4 photography tips for dslr beginners . photography month. This photo: ISO: 200, f/14, Shutter: 8 seconds 3. Shutter Speed: Shutter speed is another really fun trick to play with on DSLR cameras. Whenever you have shutter speeds slower than 1/100 of a second, though, you probably need a tripod or something to rest your camera on. I took the photo above in the High Line Park in NYC-- I didn't have a tripod, but I did use a bench.
;D Whenever you have a shutter speed over 1/125, you can freeze the motion. This photo was taken on my film camera, my Pentax K1000. 4. Stacie and Stars for Streetlights elsewhere. Self portrait outfit photography guide . photography month. You guys, I'm so excited to have Elycia of ♥elycia on the blog today! First off, let's just talk about how much fun her hair and her adorable self are! Secondly, she's posting about something that I think is really awkward and scary for many people - taking pictures of yourself. Read on, and be sure to share any pictures you take after reading her advice! - Lindsay Hello there! 1. 2. See! 3. 2. These 3 shots were from the same photo shoot. 4. This is my "can someone outside see me?
" :) Crafty Mama: DIY Lightscoop Tutorial. In a quest to better my photography skills, I came across a knifty little item on Elizabeth Halford's blog. It’s called a Light Scoop. After reading her posts about it, and seeing the before and after pictures, I knew I had to have one. I experimented with holding something reflective in front of my flash (a piece of cardboard covered in foil) but I couldn’t get it to stay in one spot while focusing on what I was photographing.
So I google searched how to make a Light Scoop, and what do ya know, I found a tutorial! This is a great step by step tutorial on how to make a light scoop. To try it out, I just used cardstock (2 layers thick), some tape, and my handy dandy foil covered cardboard. In my poorly lit kitchen, ISO jacked way up, no flash. With flash. With the lightscoop. Can you believe the difference? With the little bit that I’ve experimented with photography, my number one problem is lighting.
Here's some more comparison pictures! Also taken in low light at nighttime. Rain/Water [Leap into Spring!] | Bumbles & Light. Back in March, while we were still in the planning stages of the Leap into Spring! Photo Challenge, I had an idea of what I wanted to photograph for this prompt. Keeping in mind that I wasn’t altogether sure that there would actually be rain on a day when I would be free to take photos, life and responsibilities have a a habit of getting in the way sometimes and I didn’t want to be scrambling at the last minute.
Luckily my awesome, sweet (and maybe a little crazy) friend agreed to model for me again, even if that did mean waking up at a ridiculous hour to wade into Michigan Lake in a sundress, in Chicago, in March. We had some beautiful fog that morning though! It turned out that getting these photos taken ahead of time was a good idea, because we really didn’t have all too much rain in Chicago this April. Capturing Movement Freezing Movement The shutter speed that you choose is a key component to capturing motion in your photograph. Using Motion Blur Just a few details: ThisLife Topaz Labs. Weekend Reading: Faking Leaked Light, and Tiny Fimo Food « India's Roses. January 6, 2012 by indiasroses I go in and out of being interested in using my photoshop program.
Sometimes I’m totally into it and want to learn everything I can, and sometimes I just want my picture to be beautiful all on its own. Well this week I’ve been interested in light leaking, and how to fake it in digital photography. Above is a picture I took on Ford Island off the coast of O’ahu while my husband was in the Navy. I dabble in just about any medium I can get my hands on, and have been pretty passionate on and off about Polymer Clay so when I saw these photos of miniature Fimo food I was absolutely blown away by the how incredible realistic these micro dishes were. What caught your eye this week?
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