Saturday, February 12, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Macro Experimentation
I have this weird fetish for my dog's eye lashes. I don't recall ever seeing another Labrador's eyelashes as pronounced as hers. I want to swing from them. Ok, not really. Sounded better in my head.
I have discovered that macro and movement do not belong in the same sentence. It took me 6 hours to get these shots.
At which point, my wife equated it to terrorizing my dog with my camera.
She just wishes her eyelashes were this pretty.
Oh wait. They are. Nevermind. Macro filters are neat. But you have to UBER close to your subject. All these shots were focused manually.
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| A-mode; f/11; Shutter 4 sec; Macro 52mm filter; ISO 250; Edited |
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| A-mode; f/5; Shutter 2 sec; Macro 52mm filter; ISO 250; Edited |
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| A-mode; f/6.3; Shutter 4 sec; Macro 52mm filter; ISO 250; Edited |
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| A-mode; f/16; Shutter 15 sec; Macro 52mm filter; ISO 250; Edited |
Monday, February 7, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
Switchin it up...
I didn't shoot a baby today! Switched it up a little by shooting Dorian because she needed new headshots for her portfolio...
Possibly more to come later...still have to catch up on editing the babaays
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Lightbox Cars
Nikon D5000; A-mode; f/11; Shutter 1/60 sec; ISO 200; Evil flash; Edited PS; Lightbox
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| It wasn't hard. You see, madness, as you know, is like gravity. All it takes is a little push! |
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| Note to self: Use Swiffer before shooting next time. |
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| These are all in my garage. |
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| Next to my yacht. No really. |
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| Until I dreamed I was eating a marshmallow. Then I woke up and my pillow was gone. |
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
What the F??
One thing when I was starting out with using manual mode that I had trouble with was the f stop and apertures. Is a higher f stop number mean a smaller aperture? What does that do to the depth of field ? More or less in focus? Ugh…!
Here is the easy way to figure it out and remember it.
More F's equals more Focus
So if you would like more of the background in focus you would set your aperture at a higher number of F, like f/16 or f/22.
If you would like your background blurred to make your subject stand out use a smaller f like f/2.8.
I leave you with the ice storm....if you had a free day off work like I did then you better be shooting pictures ;)
Here is the easy way to figure it out and remember it.
More F's equals more Focus
So if you would like more of the background in focus you would set your aperture at a higher number of F, like f/16 or f/22.
If you would like your background blurred to make your subject stand out use a smaller f like f/2.8.
I leave you with the ice storm....if you had a free day off work like I did then you better be shooting pictures ;)