Week 4 - Yellow

This week, I tried sitting down and coming up with an idea that fit either of the two categories: time or yellow.... Easier said than done. Then, one morning, I was sitting and playing with Avery and her favorite Caterpillar, Caty, and guess what... Caty has a yellow head! It was at this point in time I determined I would take this week's challenge quite literal and capture Avery playing with her Yellow headed friend.

I started off by thinking, "OH, I will take a cool point of view photo by looking at Avery THROUGH her little friend." (Caty is a ring of a caterpillar.) While Avery had a lot of fun playing peek-a-boo through Caty, the shots didn't come out as good as I pictured in my head and really didn't put an emphasis on the Yellow of her noggin. So, I decided to just get a shot of Avery playing with her. Luckily, Avery likes to touch things with her adorable chunky fingers so I was able to capture her feeling Caty's fuzzy face.

I found myself struggling with what I wanted to be the MAIN focus of the shot. While the theme lead me to think I should focus solely on Caty, my love for my child made me think I really didn't want Avery to be blurry... always focus on Avery (I swear my child won't be spoiled.) I decided to go with never putting baby in a corner and still kept her tiny hand in focus while making Caty pop a bit in post production. This is a challenge focusing on ALL aspects of the photo, may as well challenge myself in a different spot on this one. Even though I know the day will come when Avery isn't the center of attention in the photo... that day is not today. Today is share the spotlight day... So without further ado, I introduce, Caty the Caterpillar!

ISO-200, 1/20 sec, f/1.8, 50 mm