Thanks to a close friend, this past Christmas, I received an OrbiteX3 Spinning LED Orbit. If you’re not familiar with this product, it is a set of blinking lights on strings that you can twirl around. It’s fun to play with on its own but when you combine it with a camera, you’ve got light painting!! Have you ever tried light painting? You don’t need any fancy equipment to paint with light. Basically, any light source will do—from flashlight to sparklers. Now, how do you light paint? First, you want to make sure that you’ve set your camera to Manual Mode with the ISO on 100. Choose a shutter speed between 10 & 30 seconds and an aperture between f/8 & f/22. Make sure your room is dark and start moving the light source around. You can make a random pattern (like I did) or outline/draw an object or write in the air (just remember to write backwards). It’s easy and fun! If you haven’t already given it a try, do so. I think you’ll enjoy it.
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Today’s blog entry will be short. First, I want to take the opportunity to wish everybody a Happy New Year! Then, I want to introduce “Quick Photography Tips.” Yes, I’m trying to make YouTube videos. Right now, my goal is to keep each of them under 2 minutes in length—thus making them “quick” tips. Hopefully, you’ll find them helpful photography tips. Please bear with me as I become more comfortable with this new format of communication and improve on my video editing! With A Bit Of Luck, I’ll become more skilled at it all. So, with the new year upon us, I encourage you to pick up your cameras and get out and take some photos! Wow! 2020… What a year?! It’s been unlike any other, for all of us, but surprisingly enough, covid-19 has made this year a year of growth for me and my photography. When it comes to my photography, I’ve tried things that I never thought of trying before. I spent very little time taking my usual landscape photos and instead stretched into other genres. I have to say, it’s been fun. I love photography so much that I can have trouble containing my enthusiasm for it, so I started to offer to help others learn how to use their cameras. I get so much enjoyment out of sharing the info that I have to say I hope this will grow into a huge part of my life. This year, I also started writing this blog. This too, is as much for me as it is for others. I just want to share what I’ve learned. Next year, I’m hoping to expand this blog into short videos (if I can get up my nerve) with quick photography tips. So, I plan to keep growing in the new year. Hopefully, you’ll come along on my journey. |
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