> I wish that I could blame it on my equipment Isn't that why people buy Pentax? So they have something to blame?
Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Larry Colen > Sent: 17 June 2010 08:31 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Lessons from the past couple of days > > After not doing much photography over the past few weeks, I took photos > at a blues jam, then a dance last night, and did portrait sessions with > a couple of my friends today. > > I've learned, or at least been reminded, of a few lessons. > > 1) When I'm photographing bands, I need to push the ISO harder. Even > if I think that the shutter speed is fast enough, it isn't. Likewise > depth of field. > > 2) I need to get better at focusing. Too many of the portraits were > blown from having the focus just a bit off. I tried autofocus on some > of the shots, but it was too slow, too often. I guess I either need > better light, or more practice. > > 3) The blazzeo radio triggers are just fine when shooting indoors, but > even a plastic tarp is enough to block them enough to screw up > reliability. At some point, I'm sure that I'll plunk down the money > for pocket wizards. > > 4) At times I feel like my photography is getting to the point that > what differentiates me from a pro isn't the quality of the photos > nearly so much as the length of time, and number of shots that it takes > to get them. I wish that I could blame it on my equipment, but I still > haven't made all the mistakes that I need to learn from yet. > > 5) When I'm shooting in low light, even if I'm just "playing around", > if my shutter speed is under 1/30 of a second, I really do need to use > at least a monopod. Even if it looks OK on the camera display, I'm > going to lose most of the shots to camera motion if I hand hold the > camera. > > 6) Portraiture isn't about camera skills nearly so much as it is about > people skills. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
