“Wait – why are you going to a class? You’re not going to have another job, are you?”
This is the level of support I get, here at home, from certain sectors. Sectors under 12.
I can’t blame him, really, as I am pretty sure all three children think “web design” is just a thing we call surfing.
But, regardless, I did indeed venture out, like a grownup, to a photography class a couple of weekends ago. I decided to go into the occasion tabula rasa and not know a single thing about the settings on my camera, or where the class was meeting, or where to park.
And it was so fun!
About halfway through the class, I got the courage to just switch the camera to full manual mode and play with the settings. I wanted to see what happened when I changed the shutter speed, or the aperture, or the (consults notes) ISO. I could tell a fair amount of difference from the daytime shots, but where it REALLY showed up was the nighttime photos. I was amazed at what a difference it made, just changing one setting. For the nighttime class, I borrowed my instructor’s tripod, which is why these pictures are all so similar versus those taken by my jittery hands. I took these photos in the space of about ten minutes. (You can click on the title of each photo if you want to see the settings.)
Anyway, so I’m excited to join Clan Donaldson’s new Theme Thursday linkup. I’m cheating today because I forgot to take any pictures, so I am using another one from my class. The theme for this week is “sun flare.”
Settings: 1/160, ƒ/29, ISO 800, 36 mm, I assume you understand that but I’m not sure I do
You don’t have to have a super-duper camera or anything to participate, so check out some of the other pictures in the link-up and join in yourself! If you don’t have a blog, you can post them to the Clan Donaldson Facebook page.
I think I want your camera! The last one is dizzying, and I love the spark on the side of the building. Somehow downtown Memphis feels so much smaller.
Thanks! It’s a Canon Rebel T2i. I really like it so far – got a used one a few months ago before we took a big trip to France.
I love the first one so much. Those light trails from the cars kill me every time I see them in pictures.
And I have to say that the Houston skyline is beautiful, day or night.
Thanks for linking up. Hope to see you next week.
I can’t blame him, really, as I am pretty sure all three children think “web design” is just a thing we call surfing.
Nothing like a kid’s perspective. If I’m balancing the checkbook, my kids are absolutely certain I’m actually playing Spore.
One day soon I’m going to venture out of autopilot with my camera.