Friday, 1 October 2010

First Day Out With The Camera

I went out yesterday over some local public footpaths in the countryside.  I just wanted to get a better understanding of the settings and try out a few of the techniques taught in class.

I was shooting in fully manual and needless to say, found it quite difficult.  The main areas I struggled with were exposure and the images could do with being a lot sharper.  Although I didn't really get any shots I was totally happy with, it was a good chance to learn more and have some practice.

Like a bit of a dumb dumb I uploaded the images without noting down the settings used, I wont make that mistake again :)

Here are my favourites...


I'm quite pleased with this shot as it came out almost how i'd planned.  A narrower depth of field has kept the subject in focus and blurred the background.  I would have liked the image to have been brighter, it was a sunny day and its came out quite dull in colour.




I used the wooden beams on the bridge and quite a low vantage point to draw the viewer into the picture.  Again with this shot something is not right with the colour.  You don't get the feel of the nice sunny day that I was going for.

Anyways, it's all a learning curve.  Hopefully they'll turn out better next time.
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  1. marie10 October 2010 at 03:53

    Hey Ian,

    For a first time out with your camera you should be very pleased with yourself.
    The best time to shoot is in morning light or afternoon light, bright sunlight can be hard to work with. If you have to work in bright sunlight you can try experimenting with your flash or use a reflector. I will be doing a session on filters at some point which could help.
    Your critically evaluating your work which is great, but dont be too hard on yourself : ) you have two really lovely images showing your understanding of DOF and composition, the only way is up! I know your working on the tasks and initial ideas, if you could get them on here as soon as that would be splendid, great work.

    Some photographers that photograph "generations"

    Nicholas Nixon: The Brown SistersSince 1975, Nicholas Nixon has photographed his wife and her three sisters producing a single photograph each year featuring the sisters in the same order, youngest to oldest from left to right, at various locations.

    Clarisse d'Arcimoles: Clarisse looks at her family albums and re-examines familiar scenes.

    http://www.discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2009/3/27/faces-of-a-generation/

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