I got out the Nikon, which by the way has had a name change. BAMF has become more of a ‘title’ to a camera and less of a name. In email exchange between one of my favorite photographers, she suggested the Nikon could use a different name, like…Barry. She then said, ‘In a good Barry way and not like a creepy uncle Barry way’. I had the joy of telling her my brother’s name was Barry and get to watch her squirm juuuuuuust a little.
I had thought about a new name for BAMF and it keeps coming back to Barry…as in Barry Bonds. Barry, the camera on Steriods. And so it shall be.As I was saying…I took out Barry to get the shots for this weeks SPF assignment and after no effort what so ever I had all three shots. This wasn’t fair now was it?
I grabbed Shaun’s old Fugi camera that if you breath while taking the picture it will come out blurry and a tripod.
YES, a TRIPOD. $12.00 at Wal-mart. It makes ALL the difference in the world when trying to get a close up shot without a flash using a point and shoot or using a Nikon that needs steady, crisp shots.
I wasn’t sure if anyone would believe that I took the pictures with a point and shoot camera so I made Shaun take ‘back me up’ pictures.
Alright, first up:
Point and Shoot close up (macro) without the tripod:
Point and Shoot WITH the tripod:
Proof of use of Point and Shoot:
Lovin’ the jacked up nail job?
Next up…no flash. I actually couldn’t get any of the shots with the flash, when it was that close up it just washed out the pictures.
Remember when I said, ‘find your favorite subject?’ I keep mine in my camera bag!
Proof:
Okay last but not least: Changing my perspective ( I did use the Nikon for this one)
I hope you all enjoyed this week. If you have any questions, PLEASE ask. If not me, someone. That’s how I figured out a bunch of my questions…I called the camera store, I emailed photograpers I admire on Flickr and I read lots of websites that have lots of information. I also watch this one lady on DIY network…she annoys the living shit out of me, but she actually helps out a bit.
Did you play? did you read the whole post or just look at the pictures?
73 responses to “just read the whole post this time.”
First!!!
I did read the whole thing.
Not sure I will have time to do SPF tomorrow, but if I do, I’ll be back. Have tons o’ work, unfortunately.
Happy Friday though!!!
PS – I beat Kami. I’m just sayin….
Damn – it showed 0 Comments when I clicked the link and then SFG was here with two already . . . I wanted to be first! Oh, well!
Cool shots :) I love the “proof” ones – LOL! I will probably have no time for SPF this week b/c we are closing on our new house tomorrow and have a full, full, full day and weekend. I’ll be back next week for the fun. Have a good weekend!
I’ve seen that annoying DIY woman too. I think I picked up one little tidbit during her 30 minute show.
Your assignment this week is much like the one from my photography class. This week we talked about composition and perspective. I probably won’t post SPF pics today, but I’ll definitely have some within the next week or so.
I have to say I’m a little creeped out to know I have the same name as your camera…
I read the whole post! I can’t believe the difference between the tripod and no tripod. Wow. I worked really hard on this one, but I didn’t do very well. I played, but I picked three different subjects (I didn’t read the directions close enough), so I have three different subjects. But, I did do the close up (which was really hard and turned out like crap), the no flash and the different perspective. I don’t understand why the closeups turn out so bad? I took so many of them and some of them were completely out of the picture frame even though I was aimed at it. Anyway, I played around with my camera for a couple of hours this afternoon. I think I need a tutorial. LOL
Hey, I love that you had to get proof. My “image stabilization” on my camera is my best friend. All I got was blur before when I had my olympus or kodak cams and wanted to take a closeup without my tripod.
I PLAYED Y’ALL!
Oh, and I have all different subjects too. I think that’s OK, right?
I played early, though I may have screwed up. I basically played with photos I have already taken. My shots show all the elements, but not in the context that you may have imagined. Either way…I hope you like mine! I even have a brand spankin’ new news pic with Bob Schieffer in it:-) This was a GREAT SPF for me! Thanks!
by the way…the tripod (or unipod) is always your friend! I had to shoot a huge mansion for a home magazine today and I did it mainly with available light and WITH my tripod! I can handhold my digital SLR down to about 1/8th of a second, but anything less I have to use the tripod! Again…it was a great SPF!
Maybe I’ll play. Almost 9 and the damn sun is still up.
You know, Kalki named my camera, too. She’s gifted, that one.
I read the whole post and now will have to change some of mine that I was going to post. I didn’t get it until I saw yours and Kami’s.
So, I changed my mind, when I couldn’t sleep:
I played! Stupid a href link didn’t work above . . . now, I’m going to bed :)
I was going to change mine and then I when I went to get my camera, I stubbed my toe on the TV stand. Needless to say, some R and X rated words came flying out of my mouth, so I gently put the camera down and decided that fate was trying to tell me to leave my SPF alone. So, I played and am sticking with it.
Oooh. This one looks fun. I got back from vacation just in time. :) I’ll be back to play and check out everyone’s pics later today.
