tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5564405180825695512024-03-12T16:57:16.994-07:00The Third Eye At Work..One Man. One Camera. No Skills.
This is my attempt to start from scratch and become a reasonably good photographer as soon as possible. Would love to get lessons, tips & tricks, feedbacks, and criticism from all of you out there. Right now I use a Canon Rebel XS with a 28 - 55mm lens. No bells. No whistles.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036189725491268657noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556440518082569551.post-14470434330076045072009-11-03T22:03:00.000-08:002009-11-03T22:37:50.613-08:00Depth of Field # 3: Example<div style="text-align: justify;">Okay, so i clicked a few pictures at home today to kind of prepare a tutorial on depth of field. The idea is to explain how the background becomes clear or unclear depending on the aperture you use. The depth of field not only depends on the f-number but also on the distance between the camera and the subject, and the subject and the background. In my example, I have a coffee mug in the foreground and a calendar on the wall in the background. Notice how the numbers on the calendar become clearer with smaller apertures (click the pictures to enlarge them).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Note: I used a tripod to take these pictures because as you decrease the aperture, the shutter speed increases, causing the camera to shake. I took these pictures with a 2 second self timer on the tripod.</div><table><tbody><tr><td align="right"><br />f-number: 5<br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/SvEbhNvWMcI/AAAAAAAABX4/9OvP8sEj8UE/s1600-h/IMG_1583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/SvEbhNvWMcI/AAAAAAAABX4/9OvP8sEj8UE/s320/IMG_1583.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400127685631816130" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right"><div style="text-align: auto;"><br /></div>f-number: 7.1<br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/SvEb6Nq9LcI/AAAAAAAABYA/3scdiAaxnp4/s1600-h/IMG_1584.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/SvEb6Nq9LcI/AAAAAAAABYA/3scdiAaxnp4/s320/IMG_1584.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400128115110129090" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right"><div style="text-align: auto;"><br /></div>f-number: 9<br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/SvEcmR1cAHI/AAAAAAAABYI/rONID4uej8A/s1600-h/IMG_1585.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/SvEcmR1cAHI/AAAAAAAABYI/rONID4uej8A/s320/IMG_1585.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400128872142078066" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right"><div style="text-align: auto;"><br /></div>f-number: 11<br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/SvEdAla0oyI/AAAAAAAABYQ/fPXovrFFCzc/s1600-h/IMG_1586.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/SvEdAla0oyI/AAAAAAAABYQ/fPXovrFFCzc/s320/IMG_1586.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400129324075754274" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right"><div style="text-align: auto;"><br /></div>f-number: 16<br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/SvEdoqF2ApI/AAAAAAAABYY/pkrGXObmfMM/s1600-h/IMG_1587.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/SvEdoqF2ApI/AAAAAAAABYY/pkrGXObmfMM/s320/IMG_1587.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400130012524708498" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right"><div style="text-align: auto;"><br /></div>f-number: 20<br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/SvEeEN0AigI/AAAAAAAABYg/Y7bACMR6eeg/s1600-h/IMG_1588.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/SvEeEN0AigI/AAAAAAAABYg/Y7bACMR6eeg/s320/IMG_1588.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400130485970045442" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right"><div style="text-align: auto;"><br /></div>f-number: 25<br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/SvEefLYDcVI/AAAAAAAABYo/j4FQUniKl0k/s1600-h/IMG_1589.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/SvEefLYDcVI/AAAAAAAABYo/j4FQUniKl0k/s320/IMG_1589.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400130949172392274" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right"><div style="text-align: auto;"><br /></div>f-number: 32<br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/SvEfFOIPs9I/AAAAAAAABYw/L7DaCNkcieQ/s1600-h/IMG_1590.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/SvEfFOIPs9I/AAAAAAAABYw/L7DaCNkcieQ/s320/IMG_1590.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400131602746422226" /></a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036189725491268657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556440518082569551.post-54730313104339099842009-11-02T22:25:00.000-08:002009-11-02T23:11:39.542-08:00Depth of Field # 2<div style="text-align: justify;">Here's another set of a fridge magnet. Both the pictures were taken with f-number 5.6. I am thinking now that I should have tried other f-numbers here just to see the difference.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table><tbody><tr><td align="center"><br />Shutter speed: 1/15<br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/Su_VrGJptkI/AAAAAAAABXg/l57DR8wC-vg/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_1555.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/Su_VrGJptkI/AAAAAAAABXg/l57DR8wC-vg/s320/Copy+of+IMG_1555.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399769414602700354" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><br />Shutter speed: 1/25<br /></td><td><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/Su_XH0srOSI/AAAAAAAABXo/7S837IkCW2E/s1600-h/Copy+of+IMG_1556.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/Su_XH0srOSI/AAAAAAAABXo/7S837IkCW2E/s320/Copy+of+IMG_1556.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399771007645595938" /></a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036189725491268657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556440518082569551.post-53508474388585783722009-11-02T20:14:00.000-08:002009-11-03T00:05:30.717-08:00Depth of Field # 1<div style="text-align: justify;">I think I am fascinated by pictures with shallow<a href="http://digital-photography-school.com/aperture"> depth of field</a>. I experiment a lot with larger apertures to get the background to blur. I have learned a valuable lesson after a lot of experimentation: larger aperture = (more) blurry background. I know I am leaving out lots of details here, but I guess there is no point in providing information that is readily available on so many good websites.</div><table><tbody><tr><td align="center"><br />f-number: 6.3; Shutter speed: 1/125<br /></td><td><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/Su-3m1NL7oI/AAAAAAAABXQ/yiUryB7fIKQ/s320/IMG_1430.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399736355985813122" /><br /></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><br />f-number: 6.3; Shutter speed: 1/100<br /></td><td><br /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SerfK3dWNWs/Su-4TkJzpDI/AAAAAAAABXY/pAyOLOBBoNs/s320/IMG_1429.JPG" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399737124502348850" /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18036189725491268657noreply@blogger.com0