Project365: Week 5

Somehow I managed to stay on track with my Project365 on Flickr this week. I gave myself the assignment of learning the speedlight my husband gave me for my birthday, but my brain was not up for that. The above photos and my pencil photo are the only images I shot while using the speedlight.

For the marshmallow photo, I used natural light then bounced the flash off the ceiling to illuminate the surface of the marshmallow. The oranges were shot late in the evening in a dark kitchen (I was packing lunches for kids and desperate for a photo). I aimed the flash at a 45 degree angle and this is what I got. I shot everything with an automatic flash setting, so I still have no clue how to manipulate the amount of light coming from the flash or what other magical things it can do.

Next week is going to be packed with orders to fill, taxes, custom design, homework, kid events and my mom’s birthday (yay!), so my only assignment will be to take my camera with me every time I leave the house. For you daily photographers out there, how do you approach your Project365 when you have a packed week?