Skelly Pics Day by Day

Friday, January 6, 2012

January 6, 2012

Yea! Adam learned how to swing completely on his own.

This is the face of a proud little boy!

Telephoto lens...very pleased to get a clear shot with that lens and a swinging boy!

Thursday, January 5, 2012

January 5, 2012

What the boys did with their free time today...there are "rooms" for each of their friends :)

...and I took this pic with no flash, just a high ISO :)

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Day 4 of 31 Days to a Better Photo: ISO

Ok, this post began in May, 2011...I never wrote anything and just moved on to Day 5 because I didn't get ISO. It made sense when I read it and I've seen a grainy photo taken at a high ISO to see that I don't want that but I still didn't get it...why would I ever want to touch it? Just put it at 100, get sharp photos and move on, right? Wrong...I finally figured it out...today...that's a good 7 months after first being introduced to the beast. When I first read about it, I got out my camera and took a bunch of pictures at all different ISOs...and there was pretty much no difference in the pictures. I didn't get it so I moved on. Now, after a few months hiatus, I've been reading on in 31 Days to a Better Photo and the exposure triangle is being presented. It seems ISO, Apeture and Shutter Speed all relate. I knew about 2 of those relating to each other and understand that but ISO, still not getting it...until today. I took this photo of Jill doing her writing (she loves to do this, by the way...everyday!)

I was able to get the shot with no flash, yea! I soooo prefer natural lighting (especially since I don't have a fancy flash attachment, just the lovely pop-up flash that washes everything out!) So, I then move on to Adam. He is further from the window so this is what I got...

Bummer...not enough light. But then I remembered - ISO. Would it really make a difference? I changed it from 100 to 1600. That is ALL I changed and this is what I got...

Wow, it works! ISO does make a difference. I didn't believe it. I've tried it before but I guess I still had to figure out other stuff before I could get it. Maybe I just didn't hold the camera still but no, I took more and had the same results. I'm so excited because I've figured it out and because then I got more pics like this one...

Super Fun! Looking forward to playing more and more :)

PS If I'm understanding what I'm reading in the internet world and from what I remember from college photography...A high ISO will make for a grainier picture and should be the last resort...I have a cheap kit lens with an max aperture of 5.6...a better lens would not need the high ISO but for now, I'll use it!

January 4, 2012

All this work trying to figure out settings and white balance and ISO...but sometimes it's just getting lucky enough to catch the bubble before it pops!