Story telling aperture - ISO 200, Aperture f/16, shutter speed 1/30
I feel like most of my pictures are hazy, not really blurry, but not super crisp and vibrant. I'm assuming it has more to do with the quality of my camera and lens than anything else but if you have any tips for getting vibrant, crisp pictures I would love to here it.
Who cares aperture - ISO 100, Aperture f/8, shutter speed 1/100
Subject was directly against background and didn't need to be pulled away from it, so I used the mid range f stop value.
ISO 100, Aperture f/2.5, shutter speed 1/100-standing closer to subject
Both pictures directly above are ISO 100, aperture f/2.5, shutter speed 1/400
I was using singular theme but focusing on 2 different parts of the image.
Bonus Technical Exercise
Story telling - ISO 400, Aperture f/18, Shutter speed 1/25 (A little blurry all around because I had to bring the shutter speed all the way down. I should have bumped up the ISO a little more instead, is that what you would have done?)
Who Cares - ISO 200, Aperture f/8, Shutter speed 1/60
Singular theme - ISO 100, Apterture f/3.5, Shutter speed 1/125
Other bonus images
Trying out the sunburst that Brooke talked about...pretty fun! Are the two spots in the picture because my lens might have been dirty or does the lens just reflect in situations like this in general?
And just another singular theme aperture I took advantage of while visiting my grandparent's gravesite on memorial day.
Mindi! You can some great images this week! I love your sunburst! Isn't it fun?!?!?! the spots that you see is lens glare--which would be expected since you are aiming the lens directly at the sun. However, when you take the aperture up super high to something like f16 or f22, you'll notice dust spots on your lens as well. Why? Because it sharpens everything up! There are lenses that I shoot with that are dirty and I never know it because I'm usually shooting at something like f2.8 and then I'll take an image like this at f16 or higher and suddenly see all my dust spots. I guess it should be a good reminder for me to get the lens cleaned. I just photoshop them out! Ooops!
ReplyDeleteAs for feeling like you have hazy images, that can be lens and camera quality like you mention, but it can also be lighting or having a slower shutter speed. If our shutter speed is coming up to be under 1/100 of a second and we're handholding sometimes we're just not steady enough to keep it still for a sharp focus. If you still feel like your images are hazy at faster shutter speeds and in different light--basically it's a constant issue, then it likely is more gear related.
I love that you did the bonus exercise! Isn't it fun to see that you can take the exact same image with a "correct exposure" at many different apertures, but sometimes there is a "creatively correct exposure" that is simply the best choice because of the depth of field that it provides according to your vision. I love being in control of all those details!
You also demonstrated so well what happens simply by moving your focus point around, and not even changing aperture! That's one of the greatest little tips ever to be able to manually choose your focal plane!
You're doing fabulous work, my friend! Great demonstration of your understanding of all the concepts! I can't wait to see what you have next week!