Come on, people!
Too many of you read my Heaven Help My Readers post and believed those photos were actual errors I had made. Did none of you realize I was poking fun at myself?
True, I’m not a very good photographer, but I’m not so bad as to accidentally photograph my own feet, or to hold my finger in front of the camera lens. The photos in that post were intentional “mistakes.” It was not easy to deliberately cut off all of me except for the very top of my own head! Or to position that pointer finger just right!
So, to [hopefully] dispel the myth that CookieCakes is totally inept at photography, I’d like to share some other photos I’ve taken, some with my new digital camera and some with my basic cell phone camera. Granted, these are not at blue-ribbon level, either – but at least they show I do make some effort.
After viewing my “art work,” how about leaving a comment and telling me what you think? Would a little more experience improve my photographic skills, or should I just go back to drawing stick figures with crayons?
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The “famous” cookies-and-juice photo, taken specifically for Paul Curran’s guest post. It took me hours to get just the right shot (and only got close to what I envisioned), but I did get to eat the cookies afterwards:
Here’s one of the draft shots. Paul thought the juice glass was too small. (By the way, it’s not juice – just a glass of colored water). Even non-artistic me can appreciate the difference in quality of the two photos.
And now that I’ve made you hungry, how about some puppy photos.
Here’s what I see when I wake up in the morning:
(And trust me, it wasn’t easy taking those shots with my cell phone while I still only had one eye open!)
Our local radio station loved this shot, and included it in their photo spread of SPCA-adopted pets (it’s too dark and not particularly artistic, but definitely adorable [click on it to make it bigger]):
OK, now for some newer “artistic endeavors” (I would appreciate it if those of you who are professional photographers or art teachers try not to laugh too hard!):
Heck – it worked for Andy Warhol!
Cotton balls, anyone?
Squirrel’s nest in winter – Cody wants to know where those darn squirrels are!
Snowballs – ready for battle!
And, one final photo of Cody (no longer a puppy):
I saw Mom throw that snowball – where the heck is it?
How’d I do, folks? Want me to start doing some of my own photography? Or should I go back exclusively to Flickr.com?
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I love to hear from my readers. You may comment on this post, on my Facebook or Twitter pages, or email me at cordeliasmom2012@yahoo.com or notcordeliasmom@aol.com
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Images by Cordelia’s Mom (all rights reserved, ’cause I know you’re all dying to steal these photos!)
Cordelia's Mom, Still 
True works of art! You have an amazing eye for photography.
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You’re sweet. And you lie so well …
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Love the pics
The dogbone pillow is adorable.
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It is. Although now that pillow is no more, except for about a 6-inch strip of material which is all that’s left after Cody disemboweled it.
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Really neat pictures CM. I especially like the ones of Cody trying to get you out of bed. So funny.
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Thanks, Paul. The best part is, she never makes a peep – she just sits there staring at me until I wake up. Such a good puppy!
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About your photography, CM, don’t give up your day job. 😉
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Thanks, Doobster. I appreciate the honesty, especially since it reflects my own feelings. But I’ll have fun with it anyway, so long as I don’t start losing readers because of it.
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Hey CM, don’t take me seriously. I was just bustin’ on you. Your photos are at least as good as anything I can take, probably even better.
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I wasn’t upset, Doobster. I personally think the photos are OK, not great – but certainly better than the fake ones in my earlier post. I did upload the cookies & juice one to Flickr.com, but it hasn’t generated much interest, not that I really expected it to. I’m just hoping that as I get a little more skill, I might be able to use some more of my own photos at the head of my posts.
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Good. I thought maybe you were a little insulted by my “don’t quit your day job” remark. I am sure your skills as a photographer will continue to evolve.
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Thanks. For future reference – it’s really, really hard to insult me.
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I expect your photographic skills to improve with practice, but, even if they don’t, the shots lend a homey, reality feel to your posts. 🙂
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You handled that well. Thank you.
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