Tuesday, December 18, 2012

White balance




I have been looking through photography books to learn how to make my photos better when I stumbled on a page on white balance. Cool light is when it is cloudy, raining, or just plain foggy cool light has less exposure and is darker which is sometimes good but also you can't usually see the photo. Warm light is on sunny days, before your day begins, and before sunsets. With white balance you can trick light and tweak it to your liking. I read that in a particularly blue scene you can use tungsten setting and make the blues bluer. I have learned much from this.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Camera

Since I am now in a camera class my mother got me a canon rebel xs. I couldn't take a single good photo until my mother found the auto focus button. I took most of these photos on an eventful and beautiful Saturday at reflection lake.

I realized that even the most small things can be made beautiful and majestic if you get a closer look

Even in my backyard I found an amazing landscape with color in the trees



When inspiration comes take advantage of it even when its a simple common thing which you could find in any setting thats what makes it special

This one of the wood is at just the right depth to give it a interesting look.





When you want a cool photo you can take others advice and change your work or create your own style and show it to people who like it. But it always good to listen you might learn something.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Essay of a middle school girl


Interesting Africa
by Hannah Embree
August 30, 2012

In South Africa it is really interesting everywhere you look. When I was a baby I moved to Africa with my parents because they were missionaries who spread the name of Jesus. Since the weather was warm we had a lush orchard with peach, plum, mulberry, apple, and apricot trees which was wonderful when the fruit was ripe. Most people wouldn't think so but my family and I lived in a huge city with many malls. There are places called reserves were the wild animals stayed. Inside you drove around in your car or with a tour jeep. All in all Africa was an interesting experience.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

February 20 Monday

We had slow school again. I like to finish my math and grammar first so that I can get it over with. I almost fell asleep during math. Its easy to learn but so boring. My mom wants to speed me up in math and now I don't have to do all the worksheets. I have to spend half an hour on core assessment center. It prepares me for testing. We went to the Hopkins house for a science experiment. The science part was OK but the game was annoying because everyone on my team was under 8 and I answered all the questions which rules out the whole point of the team. That night I rushed to ballet. Sometimes it frustrates me about how many times we have to practice the same thing. But I enjoy it and the more we do it the better we will be. I have to remember the ands for the counts. After that I went hame with Leah. At home I watched a very romantic movie called return to me. Its one of my favorites.Then I finished my book in bed. Hannah

Monday, February 20, 2012

February 17 Friday

I had to rush with school. We had to get school done by ten because we had a purim celebration at Shelby's    house. I liked the turkey and the bread the best. After it was over my mom and my sister went to the animal shelter but I got to stay with Shelby. We played LaLa Loopsy dolls. They are childish but its still fun. We didn't even watch tv.  Sometimes me and Shelby are all about music. Other times clothes. Other times duck tape. But we always have fun. We tried to plan a sleepover but I rarely get them nowadays. Then we had life groups and I got to talk with my friend Olivia for a while. Then I went to bed. Hannah

Friday, February 17, 2012

February 16 Thursday

This morning I finished my reading for the week and looked up information for school as well as usual studies. Since we had to get school done by one it was speed school. I always want more sleep but sometimes that doesn't work out. My friend Shelby took us to PE today. We give her the van and keep the car. Our substitute PE teacher made us do jumping jacks and silly stuff like that. We had to run a mile but most kids cheated. After PE we picked up Leah and Shelby and took them home for bible study. We made adorable little owl cupcakes. After they left mom said that we had to toddler proof are rooms because are new puppy keeps eating socks. My dad helped me fix my annoying drawers. After all that cleaning was done we got to watch hoodwinked. Its my sisters favorite movie. After that we went to bed. Hannah

Thursday, February 16, 2012

February 15 Wednesday

In the morning we did slow school. It was easy but boring. After school was done we went to the library. I volunteer there with my mom. They had so many books to shelf. The only good thing was that I got to look out for good books while I was their. I used to read books in the fantasy section but recently I have been reading young adult fiction. I read the whole princess diaries series. I just started reading them for the second time. After working at the library we went to bishops attic (a thrift store). Sometimes they have good stuff but usually not. When we got home I read my princess diary book until my dad got home. When he got home we went to his appointment. I got to play ds the whole time. After the appointment I went to ballet and learned really complicated dance moves. After ballet I rushed to youth group with my friend Leah. We played medic dodgeball, dodgeball blob tag, and sharks and minnows. After the games we sat down for bible time. My leader Hailey talked. After the lesson we sat down for group time. Shelby was supposed to bring candy but she didn't have enough for everyone. By the time we got home it was bed time. Hannah

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

February 14 Love Day

Yesterday was valentines day. For most people that isn't a big holiday but in our family we all get gifts and get to watch a girly movie. Early that morning we had 45 minuets to get done with school because my vocal instructors car broke down. We had to drive over to her house to take our lessons. This time I did boring theory. My mom came to pick us up at 12:30 to take my sister to her PE class that starts at one. I waited for one hour with my friend Shelby until my PE class started. We had to run a mile and practice volley ball. I ran up with the teacher the whole time. Next week we have presidential fitness so we have to be prepared. After class Shelby handed out valentine fun dips to the whole class. Then mom picked us up and we went home for the Love Day family party. I got three truffles a big box of hugs and kisses a bulldog plate Kool-Aid lipgloss hippo webkinz color by number picture and cheezits. We had moms best sesame chicken for diner then my brother Max went of on a week long trip with my grandpa. Since they left me and my sister watched a girly movie then finally went to bed. Hannah