Here is something for you younger ones, the practicing (known to you as homework) never stops! You probably know this by watching your parents but even us adults have to practice and learn new things to keep up with the latest in our job fields or just to be better at the different hobbies or everyday things we do. The good news is the older you get the more focused the learning is on things that really interest you, however never discount the importance of learning the foundational skills of English, math, science, etc. as you will be amazed at how much you will need all these skills.
As for these photos they are an example of what I do to practice and learn more about my favorite hobby. I will at times do a table top set up and practice lighting objects using my external flashes that are not directly on the camera. For the bike I had a large piece of white paper that was on top my desk and sloped up the wall behind, then I set my flash off to the left side, probably about 1.5 feet away and at a 45 degree angle from the subject (see math!). Then I had a reflector on the right to bounce some of the light back twords the subject from the opposite side. Adjust all the settings on the camera and flash appropriately then take some pictures making minor adjustments along the way to get the results I want. For the duck I just held the flash directly over top about 12 inches off the subject and used the same white paper setup. A lot of these pictures I will delete and then I keep a couple of the better ones to play with.
There you have it now go study and do your homework!
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