Macro Saturday

We began learning about exposure techniques in our photography class the other night. Part of each class is reserved for sharing (Sarah’s match photo and mine of the moon totally rocked the class!) As each photo is shared, our instructor takes the opportunity to teach us more about technique and composition. One of our classmates shared an awesome picture she had taken of a casserole and mentioned that she had found instructions online on how to build a $10 macro studio.

I found the instructions this morning and built my own studio for zero dollars this afternoon using: a box that I had in the garage; tissue paper from my wrapping supplies; shipping tape; and poster board I had on hand. I then proceeded to fool around with aperture and shutter speed settings—putting to use my new found knowledge on how to use the built-in light meter! The above photo is of my dad’s newly acquired Varley locomotive dating from the 1950s.

And here’s a picture of my very own macro studio:


Not the most esthetically pleasing creation, but it does the trick…

Link: DIY $10 Macro Photo Studio

365:55 - Eric

Because he's the one I see the most and the one I feel most comforatble with, my sweet husband often becomes a guinea pig for portraits...I think he might like it.

365:54 - Grover Feet

When it's cold (as it has been a few days this past week), I wear these fuzzy socks to bed 'cause they keep my feet toasty warm. Eric says that when I wear them, he sometimes thinks Grover (from Sesame Street) is in bed with him.

The socks are actually red, but I played with the picture to make them blue so that they look a little like Grover's feet.

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365:53 - Boots

This shot is not inspiring, but it's the only one I took this day. Ha!

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This Old House

I went to my parents’ house for supper tonight. I brought my camera. This is a picture of the back door.

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I Saw the Light

Here’s another photo from my Saturday afternoon sojourn through the woods. One of the tips I picked up in the photography class we’re taking, is to leave the camera in the bag and just “be in the moment”—to look around, notice the surroundings, observe movement and lighting, etc. As I was doing this, I noticed an old light fixture jutting forth from a tree that I have walked past on regular basis for twenty years!

I’m looking forward to working on some more of the exercises our instructor has given us (especially the one dealing with exposure techniques.)

Take That Chuck Norris!

I had a meeting at Bingham’s Family Restaurant in Kingsley, Pennsylvania last night. They had a gumball machine that had a sign for glow sticks, but dispensed ninja figurines. I got a real kick out of the numchucks on this little guy. It was the perfect subject for me to tinker with the Aperture-priority setting on my camera. (By the way the Bingham Burger and Caramel Apple Crumb Pie were delicious.)