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First tripod

Jun
05
2011
by Jessy | 1 Comment

So I finally got my first tripod!

This has been a difficult purchase as they can be so expensive.  Still being a new photographer I wanted to get something cheaper (as I’m not sure what I will want/need) and something still very portable.  As you can see many of my images are done outside and I wonder around a lot.

I finally found a site called B&H, they have so many tripods it’s unbelievable.  After reading several reviews I finally settled on the Vista by Davis & Sanford VIRV Ranger Tripod. It was very cheap in terms of tripods and has worked out very well. My first image using the tripod is below. I took one with the tripod and one without just to prove to myself how much I needed the tripod. Needless to say, on the same settings (slow shutter) I’m not going to post the pic without the tripod.

I must say that the controls on the tripod for positioning and holding the camera are made out of plastic and thus it’s difficult to hold the exact position that you wanted, but for an amateur like myself it’s fine. For the $27.00 I spent on this tripod it will last plenty long enough for me until I’m ready to buy a higher price tripod.

Image using tripod
Orange Sunset

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Butterfly Festival

May
01
2011
by Jessy | 0 Comments

Yesterday I had an opportunity to go to the butterfly festival at Tree Hill.  It was a  great opportunity for me as I was able to take some pictures of the butterfly release as well as some close up shots.  There were so many people and so many butterflies just the images of the children who caught butterflies and were holding them was great.  I have some added shots in a new gallery that I called Nature as it has the butterflies and the dragonfly I took earlier this week.  As always please provide any and all feedback so that I can continue to improve!

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Event Photography

Apr
10
2011
by Jessy | 0 Comments

Saturday I went to take some photos at an event for Plan Ahead Events.  I think it went very well.  I had some great people to work with and was thankful it was a small event so that I could get more time to concentrate in a small area.  I will be processing the images over the next few days to provide back to Becky to use for her site.  I can only hope that she appreciates them as much as I appreciate her giving me the opportunity to take the images.

If all events were set up with vendors like this particular event I think I would enjoy going to different events a little more.  The event was a baseball tournament and all the vendors had items specific to baseball!  I have never seen something so specific for the audience before, I was very impressed!

Once I have a change to get them processed and speak with Becky again I will post a few on the site to share my new work with the  world.  I hope to have the opportunity to process the images that I took while my parents were here as well.  There should be many new coming soon!

 

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Site Finally Set up

Feb
28
2011
by Jessy | 3 Comments

After a mess yesterday the site is finally up and there are photos online!  I am excited that I have made things this far but know that I still have a long way to go.

For some reason there are certain files that I really want to add that are not able to be uploaded, I of course am assuming this is user error and I will figure it out at some point. Thus far I have checked the meta data, file size, file name, and extension.  At this point I’m annoyed and too tired to care so I’ll continue to move forward as such for the time being.

It’s also very apparent that I need to create a nice logo and watermark to go on the images.  I’ll be trying with a few this weekend and I’m sure I’ll make something better than I have now, though, knowing me, it won’t be great.  I’m one of those annoying never satisfied sort of people.

Well, now I need to get back to my reading, so many of Trey Ratcliffs books I bought that I really need to get through. They all have great information and give me a lot to think about.  I need to read them to get me started being serious about all of this again, then I need to start focusing on technique and composition.

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New to Photography

Feb
27
2011
by Jessy | 0 Comments

I’m still new to Photography, I’ve been playing with it for a few years.  I got the amazing opportunity to go to Tortola for my honeymoon and saw so many great things I took tons of pictures.  Like many of you I couldn’t wait to get the developed, then was disappointed to say the least.

My digital camera was about 5 years old at the time and was only a point it shoot.  The poor little Sony had been through so much I’m quite suprised it was still working anyway.  My husband bought me a new Sony A300 after that and I started learning how to use a DSLR.  I will tell you, it’s very different!

Through my 2 years with my new Sony I learned so much and took many photos.  I learned how to do settings on the camera, got a few lenses, and my photos greatly improved.  Then a friend of my mentioned HDR.  (I know, I’m way behind in the photography world).  My current Sony wasn’t capable of that and I had an opportunity to take some shots inside a print press that I thought would be great in HDR.  I moved on and upgraded again, though I don’t think I’m giving up my Sony.

Since that time I have been reading everything I can, asking questions, and showing people my work.  I want to continue to grow into the world of photography and improve my skills.  I know that I have a lot of learning to do but I hope that in posting on this site that I will receive comments from all of you to help me!


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