Lighting discussion- How to go against the light meter.

If you are far away from the subject you will want to put the light meter for whatever is focused in the light.  Normally the light meter will try and work for making the whole photo well light, which will lose detail on the subject in the light.  You should make the shutter speed quicker by two or one clicks to compensate for the light meter.  Additionally, if you can get close to the subject and get the light meter standing closer to him, you can get a more accurate light shot.

My House!

I think cool ideas for some photos that I could do around the house would be taking a picture of my family at the dinner table, with my Mom cooking.  I could also get a hallway shot of them eating to.  I could take a picture of my brothers battling it out on a video game, and I could get behind the couch to get a cool shot.  Also shots of the piano room (lower left) would be cool since there are a lot of interesting light effects I could play with in that room.

Scanned Camera/ Enlarger

DVD questions: Jim Brandenburg's 90 day Journey

My favorite Brandenburg photo on his 90 day journey would be Day 40: Frosty Sedge Meadow.

I was drawn by the really appealing color scheme of the winter whites and blacks along with the orange sky and trees, but also by how bizarre the grass looks as if it was blowing in the wind.  It also uses the rule of thirds, the front 1/3rd more black and slowly as it goes out fading to the last thirds which is mostly orange and red.  It is definitely a landscape shot, so although there doesn't seem to be a real subject it doesn't need one. 

The reason I think he wanted to only take one picture every 90 days is to make it so that only when all conditions are right and every element is in place he takes the shot.  Instead of coming back with 100s of good photgraphs, he comes back with 90 exceptional and amazing photographs.

Lines photography

 I like how they use natural light in this photo to portray all the intersecting lines.

 This picture definitely leads your eyes right to the center of the picture.

 This is the St. Louis Arch, but at this angle it doesn't exactly portray it.  Kinda reminds me of the song Stairway to Heaven. 

 I like the reflection in the photo, adds more to the interesting shot.

Ok...they are a little cute.  Also how each line is perfectly places on a snail is neat.

Depth of Field Photography pics.

 Large depth of field/ aperature

Large depth of field

 Large aperature

 Very shallow depth of field- close to the subject

 Shallower, even close to the subject in focus

I like this one.  The one that you may think would be in focus is not, it's the farther gnome.  Still shallow depth of field, but the focus is not in front.

Frozen/Motion blur pictures

 

Shutter speed- 1/1000

 Shutter speed- 1/6000

 

Shutter speed- 1/500

Shutter speed- 4 seconds

Shutter speed- 1/2

Shutter speed- 1 second