Well, there hasn't been much to post lately. After the drama of last week, this past week has been a little more low-key. The kids are still in swimming lessons and having a GREAT time! The program they are in makes them feel confident and they come home happy every day. It's great.
In other news, we have a new laptop and camera. Hence, the lack of pictures...hmm, I think that should be the other way around, we should have LOTS of pictures to post..and we do..about 850+. Yes, it has been fun to take bunches of pictures. But I have a request: For all of you that are photographer connoisseurs please shed some light. I see your pictures and think they are amazing...so my question is this: is it YOU the photographer, the photo editing software you use, the settings, etc.
Our camera may be on a lower mp and that could be the problem...but I just can't figure out the lighting, etc most of the time. Ugh. I know, I know, read the instructions..and I have, but it doesn't really help. I must be direction illiterate.
Anyway, we have a Cannon Rebel and are really loving it. It's just the photographer that is having a hard time.
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Good luck on your quest! I see everyone's pictures and am secretly jealous, though I don't make any effort myself to improve my own. Pathetic...I know.
So, I hope you figure it out!
I always think every one else's pictures look so clear and bright and mine don't look as good and we have a pretty good camera. No where near top of the line. I think your pics look good.
can you turn your camera on to manual or different settings like that? I have a Nikon and I've been taking a photography class from the local community college that has helped A TON! It's actually been a lot fun! I'm still not that great, but it does really help knowing the in's and out's of your camera! Let me know and then maybe I can give you a couple tips that I've been trying!
It's all in the photographer, sorry, you have no chance.
HA HA HA. Sorry. I totally just had to tease you. Lighting is best in the evenings when the light is soft and filtered. As you learn your settings, make sure you start with everything set to full auto (including the focus)and work one thing at a time. Read read read everything you can about basic photography. Go to pioneer woman's photog site because she's got some great beginner 101 stuff. Also, look really closely at pictures you love and figure what settings and posing it would take to reproduce that image.
I do use photoshop on mine, but it's usually only to correct some minor lighting and color issues that seem to be inherent with Rebels. Enjoy your new baby!
I have a Rebel as well. I love it! It just takes practice with a new camera. When I first got mine, I was like..um these pictures look the same as my old dinky camera! But then I have just kept practicing and nearly all of the time I just use AUTO! I know I need to practice with the manual settings but Auto does such a great job! I have also found that if I stand back farther, then zoom in the picture just looks...better.
I only really use the photo editing software (photoshop) to enhance the color vibrance/brightness/contrast and such, I don't really like to mess with the natural photo to much.
One thing I did was go to twopeasinabucket.com they have a free photo articles that help lots and subscribe to digital-photography-school.com
Take it slow. Don't get stressed out. I think starting off on auto and slowly venturing off with other settings is great. The great thing about digital is you don't have to print all the bad pictures and you can see what works for you while you're taking the picture. I like using only natural light, but I think it's helpful to learn how to use a flash. I end up using it all the time to supliment lower light or light that would give me sillohette pictures. It's hard to get kids to stay still so we snap pictures in all sorts of directions and in all sorts of lighting. I would love a nicer camera and expensive low appature lenses, but I make do with what we have. We actually have a filter called the puffer that attaches to the camera. That's been great to have. It filters the flash a bit. Good luck.
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