POP of yellow...

The colors are just POPPING over here in Korea, and the warmth keeps on coming. It's making Spring time extremely enjoyable (even though we get the occasional rainy day) and walks are becoming quite popular as an afternoon activity. I love taking Charlotte out and about (especially in our little Korean village area) and showing her all the gardens that are being "turned up" right now, and how that's where our some of our vegetables and fruits come from. She usually looks at me confused, being that I'm pointing to dirt (since the plants haven't come up yet)... but she points out to me all the different flowers and their colors, and I LOVE it... because she pointed out my favorite one that comes up in the Spring. I'm not sure exactly what it's called, but it's a bush, with yellow blossoms, that usually line the rice paddy fields, or other fields... typically they separate one Korean's farm, from another. They also grow in other strange places (usually up really high on a hill). So when she pointed out the yellow flowers, I knew we needed to stop and take a few photos... and figured we might as well add another lesson (or relearn something I may have shared with you before).

A while back when I started posting tips on photography, I mentioned something about adding "depth" to your photos... sort of like adding layers to create more drama or have a more appealing effect on the eye. Yes, the focal point can still be an individual (or whatever your subject may be), but to add depth to a photo (your depth of field) you want to make sure you have a foreground and background.

So, I decided to use these yellow flower blossoms/bushes to create depth...

This first photo... is "okay"... There's a sense of openness... a cute little subject, and a little bit of a warm glow from the yellow flowers...

Openness wasn't really the feel I wanted for that photo... I wanted to capture that POP of yellow, but yet, wanted the focus to be on my sweet girl... so I added some more flower blossoms to my photo... and although this picture is sweet, it sort of breaks the rule of thirds (another fun topic for another post) a little. Charlotte is a little TOO centered in the photo.

So I directed myself to "step" into the bush area, to create a little more of a "frame", adding some more depth to the photo...

and just to show you... you can completely frame in your subject, to create the MOST depth (maybe not as appealing). It sort of goes without saying, but the further away you are from your subject, and the wider the field of view is, the more the sense of depth is increased. It's because it'll include more of the foreground that eventually leads up to the subject...

and lastly my favorite... a sense of openness, a beautiful glow from the POP of yellow (even in the top left), and a cute subject...

Now go outside and have a play date with your camera...