Prints!
Just a reminder that you can request any photo of mine as a print. Just head over to my store and choose the size you want. I’m also offering print packs of 3 or 5 prints from old 365 projects. I’d love it you would check them out!
oquamsancta replied to your post: Hi…You take great night shots. I assume without use of a tripod. What shutter speed and aperture do you set? Do you often/ever use any auto features? Thank you in advance for any advice. But white balance is so hard to figure out, because the light is ever changing and gaah, I find it really hard to take pictures at night, so I usually just stick to day pictures
Ah white balance. I’ve found a setting that ‘just works’ for me, but the best way to figure that out is to experiment. I find custom settings work well for me and that I should almost always run very, very far away from presets like the different light bulbs or cloud cover conditions. Your best bet is to get a set of small gray cards or experiment! You’ll find something you like.
Hi...You take great night shots. I assume without use of a tripod. What shutter speed and aperture do you set? Do you often/ever use any auto features? Thank you in advance for any advice. - Asked by lifeofalens
(Sorry for the super delay on answering this)
You’re right that I don’t use a tripod (or own one, if you have recommendations tell me about what you like), I don’t think I can prescribe any single setting to take the best night shots, but I can guide you on what will help you take good night shots in the long run.
I’ve already answered a question about getting good bokeh shots before, and that information is incredibly relevant for this.
Personally, I shoot in full Manual mode with Manual ISO because I’m a big enough nerd to now understand that (this wasn’t always the case, I trusted that my camera was smarter than me when it comes to figuring out what ISO to use, which means I only have to deal with aperture and shutter speed (note: if you don’t get these terms, don’t worry, I’ll talk about how you can get your camera to help you out in a bit, if you want to know more, I highly recommend the book Understanding Exposure) Learning what ISO did to your photos was something that took me a while to get to, so don’t worry if you don’t do that yet).
Other than that, shooting at night (which is less important now that the sun is setting later) is an exercise of hunting for light. Find a reasonably well lit area and your photos will shine.
Print Packs, Now For Sale!
I’ve been taking pictures every day now for 5 years and it has been an amazing experience. One of my favorite parts of this project was ordering prints of the past year’s photos. There’s something truly magical about seeing a print in real life, especially when it’s a photo you love.
I’d like to share the joy of seeing prints with you.
Over on Etsy, I’ve posted 3-packs and 5-packs of the 4x6 prints of images from the first three years of my 365 project. When you buy a print pack, I’ll choose images at random and ship it to you free (if you are in the US).
Please feel free to request any print from that timespan but keep in mind that I’ll send prints on a first come, first served basis so requests are subject to availability. If a print you requested isn’t available, I’ll replace it with another print at random.
Check out the images over on Flickr and then check out the print packs.
Thanks!
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Operation Route 66
Hey Friends,
Everyone should go check out my buddy Nick’s Kickstarter Project and support a project like this. These are stories that deserve to be heard and it’s a movie that needs to be made. They need to raise $25,000 in the next 3 days and you can help!
Reminder! I’ve got a moving sale going on and everything is NAME YOUR OWN PRICE, no bidding or anything, if you see something you like, let me know how much you’d want to pay for it.
As a pricing guide, I’d like to get around $30 for the framed prints, $15 for the unframed small prints, and $60 for the large unframed prints.
Reminder! I’ve got a moving sale going on and everything is NAME YOUR OWN PRICE, no bidding or anything, if you see something you like, let me know how much you’d want to pay for it.
Sale on Memory Cards
Amazon is having a pretty amazing sale on SD, microSD, and CF Cards. That 32 GB SD card is even cheaper than a 16 GB card!
