You probably have some very very nice pictures that you took.
Someone paid you a compliment that you have a Great Eye.
Maybe they meant it literally.
This photography stuff isn’t that hard.
You’re thinking if you cough up about $1,000, you can do this.
And that isn’t an unreasonable assumption.
The instant feedback with digital photography gives this impression that it is easy.
There may be more to it than just having a good eye.
I now have 3 digital SLR bodies.
They are all serviceable and working but the extent that I pick one body over the next inevitably comes down to its age.
Once you move to digital, you’ll do the same I’m afraid.
That’s the path you’ll take out of necessity.
Newer means more megapixels ( I can hear my hard drives straining as they fill to capacity faster)
Newer also means lower noise in high ISO situations. (this is a good thing, no doubt about it)
Hopefully newer doesn’t mean a different kind of battery for your new “baby.â€
Continue reading Photo Gear–How much Do you really need?
Now that I found my Manfrotto clamp, I have a decent shot at making this work.
The problem with my 1st attempt was the rickety tripod bouncing around inside my van during the long exposure of 6 full seconds at f16 ISO 400.
I haven’t given up trying to secure my camera about driver’s eye level.
I want to be able to include the rear view mirror. Continue reading The Night Scenic with Car Interior
Using a line on the basketball court as a path, I zoom towards my students as they prepare to pan with their cameras.
Every basic still photography class studies motion.
As before, I borrowed my son’s razor scooter. This time I added a twist–I used my black backdrop as my cape.
Continue reading Studying Motion
