Friday, January 25, 2008

Assignment #1

This is what my next few posts should include.

1. Photograph some interesting scene (landscape/city) with lots of detail. Post 3-4 pictures noting the difference between shooting using the LCD screen or the viewfinder.

2. Take an original jpeg file named test. Do really minor editing and name it test 1, then close the file. Open test 1 and change the edited items back. Save and name test 2, then close the file. Repeat 8 times. Post the original photo and the tenth photo and state what was noticed at the end.

3. Optional: Using the same subject and composition, shoot:
1. the smallest and lowest quality
2. the largest jpeg size, same quality
3. the smallest jpeg size, finest quality
Post comments on what photo is what and list observations.

There, Ryan. Now you don't have to find my notes.

Saturday, January 19, 2008

A New Blog

Last night we had our first class from the master photographer Rebecca. I am hoping that I will better learn how to use my camera in this class to aid my quest for capturing the little moments I have with my family. Our lesson last night included an assignment to see the difference in qualities and sizes of our pictures, the difference of using the viewfinder vs. LCD screen, and the differences in file formats (jpeg vs tiff). Hopefully my next post will be one of those assignments. FYI: The photo behind my title is my sister Kaisa and her husband Billy. I got to take some pictures of them when they were engaged. It was really fun.