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What an amazing book!  I got it for Christmas and can hardly put it down.

I definately like candid shots...and shots that tell a bigger story.  I also like black and white photography.  When I look at old black and white photos, I feel a sense of wonder and mystery about the past and the people in the picture.  I also think black and white drowns out unnecessary distractions in the photo...like if you have a great shot of your subject but a cluttered background.  Finally, I like feet, fingers, hands, ears, eyes...so beautiful.

Here's my attempt to capture my style.  In the first picture, I think it might be a little off with regard to how it's framed. In the 2nd picture, I'm trying to capture the loving relationship between my daughter and her dog.  I played with the saturation settings on the camera to get the coloring.

Yay!  I'm so glad someone else is joining me on here!  I got the book for Christmas too, and I love it so far.

Your pictures are really fun! What kind of camera do you have?

Thanks!  I have a Canon Rebel xSi.  It's a fun camera, but I have to confess it has more functions than I know what to do with yet! 

I have a Canon 40D, so I think our controls are pretty similar.  Maybe we can learn together!

That would be great! Happy New Year!

Fun style, what to you use to make the image black and white

Wow, beautiful pictures! Hopefully I'll grow to shoot such beautiful pictures as well!

Thanks for your kind words.  Regarding the B & W images, I have a setting on my camera that allows me to shoot in monochrome.  I find the black and whites turn out a lot better when I make the adjustment on my camera vs. in a photo editing program.

I ADORE the one with the dog!  great composition, I love how the dog is looking right at me, and I think maybe b & w would make it more dramatic as well.  But I love it as is too!