Hello friends! Time for another blog post! My main goal for this project is to enhance my photography skills. This week I didn't focus on a specific type of photography, but instead of transitioning from taking photos in the automatic settings of the camera to the manual settings. This may not seem like a big deal to some, but it is a kind-of-a-big-deal for me! Manual mode allows for more control over the camera and how the pictures turn out. At first I tried to look up other photographers' blogs to learn how but it was just too confusing. A dozen blogs and a couple of YouTube tutorials later, I sought out my friend, Faith, to show me how optimize manual mode. It is a lot easier to understand what the buttons do when someone is there to answer questions. I learned the differences between manual mode, aperture priority, and shutter priority. Faith and I took advantage of the warm weather and sunshine and went to city forest to take some shots. We were supposed to have a third person so I could work on portraits but unfortunately she got sick. Thanks to the sun, the lighting was optimal. Here are some of the best shots.
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| My "teacher" Faith demonstrating how to get the perfect picture. |
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| This photo is taken on aperture priority mode with an f-number of f/5.6. I used these settings to get a blurred background. |
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| This photo was taken with the same settings as the last. The pine cone adds a contrast to the evergreen branches. |
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| Here, I wanted to work on getting different depths of field which is why only the first tree is in focus. I used an f-number of 4/4.6 which is a faster shutter speed. |
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| Thought that my bracelets would show contrast for the trees behind. Just included this because I thought it was cute-n-fun!! |
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| This is my first ever try at long exposure photography! I found inspiration for this photo from a photo taken in NYC, since I live in Midland there wasn't as much busy city streets so Eastman was all I had. |
In class my teacher had us randomly pick an IB trait and my table's was caring. I couldn't find a way to incorporate caring into this weeks blog but next week I hope to have more caring pictures up, so you will have to stay tuned to see those! I know that I promised I would have my Costa Rica video up. To be honest I keep putting it off and I hope to have it up very soon!
Until next time!!
-Emily
I am glad you are making progress and branching out to different types of photography. I really enjoy the depths of field that you were able to achieve in the nature scene and working in manual mode really helps to improve your photography skills. I would be interested to know what type of photography is your favorite now that you have expand your horizons.
ReplyDeleteYes! I love seeing others grow in their understanding of photography :) It's great that you had Faith to help you. I wouldn't have learned to use my camera as quickly as I did had it not been for my brother. It looks like you're already seeing how much more control you have over your photos; they look great! You should try experimenting more with long exposure in a stationary setting. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful...just beautiful. Love the shots of nature! I could frame these for my new cabin!
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