I didn’t note this earlier, but a couple weeks ago I posted a few more pictures in the Resonance photo gallery. Highlights include astronomy, agriculture, ferocious felines, nature’s devastation, and the Mecca of college basketball.
Some of you may recall that I got a digital camera last month. At the time I thought that digital photography was simple: you merely point, shoot, and download your perfect shots into the computer. Well, it can be that simple, but get the most out of your pictures there’s a lot more to learn.
First, you’ve got to purchase equipment you need and/or can afford (my rule of thumb: photographic equipment costs two to three times as much as I think it should cost).
Then, you’ve got to figure out how to use the equipment. White balance? Aperture? Depth of field? These terms aren’t intuitive to me. You’ve got to figure out what all the camera settings are and how to bring your subject and the lighting together for a good shot.
That’s it, right? Wrong. Your picture is only partially done. Time to touch it up with post processing software. I received Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0, and, having never used Photoshop, I’ve found another learning curve to be conquered there.
Suffice it to say, all of this is overwhelming to try to master all at once. I’ve found the Digital Photography Review forum to be quite helpful. But I’m taking things in slowly . . . and having a little fun along the way.
Nice. I like the Neyland Stadium and the light you caught, and the “guard cat” the best. The tomato one is pretty cool, too. Nice closeup.
One suggestion, size the full size ones so they will fit on at least a 1024 X 768, or better 800X 600 screen (I use 1280 X 1024 monitor and they still don’t fit).
Yeah, need to work on the sizing. I presume there’s a setting for that which I overlooked in PS Elements.