I chose to photograph the candle because I like the way it puts a certain surreal effect on the photo. To me candles are very cheerful and calming. I love the feel a room gets when it is mostly dark with just the light from a candle(s). Photographing the candle was challenging. I had to make sure there was enough light that the camera would focus, yet not too much that the flame would not glow. In some photos I experimented with having less outside light and just having the flame as the light. I liked the warm feel these had. There were many different angles you could get of the candles. I put some up on books so I could take the picture from below and stood up to take some from above. I also tried blowing out the flame and capturing the trail of smoke. These look a little sad because the warm glow of the flame is gone and they look cold and dark.