belated spf…

Let’s get to know your camera, okay?

This Friday’s theme…Take me off AUTO!

1. Macro: take a picture of something ‘close up’. Don’t use your zoom, make sure you have good lighting and make sure you’re steady. If you have to, set your camera down on something and then take the picture.

2. NO FLASH: try swiching the flash off and taking pictures of your stuff without it. It may take a lot of pictures to get the right shot, but open the windows and find artifical light to get it to work.

3. Perspective: get up high or down low…either way, change the perspective of your picture..tilt the camera sideways. Change the layout of the picture. Instead of having the subject framed perfectly in the middle of the picture…move it to the left or the right.

You all hate it when I make you think of out of the box. This is one of those weeks you’re going to hate me, but it’s really not that hard. Find your favorite subject and follow the rules.

27 responses to “belated spf…”

  1. Adrienne Avatar

    YAY! This is going to be FUN!!!

  2. Angi Avatar

    Woo hoo… I need to be doing this anyway… got the one I got so that I’d learn more about it and I’ve done little with the options outside of all the presets :) I’ll see what I can do. :)

  3. Janasayqua Avatar

    yeah this would be a lot more fun if I had a BAMF. But I will definitely play!

  4. Tammy Avatar

    Damn. That’s a hard one! I’ll get working on it!

  5. kami Avatar

    Oh, gah, Mom!

  6. Sara Avatar

    You’re going to see a lot of crappy pictures (at least from me) this week, I can tell!

  7. Jenelle Avatar

    Crap, I don’t even know how to turn off the flash on my camera! Off to try to find the instruction manual!

  8. Maria Avatar
    Maria

    The computer gremlins are messing with your blog. Ack! It’s coming up as text on a white background.

    Maria

  9. Maria Avatar
    Maria

    Very STRANGE! It’s back to normal.

    I MUST get me a digital SOON.

    Maria

  10. Cheeky Avatar

    This sounds fun – can’t wait to play – now to find the right subject…hmmmmmm

  11. LeafGirl77 Avatar

    Oh man, I so want to play, but I don’t know if I can!

    I’m going to try though, oh yes…I will try.

  12. christie Avatar

    but I always use the rule of 3s in photography and most of my stuff isn’t dead center…. hrrmmm…. k I think I know what I can do

  13. Army of Mom Avatar

    You’re fired. *sigh*

  14. Pissy Britches Avatar

    Sounds like you need to do a camera 101 class before this starts.
    You gonna have some ugly ass pictures.

  15. Jenie Avatar

    Oohh…I just thought of something good. But, it’s outside and it’s pouring buckets right now. Let’s hope it stops briefly later so I can get my pics.

  16. Torie Avatar

    Okay I’m slow, but these are supposed to be three versions of the same object right? right? Or did I miss read the directions, because I’m really good at misreading directions.

  17. randomandodd Avatar
    randomandodd

    No, You can take 3 different pictures if you want to or you could do the same picture with 3 different options…it doesn’t matter. The object of this weeks SPF is to just turn off the auto settings and play with your camera.

  18. Adrienne Avatar

    You don’t need a BAMF to do this. I don’t have one. Most point & shoot cameras have a macro and an option to turn off the flash.

  19. The Kept Woman Avatar

    Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

    This is hard.

    Can I get a “by”? (is that how you spell that? like you know…in sports…)

  20. kami Avatar

    No, TKW, you may not.

    KRISTINE, my macro shot keeps coming out looking like ASS. DAMNIT!!!! I will shoot until I get it GOOD, damnit. DAMNIT! I won’t eat until I get it right.

    Hurt you more, my ass.

  21. zee Avatar

    SWEET! This time I’m gonna play!

  22. Army of Mom Avatar

    TKW – it is bye …. just by the way. ;)

    I actually had fun when I did it …

  23. Mama2Brenna Avatar

    Did it…had trouble making it look authentic though…so see what ya think….Michelle, Mama2Brenna

  24. Uzz Avatar

    Kristine- I actually played this week! I have already posted mine since I will be in the studio all day tomorrow. Please come by and that goes for everyone…I want feedback:-) Have a great one!

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