Photo Diary
January 9- January 15, 2024
This week’s Photo Diary Project has challenged me to picture my everyday life in a compositional way. Whenever I was out and about, whether I was taking my dog for a walk, at the gym or eating, I would think of how I could capture the moment.
This year, one of my goals is to make more time for myself- for my well-being. I have challenged myself to read one book per week, to do some form of exercise every day, to fuel my body with some nutritious foods & to spend time with the people I love. This project has allowed me to capture exactly that.
January 9: My Forever Friend (Golden Mean, Leading Lines & Depth of Field)
January 10: Mini-Me (Depth of Field)
January 11: Properly Fuelling My Body (Rule of Thirds)
One of my favourite ways to move my body, is to walk my Golden Retriever, Bentley. In the picture “my forever friend” I see a few compositional elements such as the golden mean, leading lines & depth of field.
“Mini-Me”- In this picture, I have captured the compositional element of depth of field. You can see my little cousin, enjoying er well-deserved Starbucks during a girls day.
“Properly Fueling my body”- In this photograph I captured rule of thirds. A big part of properly fueling my body is I am also challenging myself to try new recipes. This is a oatmeal, banana recipe to which I added some strawberries and banana.
January 12: Keeping a Positive Mind (Depth of Field)
January 13: Clearing my Mind (Leading Lines)
January 14: Challenging Myself (Depth of Field)
“Keeping a positive mind”- In this photograph, I capture depth of field, having the cup/ straw in focus & having the background blurred.
“Clearing my mind”- I captured this photograph while walking the track here at Algonquin college. In this image, you can find the compositional element of leading lines.
“Challenging myself”- This picture was taking between 2 of my classes when I took the time to sit down and read my book to change my mindset and to achieve my goal of reading a book per week. I this picture you can see depth of field, where the book is in focus compared to the lounge area in the E building.
January 15: Pushing my Limits (Golden Mean & Depth of Field)
“Pushing my limits”- In this photograph, I have captured the golden mean & depth of field having the rest of the gym (background) be blurred. I find the gym a good way to move your body, to push yourself and to change your mind set.
I truly enjoyed having to take a picture every day and will incorporate it in my daily routine, as I believe it has improved my creativity.
See you soon,
Lauryn
