Here's a funny little ornament that exists in our bathroom. I'm not entirely sure what it's used for - I think the blue glass ball-looking thing is a vessel for some form of air-freshening perfume, and the rest is just there for show. xD
Also, I have a question, if anyone can help me? The background of this shot is very grainy. I'm thinking it's due to the high ISO rating (1600). However, I had set ISO on 'auto' and I used the flash, so shouldn't the camera set the ISO to somewhere around 400 at the most? My camera tends to do this a lot. Should I be concerned, or should I just ignore the auto setting and always choose my ISO manually? What do you think?
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teresa, for you question. if you have it set to auto, the camera will do what it has to to make the image 18% grey (the text book proper exposure). So if your camera needs the added sensitivity (high ISO number) it will do that to get the proper exposure. The camera is probably programed to have a set flash sync speed (shuttle maximum speed) and it did what it had to get to that sync speed. As far a grainy background, in the low res we have on this site I can't tell that much of it. but a lot of photog use it to their advantage. I hope this helps answer your question.
I always set my ISO manually. I also always use my tripod in low light so that I don't have to use such a high ISO. You might also want to play with your white balance and set it to tungston for those indoor shots with regular light bulbs.
hahah. that is adorable. i can't tell it's grainy on this website..but i know my roommates pictures are always grainy. :S doesn't it just make you sad? :[
I'll go ahead and agree with the others...manually set your ISO so the camera is never in control, or it will do whatever it has to do to get the "correct" exposure....It doesnt look too bad in this shot though!
:)
I'm glad Jeff was there with an answer. He's our resident expert! I don't know how he always manages to come across the people who've asked for help! (He definitely knows what he's doing!) As for the background, I would have just thought it was a well-planned DOF; the picture look quite good!
I always set my ISO manually. I also always use my tripod in low light so that I don't have to use such a high ISO. You might also want to play with your white balance and set it to tungston for those indoor shots with regular light bulbs.
:)