tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026292844120978551.post7173241184148415817..comments2024-02-18T23:36:14.267-08:00Comments on A Continual Feast: Christmas Giftsarah mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18016489034529811005noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026292844120978551.post-23613187013620301452010-12-27T11:35:39.708-08:002010-12-27T11:35:39.708-08:00Yay you!! I have a secret to tell you: I have a fa...Yay you!! <br><br>I have a secret to tell you: I have a fancy pants camera too (a Nikon D80), but I always shoot on automatic. I know! Right??<br><br>But seriously, I took photography (er.. a couple of times) at Biola, and while it's fun to mess around with aperature and f-stops and whatever, you will probably be just as pleased as what you get on auto. Knowing how to all that other stuff just gives you more control, so you can do more cool effects when you want to. <br><br>My best tips for taking great pictures: <br>- NEVER use the flash. Turn it off and tape it closed. If it's too dark to take pictures without the flash, put the camera away. <br><br>- Get as close as you can to your subject. If some of the faaar away background is in the picture, even better! It will have that pretty blur effect<br><br>- buy "photography for dummies" or the equivalent you like best. So much easier to learn from than well-meaning friends and family :) <br><br>- the editing tools in iphoto are surprisingly powerful. I almost always edit my photos (no matter how good or bad they are to begin with) by making the whites whiter, and the blacks blacker. You would be shocked by just how much better and more professional it makes your pictures look! I also will often add in a little more yellow - for whatever reason, winter light is really blue, and needs to be warmed up!Beckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12764693424856370645noreply@blogger.com