Photography Smotogrophy #2

Hey guys!

So, I finished my photography course early due to unforeseen circumstances, but I did it and got pretty good marks for it. It is safe to say that I did it with a distinction. Yeah me! If you missed the first half go check it out H E R E .

I had a variety of topics to photograph. The easiest of these was the "painting with light". The most difficult was the portraits. I just don't gel with it. I think night photography is my thing. So I will explore that. 

All these shots were done with my Canon 700D and I used the kit lens (18-55mm) and my zoom lens (70-300mm).

(Disclaimer: This is my own work. Please do not use any of these pictures without my written consent. Thank you for your cooperation in this regard)

Aperture. We had to take two photos at the same angle. 1 With a big aperture and 1 with a small aperture. These were my submissions.

Aperture 1:f3.5 1/1250sec ISO-100 18mm

Aperture 2:f36 1/10sec ISO-100 55mm

Close up. I struggled to find something that would really make a cool close up. I settled for a bicycle. I think it came out pretty cool, but my mentor had some very good suggestions. Next time it will be even cooler!

Close up 1:f5 1/20sec ISO-200 43mm

Close up 2:f5.6 1/15sec ISO-200 55mm

Group Portraits. I struggle with portraits. I find it difficult to take a creative photo and not the normal "just stand there". And the composition. Again, my mentor said I should watch out for a few things, but I did not do to bad.

Group 1:f4.5 1/1600sec ISO-100 120mm

Group 2:f4 1/2000sec ISO-100 31mm

Topic: Here we go. This was my submission. My friends "bakkie". I really like this picture.

f3.5 1/40sec ISO-800 18mm

Campus outing. We went on a campus outing for one of our lessons and this was not a submission, but I took this on that outing.

f5 10sec ISO-100 37mm

Head&Shoulders Portrait. Again, not my strong point, but it came out pretty well.

Head&Shoulders 1:f5.6 1/800sec ISO-100 300mm

Head&Shoulders 2:f5.6 1/1000sec ISO-100 255mm

Head&shoulders 3:f5.6 1/800sec ISO-100 300mm

Landscape. I struggle a bot with composition and keeping the horizon straight...will just have to practice!

f5 1/250sec ISO-100 37mm

My favorite thing. What more can I say. Coffee and Books. It does not matter if it's digital. As long as I can read I am happy! Don't forget my plant. Love greens!

f6.3 1/80sec ISO-400 48mm

Black&White. This was the most exciting outing we did. We visited a local scrapyard and we had to take all the photo's in black and white. I had so much fun. This was my best one and my submission.

f5 1/1250sec ISO-100 29mm

Topic: Winter. Blankets, books, pj's, chunky socks and lots of coffee! What more can I say?

f3.5 1/30sec ISO-400 18mm

Still life. I struggled with this one. I had another photo, but it was too flat and did not give dimension. So, this one is my re-submission and it was perfect. 

F5 1/60sec ISO-100 32mm

Full body Portrait. My lovely friend. Thanks for playing model!Could have composed it differently, but I did well with this one.

F4.5 1/1600sec ISO-100 130mm

Painting with light. The next few photographs was the most fun! I really enjoy night photography. I submitted the second one and got full marks. Yeah me! I cannot wait to explore and better my night photography skills.

Painting with light 1:F3.5 10sec ISO-400 18mm

Painting with light 2:F3.5 10sec ISO-400 18mm

Painting with light 3:F3.5 10sec ISO-400 18mm

Painting with light4:f3.5 25sec ISO-100 18mm

Painting with light 5:f3.5 25sec ISO-100 18mm

I hope you enjoyed this post. I am now done with my course and now I should go out and take some pictures! What do think I should photograph or do you like photographing certain things? Leave a comment below!

I shoot with canon!

Speak to you soon

xoxo

Photography Smotography {Part #1}

Hey guys!

This post has to do with the goals I set for myself at the beginning of this year. If you did not see that post go read it here No to resolutions YES! to goals.
So, this is sort of an update.

Currently I am enrolled in a photography course. I am at Level 1. They teach you how to shoot in manual mode with some nifty tricks. 

We had some assignments we needed to complete the past 2 months and I would like to share them with you. All these were shot with my Canon 700D in manual.

{This is my own work. Please do not copy/use any of these photographs without my written approval. Your cooperation is appreciated in this regard.}

 Capture Movement {f/5 1/1250sec ISO-400 44mm} -This was one of the first assignments.

Scene composure {f/3.5 1/500sec ISO-200 20mm} I am going to re-submit this one. I am not satisfied.

 Sunrise over Potchefstroom Dam {f/25 1/10sec ISO-200 27mm)

 Show movement {f/22 1/15sec ISO-800 55mm}

 Shoes {f/5 1/500sec ISO-100 38mm}

 Aperture {f/5.6 1/160sec ISO-400 55mm}

 Aperture {f/22 0.8sec ISO-400 24mm}

 Turning night to day {f/3.5 30sec ISO-100 18mm}

Kitchen {f/4 1/25sec ISO-100 24mm}

I am really having a lot of fun. Any constructive criticism is welcome.


Please leave a comment below. Don't be mean. We are all friends here.

Speak to you soon...or sooner!

xoxo

Kruger National Park Holiday Part #3

It is the last part of our photo's. Awwwweeee. It was a really exciting holiday and we were blessed in many ways. 

So for the last time, let's jump right in!

Ps. All these shots were taken with my 700DSLR Canon camera, most of it on the Aperture function. I used Photoshop Elements 6 for the panorama. These photos were not edited.

 This is the picnic spot, Afsaal, in the park. Here you can get out and move around (at own risk of course). They have a kiosk and a shop where you can order something to eat and drink. If you prefer to make your own food, you can hire a gas can and wok (they clean it afterwards). This is a great outing and about 32km from Berg en Dal.

 This is Skukuza Golf Club. It does not have fences, so you are bascially in the wild playing golf. The tip we got from one of the ladies was "just watch out at hole nr 3, the leopard(s) sometime spend some time in the trees"-no pressure

 I was ready to rock and roll should something happen. My shattered nerves!

 The local restaurant at Berg en Dal.

 Venison Bobotie -it was devine!

 Venison Pot Pie - it was divine!

 This was our 6 hour stay at Merry Pebbles in Sabie. The rain chased us away and it was a muddy mess. We will go back in the winter when it's not raining!

The last pictures was taken on Long Tom Pas. It is so beautiful!

Speak to you soon...or sooner!

xoxo