tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79772833799908699542024-02-20T09:22:14.273-08:00M2 PhotographyTheMasonBunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935949747089537925noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977283379990869954.post-23086547030894340342013-10-29T11:43:00.002-07:002013-10-29T11:47:27.946-07:00Cropping and Composition Bracketing adds drama by 1-2-3 stops on the meter. To either add or take away exposure. <br />
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On Manual, you can decide what is most important to you by making your settings on either f/stop or shutter then adjust bracketing to center. Add drama by clicking +/- a stop or two.<br />
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Side Lighting might slim some people, but not in harsh lighting. <br />
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Reflective lighting can be either silver that will cast a little harsh light or white soft board to make the lighting more soft. As seasons change the light changes color. Fall has a harsh lighting because the sun is small. You may need flash or a reflector. The best time of year for perfect lighting is the month between June - September. Use reflector during the Fall and Winter months. Early Spring and Early Winter are very harsh and difficult. Digital cameras love soft shade. </div>
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Composition is the art of essences - what moves you. Simple is the best. Most have one main subject. Set it up and before you take the picture, step up and take something you don't need. Don't make it look busy. <br />
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For a group of people try to get people to wear solid outfits based on the time of season too. If the outfits are busy then it will make the picture too busy; thus, distracting. Get closer to the subject and cut out a lot of the background (busy) and focus on the main subject. <br />
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If the subject is taller than wider, go vertical. If the subject is wider than taller, go horizontal.<br />
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Whatever your going to take, make it simple. The more simple, the more impact. <br />
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Getting the subject out of center. Be careful with your focusing. Have the subject facing towards the open area. Make some room. An exception would be, if you have something to fill in the void. Use those lines. Diagonal lines are especially dynamics. Make lines interesting because the eyes will follow. Use trees, streams, building structures, roads, paths, etc.<br />
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<u>Perspective</u><br />
High and low. You don't want everything at a high or low angle. Mix it up. Short people, take photos either dropped down onto the person or low aiming up will make the person appear tall. Heavy people, shoot from high looking down, makes them slim. Don't do this all the time, just every now and then. <br />
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Will add to your picture. Shoot through something like leaves to the subject. Pick a few to do this, not all of them. <br />
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Take about 30 pictures using everything I've learned to use.<br />
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<li>Aperture</li>
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<li>Back lighting</li>
<li>Side lighting</li>
<li>Reflective lighting</li>
<li>Silhouette</li>
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<br />TheMasonBunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935949747089537925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977283379990869954.post-47853326112566549562013-10-27T19:14:00.002-07:002013-10-27T19:21:36.784-07:00Types of Lighting There are 5 types of lighting:<br />
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All light is good. Every light has a quality. The smaller the light source, the hard it appears. </div>
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Soft and diffused light - The larger the light source, the softer the light appears. Including less contrast, which is good for babies and older people. The morning gives you contrast and shadows. The evening will be softer. Light always comes at a direction because every light has the quality and direction, it will have contrast. </div>
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Contrast is harsh light or even all over the photo. It will show up all wrinkles and skin damage. Not good for older people. </div>
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Best time to take photographs based on the best quality lighting is summer time because it is closest to the earth. Autumn and winter times are the most harsh lightings. In the afternoon the sun will be small or small light source and farthest from the earth. You will see more shadows and the color is different, harsh and golden. </div>
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If you take photos in the Autumn. The best lighting is early in the morning or late afternoon preferably in the shade. Direct sunlight will cast a harsh light source, especially in the afternoon. It's best to use the light source by having your subjects 5 steps into the tree line, in front of the sun. This way, you will have enough light and they won't have sun grins or harsh lighting interfering with the photo. You can also turn the subject from side to side, but turn the face towards the light. </div>
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For the best evening shots, in the summer start at 6PM. As days get shorter, fall back because light gets more harsh. </div>
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Side lighting has shadows on one side, which creates modeling (shape) and detail. Works well for building or object not people, except for young people because the lighting will be harsh. It is the most harsh in the late afternoon. It brings out the roundness and depth. </div>
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Watch for the triangle lighting on the face. Using side light but turn face just enough light to make a triangle on the side where the shadow side. It will model the cheeks and chin. </div>
