Me, I need to better learn how to work my camera. So not great with proper settings in lower light.
I shot this in Auto, thinking it would be easier, but since they weren't perfectly still, it didn't come out perfect. Stop moving people...freeze!
Settings help please!
Mike's passport is coming in handy as he will need it for his business trip to Mexico next month. In the meantime, he is taking Spanish lessons on a phone app and last night the kids joined in. Often he does it in bed while I am reading, annoying me. Ay papi!!!
And I need to get a passport for our upcoming cruise that is in the works for this summer. So very excited at the prospect of getting away for a week sans kids to celebrate our 15 year anniversary in the eastern Caribbean. Ah sweet tropical bliss. As I type this, I see our yard covered in snow. Can't wait for my toes to touch the sand and to feel the sunlight on my skin. I want a Corona now!:)
This might be better than reading to the children! Tell him this good phrase: ¿Este alimento me hará enfermo? " Which part of the eastern Caribbean are you going to? I don't have the answer to the settings but will look with interest!
@anazad511@maggiemae Shoot, I don't know Spanish, but wish I had learned it more. I studied Latin. That helps a bit.
@maggiemae We are going to the Bahamas, St. Thomas and St. Maarten. I've never cruised before and went to Jamaica when I was a teen and still dream of the gorgeous blue green water!
Ah, precious! Cute how they're all interested in what Dad's working on. Is that an Eeyore your oldest is holding? My son (29 now) had an Eeyore as a favorite stuffie.
precious .... never mind the light ..its the moment that matters ... (maybe increasing the ISO may help - but what do I know :-))
I don't know Spanish either .. but guessing our friend Ana is saying its a beautiful family picture ... and I agree ..... @anazad511
It is a lovely family shot. Low light indoors shots without flash require a primie lens. Pick up the fabulous Nikkor 35 mm f/1.8 - it has a Nikon rebate on it right now and you can buy it for about $175. A steal at that price. Set your camera to Aperture Priority, open the lens up (anywhere from f/1.8 to f/2.8), raise your ISO so that your shutter speed is fast enough to not induce shake and shoot away!
Upping your ISO will allow you to use a faster shutter speed. You will get more noise, it just depends on your preference, whether you like that look or not.
Beautiful candid family shot.
Sounds like lots of exciting things are coming up! I have a lot of photos like this. Daddy on the couch with the kids crowded around, ususally watching something on the computer! But its a nice way to get them all together!
It's the moment that counts and you nailed it. Don't think you can raise the ISO in auto but I could be wrong. Try what Danny said with the lens you have raising the ISO till the shutter speed is fast enough. You are going to love cruising ... Great food , fabulous weather, someone making the bed and cleaning the bathroom every day. My favorite part. What's not to love . So how is juggling home and the job going? Any easier?
Aww, sweet family portrait, Amanda! I like the bit of blur--it gives a sense of "aliveness" to the image. Weather around our neck of the woods has certainly been dangerous for driving--stay safe!
My son works with a lot of Mexicans and his wife is Mexican and he picked it up between the two and can rattle it off like a first language!! The only other language I know is PIG LATIN!!!
Love this photo and it's so cool the kids get to learn a little also!!! I think it's such a cute photo!!! Sandra (daughter-in-law) calls my son Papi all the time!! I asked her what she calls me and she said "mommy"!! LOL FAV!
I love this...the light from the phone is shining so sweetly on your youngest daughters face. Nice family time. We are leaving on a cruise the 15th of March for the Western Caribbean! Did the Eastern about 10 years ago to celebrate our retirement. This is just fun trip with friends. We leave from New Orleans. Are you out of Ft. Lauderdale?
This is a wonderful shot, Amanda. I love seeing your family all together in B&W. It is hard to capture low light and not blur at all. You did a great job my friend. I hope he has a great trip and that you guys do this Summer as well. I can feel the excitement in your writing. FAV
Beautiful shot of the family and their concentration! For low light shooting,I agree with Danny G, open your aperture as wide as it will go and raise up the ISO.
Lovely family shot Amanda. Sounds like a great idea although I always wonder how they come up with some of their phrases. My daughter decided to brush up on her French before visiting and one of the phrases that came up was 'Un chat? Merci beaucoup!' - A cat? Thank you very much!!!!!!
Can't remember if I've ever written this to you but I think about it every time you photograph your children. No matter how they feel about your project now, when they are older they will be thrilled to see so many wonderful photos of themselves. Wish one of my parents had been artistic with the camera when I was growing up, but I guess that was a different time/century.
This is an excellent candid photo! I agree with Danny, that lens is fabulous. In the meantime, you could crank up your ISO and use the lowest number aperture that you can. That lens was the first one I got outside of the kit and it is still a great lens!!
@maggiemae We are going to the Bahamas, St. Thomas and St. Maarten. I've never cruised before and went to Jamaica when I was a teen and still dream of the gorgeous blue green water!
I don't know Spanish either .. but guessing our friend Ana is saying its a beautiful family picture ... and I agree .....
@anazad511
Beautiful candid family shot.
Love this photo and it's so cool the kids get to learn a little also!!! I think it's such a cute photo!!! Sandra (daughter-in-law) calls my son Papi all the time!! I asked her what she calls me and she said "mommy"!! LOL FAV!