Alex

Alex, originally uploaded by Lostfiniel.

I really do like photography. One of my ex-boyfriends never believed it to be a form of art. I could never convince him because, up until now, I didn't have any idea at all of what needed to be done for good photography.

As I read more into it, I feel swamped in all of the technical information. So far most of what I have been trying to teach myself is almost purely technical, nothing creative. Aperture values and how those relate to shutter speed and iso values and such. I also have to admit that I had never noticed how many of my favorites photos are over or under exposed. The underexposed ones are not usually as much of a problem because they seem easier to fix in photoshop.

Overexposure seems to be something I have a great deal of trouble with.I love bright pictures. I love color. I love warmth in pictures. I think that tends to make me try and get brighter pictures. It's what seems to appeal to me. I need to learn how to take colorful, bright pictures that still retain all of the information and textures. I also need to stop over-boosting the highlights when I get to the editing phases in photoshop.

I keep hoping that at some point I will know the technical information so well it will come as second nature. Then I can focus on the angles, compositions, etc that I want. I know I am getting closer. I have tried to throw myself fully into the lion's den. I no longer use the built-in flash and I rarely deviate away to the automatic settings.

Experimenting has been tedious at times but I find it gives better results in the end. I take a lot pf pictures. I take the same picture a couple times with different shutter speeds. I change the angle a bit and repeat. Zoom in, closer, closer. I try a different aperture setting to see how that will affect my background. I'm learning. It's slow.