Total manual... I took 102 shots to get this! I knew it was going to be too dark, but I was tired of messing with lighting. The mug was so reflective that I had a hard time getting enough light without getting too much reflection. I know I should have either used a diffused flash (too lazy to experiment with it) or something to reflect my light (too lazy to do that, too) so I decided to just post the best of the bad. My kids gave me a flash diffuser for Christmas, but it and the other item were back-ordered, so they should be coming soon!
Next manual practice will be in daylight with something non-reflective! :) On the upside, I feel I learned a bit about the camera and settings.
I am really just starting to understand how all the settings work together. I understand them individually but, to understand how they affect each other takes time...and, you're right, practice.
For me, the learning process is why I wanted to do 365. I hope that a month or two in I will start to feel a little more confident with manual shooting.
@grammyn I have discovered that I cannot focus unless I am wearing my glasses. It seems so obvious, but I rarely wear them around the house so I forget when I grab the camera I need to grab my glasses, too! :)
@hjbenson That's what we keep telling kids about homework, isn't it? As a matter-of-fact I'd say that is true about all life lessons... maybe not the writing down part, but definitely the practice part! :)
bravo!!! once you get the hang of things, manual is the way to shoot...you get so much more control:) I try to just shoot in manual, although sometimes if the light is really tricky i will switch to aperture priority....this is where the fun starts LOL!
@4stories I am so far from that point! Thanks for the encouragement. :) @2thgirl Some in my family call it stubborness! :) Whatever it is, I have it and it will pay off in the end!
Yay for you and being patient enough to experiement 102 times! ...I have a "for Dummies" book for my camera but haven't even opened it... pretty sure I'm too dumb for the "Dummies" book! :P
@wheatfarmer5 Many of the shots were the same thing, but many of them were with changed settings or just a slight move... I doubt that you are too dumb for the dummies book... too busy maybe, but not too dumb. Besides, you take beautiful photos... no need to mess with a good thing! :)
@kammy It is a struggle for me to find the time and motivation and to retain what I learn! You know what they say about old dogs... and I am an old dog! :)
@2thgirl Some in my family call it stubborness! :) Whatever it is, I have it and it will pay off in the end!