rkphotog

Sometimes even the best make mistakes. What is important though is that we learn from them. The other weekend, I was at a friends wedding and taking photos for fun. What was not fun was editing those photos; they were mostly blurry or not sharp. *note, i'm very picky about what is a good photo** What is usually my normal ratio of 1 in 5 (1 in 5 are good, use-able photos to share/upload) was over 1 in 25. It was like when I started photography 7 years ago. I of course took some really good photos, but the ratio bothered me and I checked online what I did wrong and found out that I forgot 3 important rules for sharpness: 1. Having a fast shut

~~Get.a.battery.tester.~~ Why? Every time I do a photoshoot, I end up *trying* to use my sb700 annnnd it runs out of batteries after the 3rd shot. Defective unit? No. Defective battery. But how can you tell when it uses 4 AA batteries? Trial and error is just a sad way to go about doing it. Just spend a bit of money and save alot of hassle. I find testers aren't very elegant-looking, like they came out of the 60's.. but they do the job. A flash makes a big difference in your photos and is my preference to larger strobes (altho I would like to get a softbox). ~~Women, arch your back!~~ There is a big difference in the look and quality of p

Blogging is just like photography; you always want to be ready to take it, otherwise you'll miss the opportunity. Countless times I passed by my neighbor's property and saw a tree that reminded me of the Japanese cherry blossoms and thought in my head 'oh that would make a pretty picture.' I would then procrastinate b/c 'it would still be there later.' WRONG. Photography and blogging are the same in that, the opportunity will be there for only a brief window and eventually it'll be gone. Those blossoms were only available for another week and one day, the day i intended on taking photos, they turned an ugly brown from a snowflake white. Wh