little blue eyed man

July 1, 2010

My manual settings: ISO – 160 (sunny bright day, was shooting in open shade from a building) aperture – 2.8 (love 2.8, love the focus and intensity it brings to the subject and the background is beautiful but seems less important, not super sharp) shutter speed – 1/800 second (just compensating for the amount of…

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perspective

May 4, 2010

How do things look to you? What’s your perspective? Does life and whatever it is you photograph look the same every day? Does the picture you just shot look the same as your last picture? Well then…change something. Change your perspective. Are you standing up? Well, then get down on your knees, or better yet,…

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bright sun or shade?

February 1, 2010

Here’s an easy, fantastic camera tip. When taking pictures outside in the middle of the day (the bright part of the day when the sun is mostly intense and directly above) try to choose shade. Below is a quick snapshot in full sun. First off, it was so bright that little miss Molly didn’t even…

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