I did horribly… but I had usually just “fix” my photos on the computer after I take them anyway! LOL
Happy Friday!
I think this week’s SPF is going to be really great. I like the “think outside of the box” ones
I love that you have “back me up pictures”
I played!
I played!
Since I also read the whole post, can I have one of those Hershey kisses, please?
As always great SPF! I read the whole post!
I played and happy Friday!
I did read the entire post, but it didn’t keep me from making my own rules! I’m good (or is it bad?) at that!
I’m crying because my Canon Digital Rebel XT (she doesn’t have a name) has to go to the repair shop for 4 to 6 weeks. :-(
I read the whole thing. I am always looking for tips.. I might have to think about that whole tripod thing. I played. This was a fun one…I liked it. I can’t wait to see what everyone came up with. Stacie
I played and tried to maximize the learning experience by really thinking about what I was doing (LOLOL, that sounds good huh?) I had my little mini tripod with me, but never used it…may take you up on the question thing cause I’d like to actually be able to take a good picture without having it be an accident ;)
this was a fun week!
I did! I read the whole post! Love the glue-stick the third shot, by the way. : ) And I played a different sort of picture game today. But I did take many a picture sans flash, as so instructed, and will be posting them shortly. : )
I may have kinda cheated, but I did play.
i read the whole post too
I did play and I did read it all! However all I could see was those Hershey Kisses…I want one, or two :)
Happy SPF!
Love your pictures Kristine…especially the ‘no flash’ pic. I love working with no flash. That handy “P” setting on my Digitial Rebel is lovely.
I’m so disappointed that I couldn’t play this week. Could you do this one again?? Please please?
Have a great week anyone. I’m off to North Carolina!
I meant, have a great week EVERYone! That’ll teach me to post a comment within five minutes of waking up.
I read the whole post! I love the pics. I can’t believe how much of a difference the tripod made. Guess I’ll be spending my money at wal-mart very soon. LOL
I played!
guilty- i just looked at the pictures and skimmed the post.
and damnit, i didn’t get around to playing this time, and i really wanted to! Agh. next time.
Your pictures always rock.
Why am I suddenly in the mood for chocolate.
Love, love, love the proof ones. :)
I was even using my tripod. I promise. It’s windy here in the plains.
I played!
Wow, awesome photos Kristine!! Love those Kisses.
I played.
It’s like 8:11 a.m. Central time and I’m number 33? Good God people, don’t you sleep?
I played and liked it. I didn’t think I would, but it was fun.
Happy Friday…I did not play. I will be back in action next week!
I read the whole post. I love your photography! Great shots!
I will be playing shortly.
Woo hoo! Two weeks in a row.
Love the shots of your kisses!
Sharon
Ok I played
man I’m starving… time for breakfast!
GREAT SPF – My camera died this morning. I am buying a new one ASAP. Do you have any suggestions on what kind to get? I really want a good one this time.
I read the whole thing. Hey, I’m not against getting free advise ya know! This was agreat assignment.
I played too
I loved the post and pics, Kristine! Tips given were really nice and professional. I played and my attempts are quite experimental, but well, I tried :)
Have a nice weekend!!
I’d love to take a photography class in my spare time, but since I don’t have spare time, I will learn from all your lessons! Loved the assignment today, used the Macro feature for the 1st time on my camera!
I soooo want a new camera now after seeing your amazing photos!!
OMG Kristine! I have got so many questions to ask you about photography, but I didn’t want to bug you. I just got a new canon powershot s80 (8mp) and I’m loving it, but it is so hard to figure out how to shoot certain things to get the “best of it’s features” to show up. Make sense? And I don’t know what half of the words in the user guide mean. What is a macro? And there’s this other word that starts with an A that had me all confused. OMG! All of the symbols and the “ISO” and the “MF” and the “Tv”…I don’t know which one to use where. Can I email you?
Yes, I read the whole post. I really like this weeks task.
I played!
I just looked at the pictures. What happenned to your nails?
Dr H.O. Potamus
OK, I don’t have an proof on mine, but my word is good.
No, really, it is.
I love chocolate…those Kisses look like they’re 5 ft. tall. Yum. Tall, dark and handsome…
Happy SPF!
OK- I am back. I read the whole post this time. ;)
I totally am with you on the tripod thing. I just bought one too.
You inspred me to actually read my camera manual Kristine!
So I decided to foget my other obligations today and take the time to play. It’s here.
OK- this is my third comment today (sorry). I just realized that I probably really wasn’t supposed to take pictures of a person because really that isn’t “stuff”
so, um- next time I won’t.
Other than that, I think I followed all the rules.
Wow. The difference in the no tripod / tripod shots is amazing! :) What a cool SPF topic!
Neat pics of the kisses. REad the whole post. Love your jacked up nailz.
Thanx for the inspiration! Great pics! And I love the back up pics – cute! I think I need a tripod… and a macro lens… hhmmm… Mother’s Day is this month isn’t it… better research and start dropping hints ;)
I played…
Guess who just got a new NikonD70??? Go on … ask me!
