Thursday, August 29, 2013

{Theme Thursday} Shadow

We went to a local park for a picture day.  I'm still working on my camera settings, so I had some washed out photos with shadow:


Some, I took IN the shadow:


But, I REALLY wanted to play with actual shadows, so Wednesday, I tried to get Little Bean to go outside and do some photos:


A cloudy 98 degrees makes for a hot, crabby, unsuccessful 5 minutes outside.

So, we broke out the flashlight and played with shadows in the bathroom.

Here's Sweet Pea's best shot:

ISO 125, shutter speed 1/125
I couldn't get her to stay still very long, and I need to work more on my f-stops (this one was at 2.8), so she was a little blurry.

So, here's my best shot for this week's challenge:

I couldn't crop out her face, because it was hilarious!
I used the same settings, and it was a clearer shot because my model was willing to stay still.  Looking forward to more challenges to play and learn!

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9 comments:

  1. JoyAugust 29, 2013 at 12:47 PM

    Love all the different settings you played with 'shadows'!

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    1. AnneryAugust 30, 2013 at 10:44 AM

      Thanks - my favorite is the under the tree shot :)

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  2. Rebekah EsAugust 29, 2013 at 1:10 PM

    So fun to experiment and figure new things out with the camera! As soon as I was getting good, my camera broke!

    Anyway, I love the pacey shot!

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  3. LauraAugust 29, 2013 at 4:56 PM

    I love the last photo! On the one before, just bump your ISO a bit higher and that should help, too. Have fun!

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    1. AnneryAugust 30, 2013 at 10:42 AM

      Thanks! The original thought was to just photograph my 8 y/o and I was hoping the lower ISO would allow for a better resolution, but my oldest insisted the baby be included too :) Just gotta keep experimenting!

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  4. AnonymousAugust 29, 2013 at 5:33 PM

    Experimenting with the camera is so much fun! (Except maybe in 98 degree humidity. Ew.) Fun set of photos. :-)

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    1. AnneryAugust 30, 2013 at 10:43 AM

      Yeah, it wasn't the day for outdoor photography! But I need to work on my indoor settings anway :)

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  5. Micaela DarrAugust 31, 2013 at 1:52 AM

    I have trouble with indoor shots, too. Those bathroom shots are fun, though!

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