For my final learning project post, it is a good time to reflect on my accomplishments, struggles, breakthroughs, and setbacks while learning photography. I had wanted to learn photography for over a year when I started EDTC300, I even had a camera 6 months prior to the class starting, but I hardly used it. Now, just over a month later and I almost always bring my camera with me when venturing outside. Through my online research and a couple of…
In an effort to escape some of the rain plaguing Fernie last week, I went camping with a friend. I wanted to take the time to just relax and almost didn’t bring my camera, but I convinced myself that if I didn’t bring my camera, I would miss some good opportunities. Thank goodness I did, as I believe I may have captured my favourite photo to date. During the first day of camping, we noticed a juvenile bald eagle flying…
Approximately 95 km across the Kootenay valley from Fernie B.C., the early morning lovers of Cranbrook are finishing their breakfasts while the construction workers take a short drag from their cigarettes during their first break of the day. When abruptly, they all faintly hear a groan like that of baldy aged hardwood, suffering under their feet. Meanwhile, in Fernie, 6,000 people notice yet another raincloud passing over their town for about the 14th day in a row; blocking vitamin D,…
Understanding tracking focus and continuous shooting While I was snapping some photos of a turtle last week, I discovered that I can turn on tracking focus while in P mode (Program auto mode). As I previously discussed, tracking focus allows me to shoot objects that are moving while auto-adjusting the shutter speed and aperture. I had talked about possibly taking some photos of larger animals with this mode, but I began to wonder if that would show just how handy…
Last week, I might have jumped the gun. I followed my friend’s advice and pretty much stuck solely to the manual mode on my camera. As a result, many of my photos turned out quite poor. They were incredibly dark and contained no colour; they were solely black and white. I was frustrated but optimistic, the pictures I had shot on the auto setting turned out just fine so it had to be something that I was doing wrong, not…
This week for my learning project, I tried to familiarize myself with my camera and the meaning behind much of its terminology. Over the weekend I visited a friend of mine who has been a photographer in western Canada for most of his life. He has even won a couple of competitions in Saskatchewan. During our conversation, he explained to me the basics of his camera by breaking down its moving parts. In order to get the most personalized feel…
Earlier this year I told myself, “I want to learn photography.” It is almost instinct when you move to any area with a mountain in sight. No model can play with lighting or angles like a large rock in the sky. I took a photography class in high school, but it is not a lie when I say it was without a doubt the worst taught class I have taken throughout my years of education; I remember nothing. A couple…