I have so many little matters to tell you of, that I cannot wait any longer before I begin to put them down.
Posted in Elizabeth, Photography on Sep 3rd, 2013
One thing that was great about taking a class from a portrait photographer who has kids of her own was that Jennings totally got that I am never going to use a tripod or remote to take pictures of my kids (two tools the single guy instructor highly recommended). They move. And I’m not just […]
Posted in Janie, Photography on Sep 2nd, 2013
Trying to remember some of the tips Jennings gave me at my photography class…as always, I might totally have the terminology wrong. Don’t be afraid to bump the ISO up high for indoor shots. I was afraid of going past 400 because of graininess, but when I went all the way up to 1600, I […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Photography, Susanna, Tommy on Mar 4th, 2013
My second week of photography class was even more helpful than the first, as I was able to bring in some pictures and ask what I was doing wrong with them! One of my biggest challenges is staying focused on the kids when they’re constantly moving. This is my transcription of my hastily jotted notes […]
Posted in Elizabeth, Photography, Tommy on Feb 27th, 2013
I signed up for another photography class this month, and one of the things he had us do for class this week was get off of auto white balance settings. I definitely notice that the pictures are warmer.
Posted in Elizabeth, Homemaking, Photography on Apr 21st, 2012
This morning, my wonderful husband watched the kids while I took a photography class at the Rec Center. Here are a couple of my attempts to put what I learned into practice! I think this is called playing with depth of field–it took me several tries to just get the one petal in focus. Now […]