top right drawer
by Kay
Some of what I have learned about photography:
- Light is tricky. I think I have enough but when I look at photos later on the computer, they can still seem dull.
- My lens works better when not at full zoom. When the lens is way out there, photos are not crisp.
- Some of the best photos with this lens are shot at f 8.0 or so, rather than at the extreme stops. I don’t know why. Could be user error.
- My time as a photographer: 30% reading how-to blogs, watching instructional videos online, and reading the manual; 30% arranging stuff and lights; 30% messing with photos in Lightroom; 2% taking photos; and 8% making Tom come look at the photos I’ve taken. He’s wonderful. He always finds something nice to say.
Here’s stuff in the top right drawer of my daughters’ dresser:
Very nice. If I could fit in another hobby, I think photography would be a great choice. At work, we have a photographer on staff. I think she has the best job in the company.
I’m at a point in my photography that I can’t even call it photography. I just take pictures. I’ve been to one class and I’m taking a second class in March. Learning is hard work.
How long have you been interested in photography? I don’t seem to have the patience for it, but I enjoy your photos. – Maureen
My wonderful family gave me a camera for my birthday last October. I love taking photos but find that I like the post-production work in Lightroom quite a bit, too. Thank you for reading my blog. I’m humbled.
Love seeing the handwritten letters… sort of lost art these days. There is just something about reading a note in a person’s own hand that makes more of statement and harkens back to another time. The act of writing a note/ letter by hand seems to breathe life to the words on the paper.
Ah, yes. Letters. Not emails, not texts, not voicemails. Letters. I remember those.
I was on a photography course (3.5 days) last year during my holiday and I learned that most lenses (especially cheaper, non-professional ones) function best at f8.0. So my instructor said to start with your lens on f8.0 and adjust it if you want or need to for the look you are seeking. I have two cheap lenses (18-55 mm kit lens and f1.8 50 mm) and one pro one (100 mm macro) and the pro one is a hugely different story. But it was really expensive. Anthony (my husband) bought it and I’m glad I didn’t find out how much it was worth until almost a year later – about $1000. What possessed him to buy it???? But it takes amazing photos!!