[ad_1] Last week I talked about experimenting with my camera but not using a notebook to write down the different settings I was using.  I have been taking pictures for the One Image A Week For 52 Weeks Personal Art Challenge that was using the theme The World Outside.  This week I also participated in a three day challenge in which the theme was Bread.  All of the photographs for that challenge were taken indoors.  I was able to write down the different settings I used without having to lug around a notebook because there was paper and pencil right there on my desk! Having access to paper and pencil…

[ad_1] If you have been following my blog posts about the 52 Week Personal Art Challenge you may remember the notebook suggestion.  The suggestion was to carry a notebook and write down what camera settings you are using when learning how to use the camera off the Auto program. In the past I would often take a quick shot of the ground when changing from one setting to the next.  Since I wanted to try more than two settings and my camera was on a tripod I decided to put my hand in front of the lens and take a shot of that.  Keeping my changes in order from Macro…

[ad_1] As this new-year long art challenge continues, so does my experimenting and learning about the different settings on my camera. I’ve been very frustrated that I have a single lens reflex camera with two lenses and an array of settings and I still see better photographs online that have been taken with phone cameras compared to many of my photographs.  Having said that, I do realize that quite a few of those photographs taken with a phone may look fantastic on social media but may not have the quality to look as good when printed in a larger size. Realizing that to get the most of my camera I…