse before they got better—he couldn't have been more right! As I learn more and more about my DSLR I'm getting a bit overwhelmed, but I know it will all come together and make me a better photographer in the long run.
 
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