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You can make photos during overcast or rain clouds up to a point, right before the bottom falls out. The clouds take the harshness and light is soft and easy. </div>
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Use a little of it, but not a lot of light. Back light will make a halo around the subject, but have something to reflect the light on the face (reflector, sidewalk, etc.) When you are facing the sun, move over just a hair or you can place hand just over the lens or you will have a glare. </div>
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Remember the meter read will reflect light, it will read the light in the back as well. Give equal background lighting to your subject. That is because if your subject were in the shade, but your background is bright, your subject will be dark or black (silhouette). </div>
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Moods of the lighting that it sets - Dusk is dark enough for street lights, but before the sky is black. </div>
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Low lighting in contrast - muted shadows, but good details. </div>
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Direct sun in a large area. </div>
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Contrast - shadows are soft. Subject needs to be in the shade. If the subject is in the direct light it would make their faces look too harsh. You can have the subject in the harsh light, but don't let them look at the camera because the harsh light would look terrible on their face. Bright light is great with children because you want the shutter speed to be fast for a child that is busy. </div>
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For family portrait - it is best in the evening. You must have a large light source and a big enough tree line in order to fit everyone. If you have a family reunion photo, where you have too many people to fit in the shade, it might be best to have all of them in the direct sunlight. Make sure to have them close their eyes until you are about to take the picture. </div>
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Reflective lighting is back lighting with a reflective object in the front of the subject. The reflective object can be something white, a cardboard that is white or wrapped in tin foil, rocks, grass, concrete, water, etc. It is best to get close to white objects so it will help make a soft and beautiful light source. <br />
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Subject will be completely defined by shape alone. You must have light on one side only. When all the light is on one side of the earth. You will have 2-3 minutes to do this. Use the manual and adjust the exposure +/- (1-2-3 stops) could help create silhouette. </div>
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<b><u>Flash or Artificial Lighting </u></b></div>
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It eliminates harsh shadows or dark lighting. Might be used especially with family and the background is lighter than the subject. Flash will over expose, if your too close or flash is bigger than the light source (5-6 ft). Button on the side of the camera will force the flash, if you are using Manual, Shutter, Aperture or Program. </div>
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Key Point Notes to remember: </div>
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<li>Shade in late afternoon - ISO 400 and up (start) for portraits and group photo</li>
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TheMasonBunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935949747089537925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977283379990869954.post-43556644262636259352013-09-28T18:38:00.004-07:002013-09-28T18:38:55.560-07:00Manual ModeThis past week, we reviewed all the different settings and modes before finally covering Manual. I completely understand why she selected manual settings to go over last because it is the hardest. She uses manual only, but for someone who has depended on the other settings most of the time. It can be challenging. It can be done, but takes a lot of patience. <br />
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Once you select the desired shutter speed and aperture, you depend on your light meter to tell you if you have the right amount light. She even showed us the +/- icon to adjust your exposure to accomplish your art. If adjusting the shutter, aperture and exposure doesn't work, be sure to look at the ISO setting. Remember to use all the ISO you need and no more because it will affect your pixels. <br />
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Knowing that manual will be a challenge, I've been practicing this weekend. To be honest, I did end up with some dark photos. I would have to take it again and practice getting the lighting just right. Especially in a house like mine because I don't have enough lighting in order to take photo inside the house. The manual does work great with moving lighted objects. <br />
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This week's homework was a questionnaire that my instructor handed out to the class. Once we answered the questions, she requested that we take pictures of our answers. No pressure! On top of our 5 questions, we have to hand in 5 additional photos. Just random photos, nothing special. Below is the answers to my questions and my 5 additional photos. Enjoy!<br />
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<b>1. If you could have any kind of "life's work", what would it be?</b></div>
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I would like to travel around the world and taking photographs of different cultures, landscapes and God's beauty.<br />
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<b>2. If you could live "anywhere" . . . where would you go?</b><br />
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I would live on a golf course<br />
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<b>3. If you could take up a hobby, what would you do?</b><br />
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I would take up sewing. I use to know how to sew, but it's been since high school. Right now, I'm doing it the old fashion way . . . by hand. </div>
