Most professional photographers, if not all perhaps, seem to hate the flash that comes with the camera. It’s harsh and head on and tends to not produce the most pleasing photographs. Our teacher gave us tips on how to take better pictures inside using available light and the different camera settings. I finally used Hannah [...]
Archive | March, 2009
Today’s Photo Shoot
Found this gem while going through the pictures I took just now for my Indoor Lighting Photography assignment. I can’t stop laughing.
Photography Lesson 4: Focal Point
For our fourth lesson we learned about focal point. To keep your subject in focus even though they aren’t in the center of the picture you can focus on them, push the button of the camera part of the way down and then move the camera to compose your shot and then take the picture. [...]
Photography Lesson 3: Manual Mode
I have been running a bit behind on taking and posting my photography assignments. Although I have been keeping up with the reading. Our teacher taught us how to use our camera’s on manual mode. We pick the shutter speed, aperture and ISO to get the right exposure and look for our photo. It isn’t [...]
Hannah Saying Colin
Here is the video as requested. She says it twice, and yes it may be difficult to determine what is her saying it vs her just babbling. The first time is almost immediately after you press play. The second time is about 3/4 of the way through it, right before she stands up. Colin was [...]
Do Re Mi
Hannah has a lot of wall space, and while I’m not sure she has a specific theme in her nursery she has a lot of things her mom and dad love, that we think she loves/will love too. While cruising the web I found something for her wall that I put up last night. It [...]
Photography Lesson 2: Aperture
For our second lesson we learned about Aperture. This is the setting that lets you decide how big the hole is that allows in light when you take the picture. The lower number the f stop (f/2.0) the bigger the hole and the more light you are letting in, which is an open aperture. The [...]
Photography Lesson 1: Shutter Speed
Here are the photos I submitted for my first homework assignment. We were working with fast and slow shutter speeds. Shutter speed is basically how long the camera stays open to let light in. Fast shutter speeds freeze actions, whereas slow shutter speeds result in the areas of a photo where things are moving blur. [...]
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- Sometimes you wish articles had more detail... The CW: Getting Digital Dollars, Not Digital Pennies | http://bit.ly/aJkvi1
- NBCU Creates Its Own Ad Network: http://bit.ly/93Yisv -- very excited about the announcement of our new effort! Follow @UAPtweets.
- Just saw #Inception with Deb. Love a good brainy flick! @prnaylor, I understand why you were stalking others who had seen it last week!
- Been here 2.5 years, figured we should frequent the local theatre... (@ Maplewood Theater) http://4sq.com/8hQnnS
Deb's Tweets
- Major Ikea fail. Three separate trips to get Hannah a bed and we are going home empty handed. Luckily Costco came through with a mattress.
- Day 20: working on what I'm going to do for exercise in Michigan without an elliptical.
- Day 19: Wow. Almost forgot to update! Did i mention I'm doing a food diary? Lose It iPhone app makes it easier.
- Hurricane Hannah in technicolor. Instead of where's Waldo it's where's Hannah. http://yfrog.com/edsf3yj
