Ergh. Again.

To start off, here is today's picture.

I haven't been pleased with the past two pictures, including today's. My problem is really lighting. The first picture I posted, I happened to have good lighting, and I tweaked it just the tiniest bit in Photoshop. The second picture, lighting honestly didn't matter. Third one, I had to put a filter on it to counteract the massive yellow from the lamp in the corner. Today's picture was the same, plus the feathered background that was half practical, half artsy, and mostly whim, and I was so tired when I did it (five minutes ago) that I didn't have a dainty hand and the feathering went over the tree AND the presents. Yesterday's was a little blurry (which I didn't notice until I'd posted it online), and today's is...I don't know. I have the urge to edit the caption to be an apology to the viewer.

I know I am most definitely in the Amateur category of photography, but I'm still trying to show work that doesn't look like someone just wanted to get a picture to show that we had a tree this year. I'm not just trying to show that x happened in y place on z occasion. I'm trying to...to...to make ART, for gods' sake! Not a photo album!

I think I'm just frustrated because, while I do love Indiana and will not say that there is no nature here or that it's an ugly place, I am just completely uninspired here. Or, rather, I'm inspired by things that I can only capture in the worst freaking lighting possible, and I as of yet do not possess the knowledge on how to fix it or work with it, with the camera or Photoshop.

Ergh.

In other Ergh news, I'm wishing I hadn't volunteered to work tomorrow. I also wish I hadn't ended up working at 8:30 in the morning. At least it's only a six hour shift (paying like 9 hours, thank you time and a half), and I'll be home by 3 to spend some time with Ryan and have the rest of the day with him. Also, I have Sunday off, so that's a yay.

I shall be posting tomorrow evening, but nevertheless I'll say it now: Merry Christmas. :)