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December 08, 2004
Photography Briefing
Well there really hasnt been too much happening this week. I am heading up to see Josh late Friday night and going to finally see Heartwood and northern CA. Im leaving late Friday night and should arrive bright and early Saturday morning. Ill only get to spend Saturday there and then head back to SF Sunday morning but Im thinking it will be worth it.
So I looking forward to getting some free body work done. I get to be Josh's homework for swedish massage, and I am going to get some Polarity and Cranio-Sacral from another guy up there and then perhaps some reiki. I just hope theres enough time to see the mountain and spend quality time together. :-)
As for other stuff this week. Ive finally been organizing my pictures which has become a project in its own. Im hoping to get them posted on my webpage which Im also trying to redesign. All of that has definately been time consuming.
Ive also finally figured out how to use the manual settings on my camera. Although I dont really understand completely how to use them, I at least understand how aperture and shutter speed effects the focus, depth of field, and prevents blurred images. I understand how the light goes through the lens to expose, over expose, or under expose based on those settings.
Aperture - the lower settings allow more light to come in and allows foreground and backround to remain more focused. This occurs because theres more light coming in which over exposes the picture. The higher settings allow less light to come through, which makes the backround more blurred and the foreground or subject stands out more. I think of it like making a tiny hole and looking through it. If you look through a tiny hole, you can only really focus on whats in front of you. The edges seem blurred but when you open the hole more, you can see clearer whats around the object. Make sense?
Shutter - how long the shutter stays open. The lower settings allow the shutter to stay open longer allowing more light to enter the lens. This is used mainly when you have a tripod and have a still subject with perhaps lower lighting. The higher settings allow the shutter to open and close quicker which not only allows less light to get in (under exposed), but also allows to take better pictures of movement without blurring the picture. Make sense?
Both of these together as well as ISO which is the speed of the film (simulated in digital I believe), allow for better photography. The ISO is how sensitive the film is to light. So when combined with aperture and shutter speed, its how quickly the image will be processed and has plenty to do with the exposure.
So thats what I know and now to try and apply this knowledge (hoping I have a good understanding of it), and become more experienced with photographs.
As for everything else in my life, its all going smoothly. Meeting new people and enjoying life.
Till next time.
Posted by Des at December 8, 2004 07:43 PM
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