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Posted on December 24, 2009
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Peaceful New Year!
See you in 2010.
Posted on December 19, 2009
before Christmas and I’ve been busy!
Since taking the month of December off to focus on Christmas, I’ve been crazy shopping, wrapping, baking, making, ordering, and enjoying all of the kids’ last minute holiday celebrations.
Today I worked on friend and neighbor gifts.
I’m enjoying focusing on my family and the true meaning of Christmas.
Posted on December 14, 2009
My entry for pet week at I Heart Faces is this shot I took of my sister’s dog, Trixie, at Thanksgiving. She has high hopes of snagging a few left-over dinner rolls.
Head on over to iheartfaces for more fun with pets this week!
Posted on December 10, 2009
Posted on December 6, 2009
I was up late last night trying out something I’ve been reading about.
I really wanted to get a good picture of our Christmas tree all lit up.
Every year I snap a picture that looks something like this:
Look familiar?
Kind of blah. Nothing special. At the least I will remember what our tree looked like in 2009.
But I wanted a fantastic picture of our tree. Something that expresses the beauty of the Christmas season.
So I’ve been reading up on how to get one of these images you might see in a magazine.
I was up late last night, after everyone went to bed, trying out what I learned.
Here are the results:
Better, right?
So, I thought I would share what I learned with you all so you too can take some spectacular pictures of your holiday lights this year.
Take these at night.
You’ll need:
- A tripod (a must. I tried without one and it was a disaster)
- A camera you can shoot in Manual mode. (most point-and-shoots can be shot in manual)
- some Christmas lights
Without going into a long explanation of why and what the settings do, set your camera to these:
manual mode (usually an M on your camera)
aperature: f/16-22 (my camera only goes up to 16 but some will go higher)
ISO: 100-200
shutter speed: 20-30 seconds
You’ll have to play around with the settings until you get just the right amount of light.
Put your camera on a tripod.
Adjust so you get the entire tree in your view finder.
Turn on the tree lights.
turn off all other lights
click and then don’t touch the camera
wait
check viewfinder
adjust settings until you get the desired beautiful, amazing, spectacular, awe-inspiring image of your holiday lights!
Good luck and let me know how it goes.
Posted on December 4, 2009
Still editing.
Love these of the kids.