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<b>4. If you could "own" one thing of enormous wealth what would it be?</b></div>
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I would like to own gems </div>
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<b>5. Name one thing that you are proud to leave behind.</b></div>
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I've been slowly decorating for autumn. The first two photographs, I took manually. I so proud of myself. I have to confess that it took probably 2-4 photos before I found the best lighting. LOL!</div>
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In this picture, I have a working witch's cauldron. Actually it's lights shining on wind blowing on white material. LOL! I love the lighting. Now that Halloween is quickly approaching, I will be taking a lot more evening photos. I love the lights.</div>
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Beautiful autumn flowers</div>
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TheMasonBunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935949747089537925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977283379990869954.post-68328824617787782362013-09-19T17:12:00.001-07:002013-09-19T17:12:52.561-07:00Written Word This week, we finished going over shutter speeds and aperture settings. The light meter decides what number (shutter speed and aperture) is needed to take the picture. If you hear the beeping, it is your light meter adjusting based on the amount of light reflected back. <br />
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<b><u>ISO (International Standard Organization)</u></b> controls the speed of the light, the higher the number the more sensitive. The lower the number, the less sensitive. Set ISO high for low light situations. High ISO used for dark (weddings or dark outside). Low ISO used for beach scenes at noon because there is too much light. The higher the ISO number, the more grain will show especially in dark. Take all the ISO you need, but not one stop more (between 200-400 normally). The less ISO, the less grain in your photos. <br />
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<u>Landscape</u> - When doing a scene camera will not blur - it will be sharp. Will set high F/stop and shutter speed. </div>
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Next week, we are suppose to work with manual. Theresa said from next week and on out, our classes will be a little more challenging. </div>
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TheMasonBunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935949747089537925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977283379990869954.post-91214597518109421782013-09-14T12:10:00.000-07:002013-09-14T12:10:01.768-07:00Life In Motion This week, we went over shutter speeds and aperture settings. I am loving my classes and learning so much. I am anticipating new techniques Ms. Theresa will reveal to us the next class session. <br />
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To Remember: the higher the shutter speed setting, the subject will be stopped. The lower the setting, more the subject is in motion and the photo will be blurred. You must decide what you want to show the audience before you even press the button. Do you want the action in motion or stopped? <br />
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The lower the aperture setting, the fore/background will be blurred. The higher the setting, the sharper the fore/background. <br />
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Shutter speed and aperture work together to give you the best photo. If your aperture setting is low, you must need a high set shutter speed. The aperture hole will be small thus, allowing less light. If you force the shutter speed too low, you might end up with a very dark photo and vice versa. I've noticed with my Nikon D70, if I want a low shutter speed the aperture or F/stop will show Lo/Hi instead of the number. This tells me there is either too much light pouring in or not enough. Listen to your camera! I deliberately took some pictures that the aperture was too low or too high and sure enough the picture was either over exposed or under. I love my camera and I know it is wanting to help make the best picture as possible, but like Ms. Theresa said, it can want to help you out a little too much and that is why we don't want to go around the world taking pictures with the automatic button set. LOL! <br />
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I am an artist! If you see me with my camera and tripod in hand, be at ease that I'm working on my art. :) <br />
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It's hard taking a picture of a bumble bee! It took me a long time and loads of patience to capture this bee buzzing from flower to flower. Bees just won't stay on a flower long enough to get all of your settings and focus ready. The bee was just moving from this flower to another, when I took the picture. You'll notice that the flower has a slight blur and that's because the big bee moved it. </div>
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I actually took this picture looking up. I love how the beautiful blue Alabama sky was in the background, giving this shot lots of vibrant color. </div>
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This picture was actually an accident. I was trying to catch a bumble bee buzzing around the flowers. I didn't get the bee in the shot because he flew off so fast, but I love the warm sun's light reflecting off of this flower. </div>
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This is an aperture or F/stop photo that I took of these beautiful flowers. Notice the blur in the background. Just beautiful! </div>
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Pathway under an arbor into the park's wildflower garden</div>
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Cheerful light green baby fern springing up in the forest along the garden pathway. I wanted to show you the vibrant green color by using the white balance. So pretty!</div>
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I love how this picture came out. Again, I used white balance setting in order to bring these flowers to life.</div>
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I spotted this brilliant red flower in the forest by a creek bank.</div>
