Posts in Category: Photography
That Starbucks Mood
Starbucks always puts me in a certain mood. I hope that the pictures I post here will convey that mood. What you see below was captured with a Nikon D50 at 35mm and f/1.8. The key components in these images are the depth of field and the amount of light captured. The 35mm f/1.8 deserves all the credit. Remember: lower f-stop = wider aperture opening = smaller depth of field. Enjoy.
Front Row Seats
Ambiance
Iced Coffee
The Columbia Yacht Club
Hey everyone! I apologize for not posting more images recently, but I hope you enjoy this one. I sure do. For a little background – this picture was taken during an afternoon that Katie and I spent walking around downtown Chicago last summer. I think it was either the 4th of July or the day before. It was a really hot afternoon, and I really wanted to take one of these boats out on the lake. Anyway, I didn’t bring my Nikon with me, so we ended up taking all the pictures that day with her Canon point and shoot. This picture goes to show you that not all good photographs have to be taken with an expensive camera/lens setup. As long as you can frame a shot and get good lighting, it’s all about using the editing tools at your disposal to obtain an end result.
Below i have posted a two-image slideshow that demonstrates this picture before and after, which I thought might be interesting to everyone. I used Adobe Lightroom 3.0 to create the “after” image seen above and in the slideshow below. I’d love to hear your thoughts, criticisms, and/or questions in the Comments section below. Remember, almost all of the images you see on my blog are also for sale on RedBubble!
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Predicting the Future
It looks like the future is “Fair” but a little out of focus. Photo details – 1/250 sec., f/2.8, ISO 1600, edited in Adobe Lightroom 3.
