Friday, October 31, 2008

Halloween



So its the time of year where little goblins and ghouls are running around town hyped up on treats.
Let's try and capture the spirit of Halloween. This can be done in many ways. Think outside the box about what Halloween means to you or to the people around you. The challenge is for this weekend. Try and post results by Wednesday November 5th.

Happy Halloween!! ohhh hahaha

~Alexi~

Overexposed or Underexposed pictures corrected!



Using Photo Shop you can fix your picture SO easily! I love it!! (Especially because I'm still trying to figure out all these different features on my camera!)


1st duplicate the background then switch the blend mode on the dublicated layer to screen then adjust opacity until its how you want it and you're done.

For overexposed pics instead of switching the blend mode to screen you switch the blend mode to multiply.

If after doing 1 additional layer its still over or under exposed you can add more layers until its the look you want.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

In my Son's eyes (challenge!)

For this, get down on a child's level, or an ant's level and take some photos. Yes, that means laying on the ground! Just get on a level that would be different than what you are used to. It could be getting on your dogs level, your kids level, an ants level. Just try it! What do you have to lose?

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Macro

Macro shots are shot/pictures that are taken really tight to the object! :-) So that you can see various aspects that you might not normally see. Most camera have a macro function even simple point and shoot camera do. Basically it looks like a flower so you turn your dial or you click and switch your camera to the flower and just have fun! Here are some of my pictures!

Monday, October 27, 2008

Challenge: Catching the Light

So I've found a website and also a message board that is helping me learn about photography and how to better myself at it!


This one lady put out a challenge to catch the light. So I figure I would look through my pictures and try to do just that. :-)


Catching the light basically means that you want the light to catch them so that it gives the subject that you are taking a picture of life and sparkle. It's light that shines on your subjects face and eyes that reflect the eyes and give them amazing detail & color. It's what happens when you just look at the one picture and are amazed that you were able to capture that special spark which makes you want to take that picture of your subject over and over again.


The key to getting catch light is to make sure your subject is facing and open light source that is not directly hitting their face. So in your house have your subject sit or stand by an open window, facing the open window but not in the actual light. Same goes for outside. Make sure your subject is in the shade but have them facing the sun. ~ By Crystal(Thanks for the explanation)


Here are a couple of examples:


In this picture I was able to capture the light and have no problems getting Little N's eyes to pop and sparkle.



In this other picture I wasn't able to capture the light so I didn't like the pictures quite as much because I didn't feel like I caught his curiousity.