So since this is my blog, I get to do whatever I want, including showcasing some of my pictures. Let me tell you why I want to do this.
1. What's the use of taking pictures if nobody is going to see them. 2. Some of my pictures are really cool.
3. I really don't know what I'm doing and could use some constructive criticism to do better. Por ejemplo, I don't know what an f-stop is or how to do whatever you are supposed to do with aperture. I am also not good at finding good light.
So there you go. I am starting with a couple of the most recent taken at Chan Chan, the largest adobe city in the world, except that most of it is still burried under sand. But the carvings were really cool. We visited the site in March when our group from our home church in Bryan/College Station, Westminster PCA/Texas A&M RUF, came with the RUF group from Baylor and some friends from RUF Tulsa. I really like black and white to add drama to landscapes and architecture. I also love photos of people in black and white. So, enjoy and give me some feedback, especially if you know what an f-stop is and how it would help me.
4 comments:
It's funny, when I read "f-stop" I immediately thought of the Jack Johnson song F-Stop Blues. I guess he's a photographer as well.
But in an effort to help you out (and also to give a shameless plug for MY blog), I did a little googling and found this:
http://www.paragon-press.com/lens/lenchart.htm
If you can make heads or tails of it, then I salute you.
I love your photography Heather....it is part of you for sure! Of course, I am quite biased when it comes to you my friend :) Your photographs capture beauty and life, so no matter lighting and whatever an f-stop is...keep up what you're doing!
Love you much!
Holly
Heather,
Have NO clue what an F-stop is, but just wanted to drop you a line and say, "HI!!!!"
We miss you guys!
Kierstyn
Okay, here goes nothing. The lens is equipped with a diaphragm (called an aperture) that has a certain diameter & consequently is designed to allow a specific amount of light through to the film. So the higher the film speed (ISO 100, ISO 200,etc., the less exposure(time), is needed to the film.
F/stop is simply the size of a camera's apeture at any given moment. The higher the f/stop the smaller the opening. So if you are in a dark place, cloudy day etc., you would need a lower f/stop. Some of this wording I am taking directly from the book - How to Do Everything With Your Digital Camera.
Hope this helps. I miss you.
Susan E.
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