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... when she's sleeping?! Of course, she's adorable many other times as well :)


So I got a serious itch to take "real" pictures yesterday (not just pics of our house). I went out for a while to "play" with the camera, but when I got home the itch was still there, so I played around with the camera settings and got a couple of decent pictures of Ashley sleeping.
Warning: this part of the post is rather "technical" in nature--so skip it if photography is seriously not your thing! I was very thrilled because the room was very dark and I somehow (don't ask me how, lol!) got this really bright picture of her. I really liked the "blown-out" effect because it emphasizes her and not her surroundings. I hardly retouched it in Photoshop--just returned the shirt to it's "black" color (it somehow turned brown in the pic), sharpened it, and reduced the grain in the shirt. Those are the kind of photos I like--the ones I spend very little time editing, lol!
Anyway, this is what's on my desktop now :) Just thought I'd share.

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DonnaG said…
I swear when I saw that I thought I was looking at a pic that you downloaded from an album ocver or something like that. I swear I thought it was something professional like that. That is one amazing shot. Totally cool, very beautiful and should be in a huge frame.
October 1, 2007 at 8:07 AM
Carmela said…
How sweet! Thank you :)
October 1, 2007 at 8:22 AM
Run-alyn said…
Hi Carmela!!

I just read your email as well.. but since I am on your blog I will respond here :)

When in low lighting situations and you don't want to use the flash..

I bump it up to the highest ISO which is 1600 which will leave your photos grainy. The higher the ISO.. the grainer. But in low light situations and avoiding flash.. that's the only way to do it.

Aperture. Does your f stop go down to a 1.8? That would be best.. the lower the fstop.. the longer the lens open up, allowing more light to come in.

I love the 50 mm 1.8 it is only about 80 bucks.. great lens.. one focal length.. meaning you can't zoom in and out.. but the qualtiy is good.

Shutter speed. Your shutter speed was 1/30th of a second.. when it's low like that.. a tripod is recommended because it will get blurry.. either that or a really steady hand!!!

After all that blabbing.. going manual is the fun way to try things out!!!! You will love it!!!

I love that photo you've captured.. and it really did start that way.. you play around.. and next thing you know, people are asking you to take their pics :)

Keep practicing!!

Oh yes.. i've been out of my mind trying to find some sort of me time.. but I'm battling a cold.. sitting here on my laptop watching tv and reading emails..

Talk soon
October 1, 2007 at 11:04 PM
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