Photography

Ok, let’s visit manual mode again… I put together a little chart to help those of you just venturing out. It’s a basic guideline for where to start with ISO, aperture, and shutter speed in different lighting. And a helpful companion to the video tutorial I shared a few months ago: AVery Beginner’s Guide to [...]

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I’ll be honest with you guys (as I always am, of course) ;) … Until a couple of hours ago, I had no idea what photography tips I could share today. Then… I opened instagram and saw a wonderful lesson unfold right before my eyes. One after another, lovely sunset photos appeared in my timeline. [...]

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Panning (Photography Wednesday)

by SomeGirl on January 25, 2012 · 1 comment

Here’s something to try with a point and shoot or DSLR… Fix your eye, through your viewfinder or display, on a moving object. Follow the object through your camera, moving to match the subject’s speed. As soon as the object is in front of you, click the shutter release button. If you’re shooting with a [...]

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Well, I told you last week that after reading today’s post you would “never shoot in auto again!” What I ought to have said is that you’ll never shoot in auto again (on a bright, sunny day). As I took 3 tries to get all of the information in one video post, I realized there’s [...]

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Shoot, Shoot, Shoot!

by SomeGirl on January 3, 2012 · 3 comments

Happy New Year, my sweet friends! I hope Santa was good to you and brought some fun things to play with… I’m so happy to report my sweet husband gave me a new 50mm lens to replace the one I broke a few posts ago (thank you, Honey!!). I’m sure you’ll see and hear much [...]

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A Christmas Greeting

by SomeGirl on December 20, 2011 · 9 comments

  Merry Christmas to your family from ours! Love, ♥ Michelle (aka SomeGirl)   ~ Photography tutorials will pick up again in 2 weeks ~ ~ Thought-Provoking Thursdays will continue as normal ~

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