Fashion Fit and Fashionable is a new blog by my good friend Donna Vernon -http://fffabulous.net/. Donna is passionate about looking and being your best at any age and has recruited me as her photography expert! There are great articles on skin care, fashion, hair, makeup, nutrition, – anything to do with health and beauty for women. If you have any ideas or contributions you would like to add to either blog email me!
Basics thanks to Joe part 1
March 12, 2011 By
During the process of building my website one has dead phone air during computer restarts, programs opening etc… Joe asked me for some advise (my web developer) on how to take better pictures of his daughter with his new very expensive digital camera. I went into film mode. To get my head around all the things I have learned in the many years of first film then digital photography, I went back to the basics to teach the way I learned. The ultimate photograph is a combination of many things including and beyond proper exposure and composition.
Proper exposure – is a combination of how much light you are allowing to reach the film and how fast it is getting there. Fast forward in time you can combine what speed you are setting your sensor at. Rule of thumb, decide your sensor setting first, if you are in daylight anywhere from 200-400 is good, evening light or indoor brightly lit 800, night time or candle lite 1600-3200.
Next decide what is important shutter speed or dept of field.
Most people do not understand dept of field, I have had to explain this many time to many people in many different situations but usually it is in person and I am in a restaurant and we all have had a glass of wine and I am using use salt and pepper shakers for live demonstrations. If you check back in a blog or two I will try to explain it.
Shutter speed, it controls motion. If you are trying to take a photograph of a car speeding past you 60 miles per hour and using a 30th of second shutter speed you will get a blurred image. If your shutter speed is 500th of second, chances are you freeze frame the vehicle.
I prefer to receive information a little at a time and therefore give information in small doses so check back or email me for the next lesson in taking better photographs. Thanks for reading!-Irene
Bicycle adventures
March 8, 2011 By
Temporarily put on hold due to a thunderstorm…. To properly gear up for a photo safari on bicycle one needs to prepare for all weather conditions, most digital slr cameras are not rain friendly. If you know of some good rain gear form my gear please forward it to me. Thanks! Happy shooting
Welcome
March 3, 2011 By
Welcome to my blog, I will be covering topics both photography related and non-photography related. I will be sharing some of my hobbies, travel adventures and favorite restaurants. I hope you enjoy my blog, I welcome your feedback and questions. Please send questions through the contact form, if you prefer that your question remain private please indicate that in your message.
Photography in Bright Sun Light
March 1, 2011 By
The biggest mistake photographers make is thinking a sunny day is the best time for shooting portraits.
