Sorry I have been a little MIA. photo-shoots + church calling + day job + wife duties = no time for extras.
I have been thinking a lot about my blessings this month. Concentrating on being thankful and all that good stuff. I have been wanting to give back in some way to my readers (this month especially). I have loved blogging as a creative outlet and it is all the sweeter when you take time to tell me that you "hear me". Your comments / emails truly make my day, so thanks!
I thought we could have a little photo Q+A. I have learned this photo thing pretty much on my own. One thing that has totally helped me have been the people on the WEB who are willing to share what they know. We are all in this together, right?
So, if you have a burning photo (or other?) question, leave a comment and I will try to answer it. If I don't know, I will try to find the answer for you! I am no expert, but I can share my own experience.
Let's kick-off the Q+A with the question I get MOST often.
Q: How do you get your photos so sharp?
A: I have found that prime lenses produce crisper images because they are usually made with quality glass. Prime lenses are 50mm, 35mm, 85mm etc. Their focal lengths are set so you need to move your body in order to get different angles, in other words, they do not zoom. My favorite lens to shoot with right now is my 35mm 1.8 lens. It is the only prime lens I own right now. It is important to press your shutter button half way down first to focus the photo. For portraits, I like to focus on the person's eye. For post processing, I use a sharpening tool in Photoshop called "unsharp mask" that helps to define my pictures further.
Can't Wait to read your questions!
{open book}
8 thoughts:
What dslr camera would you suggest?
Or I guess... maybe too, what do you use?
Sorry, thats kind of two questions. I read the fineprint :)
really beautiful blog you have! enjoying your pictures, they are great!
xo
Dani
my question is Why are you awake at 5:45 am! Even I wasn't up that early with my crazy kids! This is so nice of you. I wish I could think of a real question to ask, maybe I'll come up with something!
I wish I knew enough about photography to come up with a question to ask!
It's cool that you're sharing your expertise with others, though. Maybe I'll have a poetry-writing question day sometime!
(yeah, but who would come??)
;)
oooh, camera questions! I'm still waiting to get my "big kid" camera, and then I'll have tons of questions! xoxo
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My kids eyes are always closed in pictures. Is that my fault or my camera's fault? If it is my fault, how can I improve? Do you have any recommendations on a simple, straightforward camera that still delivers quality pictures?
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