Better in Bulk - Family photographer with a large family
Daily thoughts on living with a large family. I often share the tips I've learned as a photographer on how to get better pictures.
Visit my co-host, Manic Mother! We have spent the last month discussing and experimenting with ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed, the three elements often referred to as the three points of the Exposure Triangle. It is at the intersection of these three elements that a picture’s exposure is decided. Most importantly (and the most important [...]
It’s Bloggography challenge time again with me and Manic Mother! Last week’s tutorial was on aperture, one of my favorite settings to manipulate and play with on my camera. And just in time for this challenge, I got my replacement 50mm f/1.8 lens in the mail last week! Perfect timing! (For those who haven’t heard, [...]
This tutorial was written by my co-host, Beth from Manic Mother. What is aperture? Aperture is the hole inside of your lens that lets light in. Different lenses have different apertures. A lens of f/1.4 will have a large hole where as a lens of f/4.5 will have a smaller hole. Aperture is measured in [...]
Visit my co-host, Manic Mother! In Bloggography Challenge tradition, I have picked one of my favorite images from our last challenge (ISO). I simply loved Kristin of Beautiful Noise‘s sequence of photos of Mickey Mouse’s plane. ————————————– Last week’s Bloggography tutorial was on Shutter Speed, and we challenged you to use shutter priority (or sports [...]
It’s time for another addition of Bloggography! Today we’ll concentrate on shutter speed. Visit my co-host, Manic Mother! What is shutter speed? Shutter speed is the amount of time that the camera’s shutter (or the opening that lets light into the camera’s sensors) stays open. The shutter speed is measured in seconds (or fractions of [...]
Is it Tuesday already? How does the time go by so fast? It’s time for another Bloggography Challenge! But before we move on to this week’s challenge, I wanted to showcase one of my favorite pictures from the first challenge (Winter theme). I’ll be looking through this week’s entries to show off another favorite picture [...]
This tutorial was written by my co-host, Beth from Manic Mother. What is ISO? One of the greatest tools of a DSLR camera (and many point & shoots) is the ability to adjust the ISO. Before the digital age, photographers bought their film in different “speeds” – the ISO number referred to the speed of [...]
I love that blogging has introduced me to so many incredible people that I never would have had the chance to get to know otherwise. Manic Mother is one of those people. I recently had the opportunity to ask Manic Mother a few questions in preparation for our upcoming Bloggography series. Here’s what I found [...]
10 Reasons Why a DSLR Should Top Your Gift List This Year: • Because they are amazing! (you will thank yourself later) • Because it is always fun to learn something new. • Better pictures = better blog. • Great pictures leave good impressions (and make for repeat visitors to your blog). • To record [...]
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