...but with every good plan there comes a curve...in this case it is not a learning curve. The reason I packed up my studio was so that we could turn that side of our house back into an income apartment, like it used to be...before it became my studio. We've decided to buy a house...and to make all the numbers work better in the future...one of the options was to get some income coming in. I'm probably repeating myself here, but to say I stretch myself in November and December is an understatement...and in addition to the usual caos of those months came lots of packing and remodeling. Hubby is doing most of the remodeling...I'm just doing a lot of packing. Just how much of my belongings gravitated to the other side of my house in 5+ years...?!
So, I'm happy to report that the light at the end of "this" remodel-packing phase is very visible. We have a tenant all set to move in February 1st, and we will now begin the next phase of the curve which includes house hunting for a home and a studio space. So where does that leave me with my new laptop and cutting edge photography software and personal learning curve? Right here...at the kitchen table...for the time being anyways.
Now, to update you on what we covered in Digital Photography 101 during class 2.
We reviewed the exposure triangle. We learned about some composition "rules" when photographing landscapes, and we learned about white balance. I've copied and pasted some links on these topics from one of my favorite sites, Digital Photography School. Here are two of the links, and a paragraph that I copied and pasted from the email I sent my students.
In addition, if you do get an opportunity to go and
shoot outside in the snow on Tuesday, keep in mind that all of the white will
fool with your settings! You may want to try taking some photos on auto, on
aperture, and then on manual...because aperture is "semi-auto" the camera still
picks the shutter for you...and your camera will be fooled by all of the snow
and all of the light. Try it if you get a chance, and we can talk about it on
Thursday.
Also, here is another DPS link, this one is about
adjusting your white balance when photographing in the snow.
Learning when and how to adjust your white balance will change the way your photos look. Here are a couple of samples. Let me add, that your camera may give you many different options for fluorescent lighting...all of which may seem like a different language. It's OK to play with these and pick what you like best. In my first photo, I had my camera set to fluorescent #4. I think it was still quite "blue" so I played with it a bit on my computer to "warm" it up. Same with the last photo...taken on an "auto" white balance...still kinda "blue"...the snow photo at the beginning of this post is edited.
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