Sunday, Day 171

Sunday night is usually the time I prepare for the busy week ahead. My mom and step-dad had been visiting over the weekend to help celebrate Nicolai's 5th birthday, so there was a lot to do around the house after they left. I usually have the job of folding all the laundry. There were four clean loads waiting on the bed to be folded. I started, but then I thought about doing my image for the day and decided to play in it instead...it never got folded, but I managed to make a photo. I am sure by the following Sunday it will be waiting for me again.

Circles of confusion, Day 37

I teach beginning photography for Continuing Education at CU, Boulder. My favorite technical topic to discuss is aperture and how it relates to depth of field. Most students take the class because they have a new camera they want to learn how to use, so the first class can be a bit overwhelming. When I was sixteen I took a trip to Japan with my father and brother. I clearly remember my dad attempting to explain aperture and depth of field to me as we sat in a cafe...I didn't get it. It wasn't until many years later that I was thrust as a grad student into the world of teaching as a beginning photography instructor that I had to tackle my technophobia. So if you want to know what "circles of confusion" are and how they relate to depth of field I would be happy to discuss the subject with you.