November Photo Workshop~

Another lesson to improve my pictures.

Or attempt anyway ;-)

This month's assignment was using the White Balance Control

and adjusting it as needed...

First I went outside and used the auto everything.

My camera is so smart!

Then I started playing.  

I switched to Direct Sunlight since that is where I was.

A bit of a wipe-out at 1250 sec f/2.5 100 ISO

A little more visible at 125 sec

One more try at 250

 I then attempted a custom setting using a grey card 

included in my book..

I think the custom turned out better than using an auto correct in the computer 

after the shot.

 But I still need to practice...a lot.....

Check out others who are working on their pictures as well!

You can join in anytime.

The next assignment will be January!

September's Photo Workshop~

Yes, you read that correctly.
 This is September's assignment...

and, yes, we are at the end of October ;0)

This month we were given phrases or words

to illustrate with our pictures.

Things that make me smile

My style

Peaceful, relaxing

One of my all time favorites.....

I missed my link up date here,

but you can check out the others who were more timely! 

The Quilt Photography Workshop~

My camera takes wonderful pictures.
I set it on auto, point, shoot,
and usually I am lucky to have a good one!

But.....

I really want to learn to take better pictures,

with a little more control of how they turn out.

So, I am working on a little bit each month...

August's theme:  Fabric ~

I chose to take them outside near a friend's flowers.
All are the same 55mm lens and 100 ISO.  
The clouds kept alternating with sunshine, which changed things a bit.

All Auto f/5.6 1/125 sec

Then I tried the camera in manual options with auto focus..

f/3.2 1/320

fading out with too much exposure

f/2.5 1/400

even more faded..

f/4 1/125

Better?

Up close f/2.8 1/250

 f/2.8 1/250

Added a little manual focus here..

A view from the top f/5.6 1/125

These fabrics are all from IKEA.  
I had no idea they had such fun ones!
Still need to work on the shooting though.

Twenty-one photos.....