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Reminds me that Autumn is right around the corner</div>
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Butterfly flitting around enjoying a cool autumn day</div>
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Took advantage of a slight wind, moving this grass. Notice the slight blur, the plumes look more like feathers. Allowing more light. It was hard to capture the movement in this picture because it was so bright outside, I couldn't set my speed too low. </div>
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Shutter speed is a little faster than the photo above. Notice this picture is a little sharper than above. </div>
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An example of pushing your aperture settings when making your shutter speed real slow. Shutter speed at 20 and F/25, allowing too much light and causing over exposed photo. </div>
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Shutter speed isn't set on 30 because it would cause too much light, but it's just enough light and still have the slight blur of motion. I think this turned out good. </div>
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These two pictures would have to be one of my favorite motion pictures. On the left: night time lite church. I used the long exposure setting for this picture. I love the sparkle from the street lights. On the right: city scape of my downtown. I think it turned out very good because you see the movement from the cars, coming and going. The street lights and signs are still. A couple street lights even have a little sparkle. </div>
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Fair grounds - the ferris wheel was going entirely too slow and where I was taking this picture required a lot of patience from other drivers. Yikes! I felt like I couldn't make my exposure too long. </div>
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The above two pictures taken at a long exposure and turned out great. Shutter speeds are awesome! </div>
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My past class meeting, my instructor really liked my fountain photo. She challenged me to go back and take two separate photos to see the difference. It really does give you an entirely different picture. On the left: I slowed the shutter speed and you can see the continuous flow of water, but notice the lighting and the sharp background. Whereas the right, the water is slow motion. The photo is darker because less light is allowed in the camera and the aperture is blurred in the background. </div>
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<br />TheMasonBunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935949747089537925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977283379990869954.post-56586129902236924592013-09-04T19:41:00.002-07:002013-09-04T19:41:55.966-07:00My First Digital Photography Class This week, I started my new adventure. I finally took that large step, a leap of faith if you will. I've been wanting to follow my heart and passion for the art of photography. My goal is to take four classes and be able to finish in a year. Right now, I'm taking Introduction to Digital Photography. Next Trimester is Advanced Photography. Spring offers the Adobe Photoshop Elements classes, which is where the creativity comes into play. I think I'm going to love my instructor, I guess I had better because we will be seeing each other for a whole year. After class, Ms. Theresa and I got to talking about shadowing and lighting. She feels just from talking to me about my issues that a lot of my problems are going to be with lighting. This is something that can easily be fixed. I have to find out where I am and what my goals need to be by the end of these 6 weeks. <br />
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This week, we skimmed over the history of photography. Ms. Theresa told us that the first hour will be the lecture time and the second hour will be critique session. During our critique session, we all broke up into small groups and looked over the photographs that our instructor passed out. She gave us 6 photographs and we had one person to write down words that describe "what we feel" about each one. Then, we had to describe why we felt that way. Is it because of the lighting, shutter speed or both that moved me? Our instructor would not bat an eye pointing you out and asking you "what moved you?" in a picture. She wants us to look deep and hard at the creativity, which does include the lighting and shutter speed. <br />
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Today, when I took a few pictures I wanted to focus on the lighting issue. How lighting can affect the emotion of a photograph. I took pictures of the same building at the same time of day, but at different angles in order to see the various lighting can affect the picture. Very interesting, how the angle of the sun can make a subject different. All the photos were taken in the early morning light (8AM). <br />
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Above left: direct sunlight at the backside of the church; right: front of the church with the sun shining from the right side, causing a silhouette. I actually appreciate the right photograph more than the left because it focuses on the crosses, which is exactly what I wanted to show. I also love the puffy clouds in the background. It's a sense of God's glorious peace within. The left reflects the golden crosses, but your eyes also wander over the entire building and not just the crosses. <br />
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I would like to achieve an evening sunset silhouette. <br />
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Above left: is the right side of the church, in direct sunlight; right: is the left side of the church, with the sun shining from the right. I actually appreciate the right photograph better because it gives emotion. A sense of tranquility and warmth, where the left picture doesn't give that emotion. I think it is because of the lighting, which includes a little casting of shadows. <br />
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Above left: beautiful red knock-out roses in direct morning sunlight; right: my action shutter speed of a water fountain at a local park. I love this picture because of the movement. The emotion I feel is refreshing, delicate and tranquil on a hot summer day. <br />
