Today’s daily shoot assignment: Turn the tables and make a photograph of a light source today. Light bulb, window, or even the sun (be careful!).

So decided to shoot Mr. Sun this evening as he’s my main source of light

Had this shot from behind one of our hydrangea bushes in our backyard. Used circular polarizer filter to make the sky look a bit cooler. The Sun was so bright that at one point I thought I was going to go blind.

Used Sigma zoom lens for this shot. Used manual mode and shot this @f/14 for 1/400 sec exposure – although the camera metering system(in spot meter mode) suggested I should shoot this at 1/2000 sec. I bet it was confused with flood of Sun light…

Today’s daily shoot assignment: The world is always in motion. Make a photo that conveys a bit of your own motion to your viewer.

As I was thinking about TDS assignment what popped in my mind was sous-chef action

So decided to do another self-portrait for this assignment with me julienning carrots for stir fry this evening.

Had to set the camera on the tripod and had it pre-focussed on the carrots sitting atop the chopping board. Then had it shot using delayed timer feature. Used 150mm Sigma macro lens for this shot with window lighting.

Today’s daily shoot assignment: Today’s theme is the number 6. Make a photograph of the number six, six objects, or express six in an alternate way.

As I was driving to work this morning I was thinking about TDS assignment and for some reason the movie The Sixth Sense came to my mind. So when I got back from work I checked to see if the movie is available on Netflix’s instant watch and sure it was. So had this queued to my instant watch list for this shot.

Had to be a bit creative with shooting the image on TV, as focusing straight at the monitor produced unwanted lines – so tried shooting it a bit out of focus and also at an angle. I like the second approach as I like the angles and geometrical shapes in this shot.

Shot this using Sigma 17-70mm at it’s wide end @f/11 for 1sec exposure.

Today is Twitter Tuesday.

Today’s daily shoot challenge: Today’s theme is the color pink. Find something that’s pink and make a creative photo.

Phlox is my subject for TDS assignment. Had this shot using 60mm micro Nikkor. With cloudy skies this evening, background mulch almost looked dark brown – and it made a perfect backdrop for this shot.

Today’s daily shoot assignment: The real world is in 3D. Make a photo that uses perspective or side light to create the illusion of depth.

Here is an attempt to create depth with the use of perspective.

Click here to see my other attempt to create depth using side light & shadows.

Today’s daily shoot assignment: The real world is in 3D. Make a photo that uses perspective or side light to create the illusion of depth.

Here is my other attempt to create depth using side lighting and shadows.

Today’s daily shoot assignment: Make a photo that uses negative space to good effect. Give your subject room to breathe, and balance it within the frame.

Moonbeam flower is the subject for TDS assignment. Had to use neutral density filter as it was still bright when I had this shot.

Today’s daily shoot assignment: Double your art today. Make a photo of something you’ve created or crafted.

This was a tough one as I am not an artist. The closest art I have drawn is a smiley face

So I looked up Google on “how to draw a car” – and drew a car based on the instructions that I had found. Then had it stuck in front of my monitor which had the picture I had shot from our vacation to tea plantation in Munnar (India) back in 2005. I want to get the feel that the car is there on the mountainous road.

So its double art – photo+picture art

Today’s daily shoot assignment: Rotate your camera today a bit and make a slightly off-angle photograph. Use the angle to emphasize your subject.

Time to experiment with gnome

I think garden gnome is a great subject for photography. He is cute and has lot of characters. I had fun shooting him this evening.

Today’s daily shoot assignment: It’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Make a photo of a cool, refreshing drink. Go for something creative.

When I think about refreshing drink, what comes to my mind is Peanut butter banana smoothie.

I picked this recipe couple of weeks ago from Cheap Healthy Good blog (readers comments) and I should admit it’s an addiction – in a good way. This smoothie is packed with nutrition (peanut butter, banana, nutella, soy milk, & wheat germ) and calories too. But I don’t feel hungry for few hours after enjoying this velvety smoothie

For this shoot, used Sigma 150mm macro lens. Used couple of white foam boards to fill in dark areas and shot this under natural lighting from the windows.