Hi all. So I finally have a camera, which I have borrowed from a friend that no longer uses it. A Nikon D3000. I know that it's old but from talking with other photographers, it just fine for learning while I figure out what I really want to buy for myself. So as a complete newbie and just learnt how to turn it on, where do I start. Assingment 1? 📷 J

A local family go all out with Christmas decorations on their home. They take advantage of the huge oak trees they have on the property to display a different type of Christmas tree. Each of the balls are two feet in size.

Went to a butterfly house to see if I could get a shot of a butterfly. I got several but this is my favorite.

It might sound weird, but whenever I scan my negatives, I basically always listen to classical music. I just feel it fits the activity. Anyone else?😂

For this assignment I chose intentionally this portrait instead of a landscape or still photo. The reason is to give a different approach to this kind of crop dimension and why not discuss together how could it be applied in different scenarios. The photo is taken with my phone 🫣 and made it in black and white adding also a touch of grain. Although it hasn't the feel I want from it, I do like the light shape on the face (the real reason of taking the photo). I would like to hear more from your point of view regarding it, and why not have a broad disscusion on this style of cropping, which I would like to use more in my photos. Thanks!