TAKE PICTURES OF THEM!

Okay, so this may seem like a silly thing to blog on (and maybe it is). But this phrase for some reason has crossed my mind multiple times in the past week.

Let’s face it, the phrase itself is odd… “When life gives you lemons… make lemonade?”. Why make lemonade every time life gives you lemons? Alright, alright… so what’s my point here? I’m not actually certain, but I felt like sharing a bit of my odd brain and the random thought that has recently come to my head.

Life has given me some lemons, which is reason for why I haven’t utilized this blog very well. So maybe that’s why it’s on my mind.

Taking pictures of lemons…
This has multiple points to it. Take photos of literal LEMONS, the fruit. You can even make the lemonade and then take pictures of that.

Since this random phrase has come to my mind – I did a google image search on “lemons” to see some of the photography of this particular item. It’s quite versatile in the photography-sense. You can practice different facets of taking photos with lemons.

Practice composition, lighting, depth of field, rule of thirds, macro photography, etc. Try to capture the texture of the lemon. One thing I noticed is that there aren’t very many black and white photos of lemons, try taking some black and whites of the fruit. Lemons are bright and cheery, so try to creatively make them into something they aren’t naturally to add more of an artistic flair to a photo. Slice up some lemon in different ways and focus on the style of your photograph or create different patterns with the slices. There are endless possibilities.

The other “lemons” are not so literal. Take pictures of the “lemons” life gives you… the tough times and the emotions that go with it. Capturing emotion is sometimes quite difficult. Try to capture something creative in this way, the life’s “lemons”. Poverty, hunger, loss, etc. Sometimes people need photographs like these to realize how blessed they are. Say something with your photography.

This may not have made much sense… but I really wish I had a bunch of lemons to take pictures of right at this moment.

I hope you all are having a splendid day! God bless!

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