Fotos

I didn't find the instructional video particularly instructional, all it really said was be careful with lighting, which I know because I've had lighting ruin dozens of shots. I'm hardly a camera expert and consider myself a pretty awful photographer (I just don't seem to have the eye) but I can take a passable shot.
I know backlighting will wreck a photo. I try and use the rule of thirds. I try and have the subject fill up the frame. And I take lots of pictures, especially since I was just in Spain, but they really never seem to capture it, the essence, the mood, the grandeur. They just always look flat to me.
I guess I've just got to keep clicking.Here is a photo I took of Jon in class. I wanted to have the brick wall in the background since I thought it looked all scholarly and whatnot. I didn't alter the photo or anything but it might look nice in sepia, since he looks all moody and pensive.
Here it is in sepia.Ooh, how nice and brooding.
I have a little bit of experience with editing photos. I have Adobe Photo Shop on my computer, which is a really nice program but way beyond my abilities. I used to like messing around with digital pictures when I was younger so I can change coloring, saturation, ect. I would definitely like to improve my photo editing skillz though.