So Lucy has decided that turning 6 months old means that we should just start over and she should act like a newborn. Wheeeeeee!
Instead of writing a post complaining about discussing how tired I am or wracking my brain to come up with something interesting, I’m opening up my blog for questions. Fire away.
Also, I need to put some more focus on writing photography articles/tutorials, so please let me know if there is anything you want to ask me re: photography.
I am clearly not an expert, but people seem to think I kind of know what I’m doing sometimes.
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So, I’m well into my second year of owning a dslr (Nikon D60) but have only been using the basic lens it comes with. What is my next step, if I just like to take photographs for recreational reasons and not professionally?
Love,
Steph
adventuresinbabywearing´s last [type] ..THIS IS IT
i would LOVE to know how you learned to use photoshop! classes? books? trial and error? tutorials?
hope you get some more sleep soon!
Here is my question:
Every day you see beautiful images by photographers taken from all around the world. Some of the photographers are famous. Some of them are not. How do you deal with feeling like your pictures are not *as good* as theirs?
Are your parents sad that you are done having babies?
What has been your favorite age Emma has experienced so far?
Life with Kaishon´s last [type] ..For my Daddy who loves Robert Frost
I thought of another question!
I know you hike a lot and do all sorts of active things with your family, do you worry about dropping your camera? Would you be fearful to take your camera on the beach?
I just read somewhere that if you are a professional photographer you will need to buy a new camera body every.single.year. What do you think of that? That freaked me out a little.
Life with Kaishon´s last [type] ..For my Daddy who loves Robert Frost
How does one get to be as awesome as you?
When Emma was around 2, how in the world did you get her to be your model? Like the cute Halloween image I still adore.
I’m so proud of you for not succumbing to the complaining! <3
My question Keli:
Right after I purchased my preowned D40 last summer, I decided I HAD to have a prime lens and bought a 35 mm 1:1.8.
I of course researched it at the time & settled on that one, but now it seems like everyone’s ‘Cannot Live Without’ lens is the 50 mm 1.8.
I understand they’re both ‘primes’ so you have to use your feet to zoom in and out, but beyond that I don’t have a clue. It looks like the 35 mm 1.8 is slightly more expensive than the 50 mm 1.8.
Which one would you buy of those two?
Thx!
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Do you prefer zoom lenses or primes? Why?
Here’s a biggie: what is the most common aperture you shoot at? Why? (me personally I’m always messing up between too much blurred background and not enough)
What do you think has helped you grow the most with your technical skills? Forums? A mentorship? Classes? YouTube? Trial and Error? if you have any specific references, please give ‘em up.
Love your work! Love your photography! Love your attitude! Love your giving spirit! Just, lotsa love happenin’ over here.
Texan Mama´s last [type] ..Day 69
Do you want to try to get back to the Zoo when the weather warms up? We haven’t been since the last time we met up!
You said one time that you weren’t interested in having a photography business because of the pressure you’d put on yourself to capture perfect pictures for your clients. Has your idea about that changed at all lately or do you see it changing in the future?
When I finally get pregnant, I’m going to ask you for sling advice :)
Jess´s last [type] ..Spring cant come fast enough!
I just ordered a new 50mm 1.4 lens. I’m VERY excited to get it but not really sure how to use it! Do you KNOW what settings to put your camera on for say a picture like you took of Lucy’s beautiful eyes in your recent You Capture post, or do you just shoot and get lucky? Because that is what I do right now with my basic 18-55… Thanks!
Elaine´s last [type] ..On Writing
I would love to see how you edit just some of your photos. I know you don’t have “a full-proof recipe ” but just a tutorial on how you edit a photo in Lightroom. Please :)
Everyone else is asking photography questions. As I am not a photographer (and only pretend to shoot halfway decent photos of the #babymeat), here is my question:
After we move, Stephen will come back to Atlanta for one week every month. I will come back with him every three months or so for visits. Can we make a standing plan that I come see you for one day during those visits?
<3
Kind of a photography question: Do you “pose” your kids for your shots and clean up around them or quickly sweep things out of the background before you take a picture? I’m a total beginner photographer and I started out wanting to “keep it real” by having a policy not to arrange the candid shots taken around the house. But it seems that our “stuff” often clutters up the pictures.
Love your pictures :)
I love that you take so many pictures. You inspire me to take just a quarter of the amount you do.
My question is this — what advice do you have for a mom who works full time to fit more photos in during the evening? When I go home I help fix dinner and then have to clean up, along with other various chores. Practice makes perfect when it comes to anything, but you have to have time to practice. What did you do when you had your little business making diapers and such? How did you balance it all and still have time for photography?
I’m also interested to know what you think about prime lenses as well. I just use my kit lens now, but I want to invest in something I’ll really love.