September at last! I'm wishing this summer and its heat good riddance. The weather has been wonderful lately, with some rain and cool temperatures. The only complaint I have is the sudden uptick in crickets. Where did they come from? Mina had another veterinary appointment on Wednesday so she could get her second round of … Continue reading Sunday Sum Up, September 1, 2019
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Photo 101: White Balance
Apologies for the delay in this series. Have I mentioned how much the summer heat kills by creative ability? Plus, my little studio doesn't have great airflow, which makes it more than uncomfortable to work in in the summer. But the heat appears to be breaking. I'm hoping it stays relatively cool for the rest … Continue reading Photo 101: White Balance
Photo 101: Shutter Speed
The third point on the Exposure Triangle is shutter speed. The camera's shutter speed is usually measured in fractions of seconds-- and tiny fractions, at that. Like aperture, shutter speed determines how much light can go to the sensor at a given point in time. Aperture does this by getting wider or narrower (like the … Continue reading Photo 101: Shutter Speed
Photo 101: ISO
ISO is a weird part of the Exposure Triangle. There isn't a physical component with it like there is with aperture (an opening at the back of the lens that opens and closes) or shutter speed (where a physical cover opens to reveal the sensor for a brief period of time). ISO describes how much … Continue reading Photo 101: ISO
Photo 101: Aperture
The basics of photography involve something called the Exposure Triangle. The exposure being your photograph, and the three points of the triangle being the following: shutter speed, ISO, and aperture. Shutter Speed is the amount of time that the camera's shutter is open and letting light hit the sensor. It is usually a fraction of … Continue reading Photo 101: Aperture
Photo 101: The Basics
Now that just about everyone has a camera in their pocket thanks to the prevalence of smartphones, we take more and more photographs than ever before. More than 100 million photos are uploaded to Instagram each day, and more than 350 million are uploaded to Facebook. Every. Single. Day. With so many people taking so … Continue reading Photo 101: The Basics
Sunday Sum-Up
Guys, it's hot. Why is it so hot? It's not even truly summer yet! Yes, I'm a little whiny right now, but all this heat makes it hard to sleep so I'm grouchy. It's supposed to be cooler this week, thankfully, so better nights of sleep are ahead! In the meantime, I did go out … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Photo 365
One of my 2017 resolutions was to complete a Photo 365, a photography challenge where you take one photograph every day for an entire year. It sounds easy enough. Thanks to smartphones, everyone has a camera with them at all times these days and we snap away, taking pictures of friends, cats, and food like … Continue reading Photo 365
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Review: Early Color
Early Color Saul Leiter, Martin Harrison Photography 156 pages Published 2008 From Goodreads: This is a reprint of the immensely successful Early Color (2008), which presented Saul Leiter's remarkable body of color work to the public for the first time in book form. Although Edward Steichen had exhibited some of Leiter's color photography at The Museum of … Continue reading Review: Early Color
