So, I’ve decided to write about photography for English Comp II. There will be a smattering of posts on:
- History
- Terminology
- Techniques
- Using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
- And how amazing Baked Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion and Jones Soda is.
One thing you may notice is I probably won’t ever mention Nikon cameras. It’s not that I dislike them, but I started on Canons, and have never really used a Nikon.
The Beginning…
There are several types of cameras, and I shall list a couple of the most-used now.
- P&S (Point and Shoot): The type of camera you probably own. Things like a Canon Digital Elph. A cell phone camera can be classified as a P&S. Generally these don’t have many settings, and are rather cheap.
- SLR (Single Lens Reflex): SLR cameras are larger, and have many more settings and options, such as aperture, shutter speed, ISO, white balance, AF (autofocus) mode, file format, and AF location. SLRs are used by most professional photographers (cameras like the Canon 1Ds Mark III or 5d). SLRs are being used by many consumers too, people who are looking for better image quality, less shutter lag, and more options. (Canon Rebel XSi).
There is a lot of photo editing software out there, but the applications I will be using are Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom. There’s Apple Aperture, iPhoto, Google’s Picasa, and may others too.
My Gear
I shoot with two cameras: a Canon Digital Rebel XT, and a Leica D-Lux 3 (click to see the new D-Lux 4).
For the Canon, I have a few lenses, four of which I love: the Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM, the cheap as chips (but still amazingly sharp) Canon EF 50mm f/1.8, and the Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM. I carry (but don’t use often) a Canon 580ex Flash as well.
Myself
I’ve done some professional photography work for some companies, having my work published in some newspapers, many ads, websites and promotional materials. I also keep an online portfolio (which hasn’t been updated in ages) here. I also post my photographs on Flickr. I’ve been featured in Schmaps’ East Coast Guide, too.
I don’t think I’m a great photographer, and at this point I’m kinda rusty as I haven’t had time to do any photo work in about a year, but I know my stuff, and generally everyone says I’m great. So I think I’m fairly good. I’m particularly happy with my Portrait of a Park series (which is ongoing), and my a form of minimalism series is shaping up quite well too.
I love so many photographs & photographers. To even try to come up with a list would take years. So, for a sampling of the most amazing photographs I have ever seen, check out my Flickr favorites. You won’t be disappointed.
Enough about me..
What about you? What photography do you enjoy? What do you shoot with? Do you think you’re any good? Do you have a Flickr account, or an account on a similar photo sharing website? Let us see it!