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Next week, we will go over shutter speed, aperture and F-spot. I've been using my camera manually for over two years, so I've had a chance to play with all the shutter speeds. I have a Nikon, which is very different from Canon. A lot of the settings are automatic like the F-spots. Today, I went over using the modes (P, S, A, and M). I never use these shutter speeds because it's not what I'm looking for in a photograph. I also messed a little with ISO settings, which controls the shutter speed. It just takes a lot of patience and practice, practice, practice.<br />
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Hopefully with time, I will achieve these goals. Thank you for reading and viewing my photos. More to come at another time. TheMasonBunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935949747089537925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977283379990869954.post-29740849286884610532013-09-04T17:54:00.001-07:002013-09-04T17:54:06.492-07:00At The BayouFamily Photos at The Bayou in Monroe, LA<br />
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TheMasonBunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935949747089537925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977283379990869954.post-34158760906697769742013-08-15T19:29:00.004-07:002013-08-15T19:29:44.467-07:00Back to School 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
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TheMasonBunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935949747089537925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977283379990869954.post-32538702006626561742013-02-12T08:47:00.000-08:002013-02-12T08:53:42.344-08:00Rainy Winter months - Waterfall 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
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We've had a very rainy Winter. I needed to do a little practice work and thought of the Lakeshore Waterfall. Playing around on the Adobe Elements 10, I created the Lomo Camera Effect. I felt it added drama to the photo. </div>
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A different angle of the waterfall. I really liked how the tree in the center drapes over. It was my focus. I felt like it brought character to the photo. I also edited the photo in Adobe Elements 10, doing the Lomo Camera Effects as well. </div>
TheMasonBunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935949747089537925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977283379990869954.post-26383146163019303532012-07-21T19:48:00.000-07:002012-07-21T19:48:26.658-07:00Katie's 7 Year Old Photos<div style="text-align: center;">
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</div>TheMasonBunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935949747089537925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977283379990869954.post-26489761695812591972012-05-12T19:16:00.000-07:002012-05-12T19:43:53.885-07:00Chase & Leslie's Wedding 2012<div style="text-align: center;">
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There were 2 hired photographers present for the wedding, so I didn't want to get in their way. I took shots when I saw a moment that I knew the other photographers were not going for.
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I love this! My daughter was the flower girl.</div>
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Beautiful Bride</div>
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Bridal Bouquet & Engagement ring</div>
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Mother of the Bride</div>
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Grandmother of the Bride</div>
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Flower girl</div>
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My children </div>
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Proud Parents of the Bride</div>
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Bridesmaids</div>
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Groomsmen</div>
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Daddy bringing his little girl to join hands with her new husband and life. There was not a dry eye in the church. </div>
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The Kiss</div>
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Vows</div>
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First Dance</div>
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Wedding Cake
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Grooms Table</div>
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Couple says Goodbye - tossing the bouquet and garter</div>
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<a href="http://s228.photobucket.com/albums/ee164/miryamason/Chase%20and%20Leslie%202012/?action=view&current=DSC_0143.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="400" src="http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee164/miryamason/Chase%20and%20Leslie%202012/DSC_0143.jpg" width="265" /></a></div>TheMasonBunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11935949747089537925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977283379990869954.post-71990087287568861942012-04-21T20:48:00.000-07:002012-04-21T21:47:34.147-07:00Train Excursion 2012<a href="http://s228.photobucket.com/albums/ee164/miryamason/NA%20RR%20Museum%202012/?action=view&current=DSC_0535-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="DSC_0535" border="0" height="400" src="http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee164/miryamason/NA%20RR%20Museum%202012/DSC_0535-1.jpg" width="265" /></a>
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Our family visited the North Alabama Railroad Museum this weekend. My husband requested that I photograph our children on the railroad tracks. As most photographers know, you have to be ahead of the game in order to capture that perfect moment. After a few takes because my children wanted to run everywhere, I think I captured it. <br />
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Mercury & Chase Railroad Museum - "Push-Pull" Train Excursions<br />
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