A while back I got my first DSLR camera, but only within the last couple of months have I been putting it to good use. If you’ve read my blog for a while, you’ve probably noticed that I use it mainly for food photography (more exciting news on that in a sec!), but lately I’ve been wanting to learn more about how to, you know, actually take pictures of things I can’t eat. For example, people. Cannibalism aside.
I made a trip to the library and spent a relaxing couple of hours browsing and reading some books on portrait photography before checking a few out. I love the quietness and general “feel” of libraries, don’t you?
I tried to expedite my learning since I was seeing my younger cousins later that day and wanted to borrow them as models. What I’ve come to learn is that nothing can teach you better than practice! I don’t have any fancy editing software, just iPhoto, but was happy with how my pictures came out for the most part. They have a lot of room for improvement, but I had a great time laughing and actually interacting with my models! As it turns out, cousins make much better company than scones or muffins.
There is nothing more satisfying than catching the perfect smile!
At first, learning how to use the manual settings was a pretty daunting task, but now I’m wholeheartedly embracing how much control it gives you and how quickly it can change the quality of your photos!
If you’re interested, Sarah at Sweet Miles is making a Photography 101 series, which I will, without a doubt, be following like a stalker ;). She’s a wedding photographer and takes the most stunning photos!
In other photography news, I was ridiculously excited to see that my Healthier Cinnamon Roll Scones were accepted to both Foodgawker and Taste Spotting! I’ve gotten a couple of rejections from them, so finally seeing one of my pictures up was a huge confidence booster. I may or may not have thrown myself a one person dance party when I saw them up on the sites. Not to mention how much traffic it drives to your blog! My jaw dropped when I happened to look at the blog’s stats. It’s an awesome feeling to know that other people are reading what you write :).
Oh, and Kyle’s back home, so I’m one happy girl!
Some of tomorrow’s plans include a group class at my gym, tennis with Kyle, a doctors appointment, and working a bit on my new freelancing job!
Hope the week is moving quickly for ya!
xo Christine