By the Pumpkin's Soft Glow

BOOOOO… for posting late this week! YAY for discovering a new camera setting! And no, it’s not setting the aperture, as I had hoped last week. I needed a break from the intimidating process of learning which shutter speeds & apertures go with which lighting conditions. Not to worry – there are lots of easier options. I bought a new book last week: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT Guide to Digital SLR Photography by David D. Busch. It’s so much friendlier... Read More

Auto No More

Well, I did it! I took a picture with the camera set on something other than “auto” (and not by accident this time! haha!). The result… let’s just say the motto of the day is “practice makes perfect,” I think. I made the mistake of letting the camera decide TOO much for me – which I can’t help yet, because I haven’t learned how to change what I needed to change. All I did this time was change the shutter speed. It’s very... Read More

Happy Accidents

In this quest to take better photos, I have a few too many reminders that I’m doing this for the memories, in spite of my amateur status. I wish I didn’t make so many mistakes, but occasionally they end up as happy accidents. In this photo, my daughter was running and dancing in circles around the newly cleaned living room floor. She looked beautiful, and I wanted to capture it. I should have set my shutter speed faster, but I didn’t know how. Every picture from... Read More