Thursday, February 10, 2011

BLOG POST #2

What is Aperture? An opening that limits the quantity of light that can enter a camera. In this way, a photographer can control depth of field easily and create images with selective focus. Used when you have a distracting or unattractive background that you want to keep out of focus, or just want to have more creative options in your images.





What is shutter speed? Fast shutter speeds are ideal for capturing sharp images of sports and other high action events. Slow shutter speeds can be set to get a blur in images, such as moving water or car taillights at night. Using shutter-priority will allow good exposure for your photos.






How do you shoot in each mode on your camera? Aperture-priority is an automated exposure mode that will allow you to set the aperture. Then camera will then set the appropriate shutter speed based on the amount of light. Shutter-priority is an automated exposure mode that will allow you to set the shutter speed. Then the camera will then set the appropriate aperture based on the amount of light.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

   This photo appeals to me because I love the colors of the fireworks. It reminds me of Disney World (it could be Disney but I’m not sure). I located this photo at flickr. I would like to recreate this effect because I’m going to Disney for senior trip and this would be cool pictures too take.
This photo appeals to me because I love balloons. I love the colors of the balloons although I do not like the red tint to the background. I love the effect balloons add to a picture. I located this photo at Google.  I would like to recreate this effect because my birthday is this weekend and there will be balloons. And the picture looks simple and elegant.
    This photo appeals to me because I have a 5-month-old puppy. He is a chocolate lab and we take pictures of him all the time. I like the angle of the picture because it captures the puppy face. I like that you can really see the dog’s eye color. I located this photo at www.flickr.com. I would like to recreate this effect because I have a puppy at home that I love to take pictures of.