What I Learned 10/29/12

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    I learned how to take photos of a light up jack-o-lantern. First you have to buy different shaped of pumpkins else they’ll all look the same. Then figure out your design and carve your pumpkin. Before you get your camera out make sure you put a candle inside and turn the lights off. If your pumpkin isn’t super bright you can put extra candles on the side to boost the exposure. It’s best to set your camera at 3000-4000 k so the yellow color of the candle looks warm not crazy. Use the basic manual mode, use a tripod because then your photos are taken at a lower shutter speed so you can get more light in. Also keep your ISO low to avoid noise in the picture. And last if you want to get tricky with your photos put your pumpkin on a reflectance table so you can see the glow of the pumpkin on the table as well. Just have fun with it and make it your own.

Article:

 http://photo.tutsplus.com/articles/shooting-articles/how-to-make-fantastically-fun-jack-o-lantern-photos/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Phototuts+%28Phototuts%2B%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

What I learned today 11/8/12

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What I learned today 10/8/12

How to build a field studio light table. For photographing animals, insects and plants to support your picture you can use a white background. The light table is the way to go, it’s a studio that you can take anywhere. You need a portable table and a light. When your taking pictures make sure you have a diffuser or a softbox with a flash to get a good photo.

Halloween

My family never celebrates Halloween and so I've only gone trick-or-treating maybe at the most 2 times. I remember 8th grade I got invited to a Halloween party and I had to dress up. I hate all the gross fake blood costumes and the slutty costumes, I found something that would be funny but also cute, a fat pumpkin. My costume was very comfortable and easy to walk in, and also kept me warm walking around because of all the padding inside. It was a pretty fun night because I was with all my friends and we were hyped up on sugar!
I think Halloween is THE worst holiday ever. Celebrating the devil is something that I do not want to do with my life, yes it's only one day out of the year but it's scary, gross, and not right.

Election

In 4 years I think we're going to look back and think negatively about the 2012 election. I personally think Obama hasn't done anything at all if anything he made matters worse. He has put us into so much debt, at least a trillion dollars each year he was president the time before. And back then when he got elected the first time his slogan was "change" and "hope". Umm it changed in negative way. Obama doesn't know anything about the workforce, Romeny is a huge business man and knows what he's doing and knows how to get jobs for people. Just look at all the work he's done when he was governor. In 4 years I'm going to be in college and going to want to be looking for a job and because of this election I don't think many people are going to find jobs.

what I learned today 10/31/12

10/31/12 Today I read an article about quick tips: the best sunset pictures made from home. First things first people always say you have to go to cool places to see amazing sunsets, that’s false, you can go right in your backyard or a dense urban area. You just got to keep your eyes open and be watching outside all the time. You can get a different picture in a matter of seconds, the clouds change all the time and if you stand there and wait you'll have plenty of pictures in an hour.

http://photo.tutsplus.com/articles/inspiration/quick-tips-the-best-sunset-pictures-made-from-home/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Phototuts+%28Phototuts%2B%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

compare/contrast essay. Snickers vs. Three Muskateers

   Snickers and three muskateers are important because they're sweet and tasty. In the candy world the problem with snickers and three muskateers is which one to pick. While snickers and three muskateers are both chocolate, there are several differences between them, snickers are salty and sweet, and three muskateers are mushy and sweet.
   The big push for snickers is it helps you get into a good mood. 

What I learned today 11/14/12

When to use and not use the flash when taking pictures. Using the flash can make or break your picture. You usually want to use the flash when its dark and you don't have good lighting. If you do have a little light and you're very close to the object you probably are better off not using it because it can make your picture too bright and could make the picture white. When using flash don't have your subject be behind a wall. If you are shooting inside with the flash make sure the flash is pointed to the ceiling so it doesn't make it too bright on your object.

http://us.gizmodo.com/5376271/giz-explains-when-not-to-use-your-cameras-flash