Save it bitches….I’ll tell ya…..IT WAS ME! MEEEEEEE!!
I got me a new camera today!!! My honey bought it for me cause I did like a whole months worth of sexual favors. [sometimes ya gotta do whatcha gotta do to get whatcha want, you know what I’m sayin?!]
I played – first time. I loved this topic, I love being creative with my camera, something I don’t do a lot of lately.
But, I bent the rules and used old photos. I don’t have a digital camera, our 2 places that have 1 hour suck and send out developing is 3 business days (no weekends).
HOLY MOTHER MARY OF CHRIST! This is the FIRST week in MONTHS AND MONTHS that I have made it to every single blog that played!!
I usually run out of time after awhile, but today…I got through ALL of them by 10:30 AM! I am so excited.
This is one of the reasons I have been having such a hard time with SPF is because I feel guilty that I don’t get to make it to everyone’s blog. I feel like I am letting you down or something…but today. TODAY I DID IT!!
You all did so good. The pictures didn’t come out, they were blurry, the wrong stuff was in focus…BUT YOU ALL TRIED and that is so awesome! You guys amaze me every single week. I know I don’t say it enough, but I love that you play this with everyone and me. I love that you all go and comment on each other’s blogs and give someone who normally wouldn’t have a comment…like FOURTEEN comments. That can really make someone’s whole day…and you guys do it EVERY SINGLE WEEK. I love that about you.
Thanks for making my weekend
No, thank you! Thanks for hosting this and coming up with good ideas. And thanks for making it around when you can. And umm..thanks to all the people who stop by my place. Normally I have 2 or 3 commments. Last week, I had 32 comments!! Woo hoo.
And thanks for the tripod advice. I really appreciate it!
And LMAO at KimmyK, congratulations on the new camera!
I played. And I did read the whole post.
Did you know aboput “the rule of thirds“? It is a photographic rule of thumb for framing a composition that realy helped my photography and it falls right in with the third assignment this week.
I know about the rule of thirds. I like to tweek it a bit though, because I’m tired of the same ol’ “Thirds” pictures.
I like anything that is outside of what I would normally see.
I’m digging the shots that I saw this week where the person got on the floor and looked up. AWESOME.
I mean, how many pictures of our kids do we have them looking up at us…having them looking down on us is awesome.
Oh and Hippo: I didn’t have the 4 bucks for my press-on nails so I decided to just paint them…and well, I suck at it and it flakes and I’m lazy about taking it off.
*sigh* Better late than never right?
I finally got off my duff and played…great subjects this week Kristine!
Very nice – love the tripod difference.
I played!
I played too…pics aren’t that great, but it’s only my second go with this SPF stuff…I like dyour close-up…wow what a difference with a tripod…
Just thought I’d post a comment…my first time really gettin in there….Camera’s name is Kiki…funny how we name our stuff…lol
Michelle
I played, just VERY late due to technical difficulties. This was a great SPF Kristine. Learned alot.
I like that you upped the ante, so to speak, and used the point-n-shoot.
I actually played– well I used existing pictures but I managed to post them before midnight so I am counting it a victory. Great ideas Kristine, you rock!
I played…with one hour to spare!
I played, finally
I played! Just under the wire too!
took mine yesterday but we had plans last night so i didn’t get to upload & post till this morning. =)
Don’t think you’ll make it this far in your response reading, but I need help. Just bought a new digital and STILL takin the shittiest photos on the net…
Awesome! I loved everyone’s pics. Can’t wait to get a BAMF to play with. I’m going to play with my regular ole digital for a bit!!! Learning is fun!
I read your post! A couple of times, actually. And though it is Saturday, I did play.
I love the two different persceptives of each shot!
I read he whole post. I think I have that same $12 tripod. I’ve use it a couple of times – but now one of the telescoping legs is stuck. I might ask for a better tripod for my birthday, but then I’d have to think about or set up shots.
Semms like I don’t have the time fo rthat. Boy would I love to have the time for that. Not that I’d use it to set up shots, but…
Some of my favorite times to shoot are at sunrise and at sunset or twilight. Almost impossible to get crips shots then. Especially if it is cold, because I shiver.
Soon, it will warm up and be a different story.
Oh, and I wanted to mention that for people with point and shoot cams (mine is a fancy point and shoot) (well, sort of in between a dslr and a point and shoot) – the bean bags can work wonders, too – so I have heard. I might get myself one sometime, for the commuter shots where I put my camera against a sign or the side of the building to get a night shot on the way home from work.
I come here everyday to read, Kristine. Sorry I don’t leave you props as often as I should.
I have noticed your writing getting better and better. You’ve been showing us parts of yourself previously out of our field of vision. You seem to be synthesizing a lot of information too. I love hearing about the real story behind the scenes, the growth. You’re showing your power to express. It’s inspiring.
LOL, I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU NAMED THE BAMF BARRY!! Kick ass.
And I love your hands, by the way. Pretty.
PS – Tell your brother Barry I said, “How YOU doin’?” [eyebrows]