I had a busy Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday we (my daughter and neice) drove to Dade City to browse the antique shops. It was fun. We had lunch at "Lunch on Limoge," which was a wonderful dinning experience. Sunday afternoon my husband BBQ'd and some of his family came over. We had a nice time. On Monday I had a photo shoot early in the morning. If everything could go wrong it did. Thankfully, I've taken photos of this little girl that came out really good. It was also a no pay job. But the lighting was horrible. At 9 AM the light was harsh and bright, the gardens that we went to were closed, and I couldn't get her skin tone or dress right. She has dark skin and was wearing a light yellow and white dress and the white in the dress would be "blown out" when I got the skin tone correct. If the dress wasn't blown out, her skin was too dark. I'll have to do a re-shoot.
That afternoon I saw the new Spiderman movie, which I enjoyed. Late in the evening I watched the movie Crash. I hadn't seen Brendon Fraser in a movie in a long time. It was nice to see him in a serious role.
I understand a little bit about getting the colors and contrast right in the photograph. I was trying to get it right to photograph the Ukrainian Easter Eggs. They are highly reflective and it's hard not to have the color wash out. I don't have lights to play around with.