workshop question: what camera equipment would you buy first?
We had an awesome photography workshop today. It was all about learning how to use your fancy camera on manual (more details here). It was so much fun. Well, anyways, I thought I would share my favorite question of the day because I thought it would be quite applicable to all of you out there.…
silhouettes in photography
Silhouettes at dusk. Ahhh. Love them. Here are my manual settings for this shot: ISO –500 (evening, dusk very little light left in the day) shutter speed – 1/1600 aperture – 3.2 lens – 50mm 1.2L
manual camera settings in evening light
Lovely evening lighting… especially summer light… how how i love you. :) Here are my manual settings for this shot: ISO –160 (evening, yes, but the sun is pretty bright still) shutter speed – 1/320 aperture – 4.0 (two little people spaced a bit apart and I’m wanting to get them both pretty sharp in…
more color and contrast in photography
Color. love. Contrast. Also, really love. Check them out here. A smiley and cute little miss, also really adds to the picture… a lot. :)
color and contrast in photography
More contrasting colors in your pictures (green shirt against red brick, pops a bit). It just makes it appealing to the eye. Love it. And he is not completely centered in the image but rather leaning toward the right third of the picture. Which again, would lend itself to the rule of thirds. Check that…
telling a story through your images
Photography should tell a story. Here are a couple of stories portrayed in an image or two.
perspective in photography
Get down low. Look at life a little differently than you do when you’re standing. Sit down and look around. Then get on your knees and look around. How do things look differently? Now, lay down, how do they look now? Perspective. It’s a big deal. It changes things.
my little swimmer
My settings: ISO –1250 (inside of the swim america building) shutter speed – 1/320 aperture – 3.2 lens – 50mm 1.2L
some beach action
This is my fast movin’ boy. So my shutter speed can’t be too low for him or I get movement in my shot. My settings: ISO – 160 (overcast but bright day) shutter speed – 1/3200 (fast!) aperture – 2.8 lens – 50mm 1.2L