365 Project | Day 31

A quick self portrait before heading to my presentation.

1/25 | 7 mm | f/3.9 | ISO 400 | Color balance

365 Project | Day 30

Back from my trip and reunited with the camera cord! One of my favorite things about traveling are all the little "extras" in the room - like the free shampoo!

1/40 | 13 mm | f/4.6 | ISO 800 | Color balance

Oops...

I forgot my camera cord on the counter at home, so while I'm taking pictures each day, you'll have to wait until Tuesday to see them!

365 Project | Day 29

Well, it was either a picture of Peanut or a pizza box (dinner) tonight, and I figured Peanut was the cuter option. So, here he is - posing nicely for the new camera lens.


1/25 | 50 mm | f/2.5 | ISO 800 | Curves adjustment (decrease red)

For the next four days, photos will be coming to you from on location. I can't promise I'll be able to upload them each day, but I will make sure to take at least one each day!

365 Project | Day 28

This beauty was waiting for me when I got home today, and well, I think I'm in love. She's a 50 mm, f/1.8 lens, which makes my "wide open" shots a whole lot more wide open. Bet you can guess which lens I'll be using for the next few days!


1/40 | 45 mm | f/5 | ISO 400 | Fog lift and edge burn (action)

And for those of you wondering exactly what that means (Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?), keep reading. Here are two pictures of the exact same thing - a box and a lens on the counter - but one shot taken with each lens.

Picture #1 - taken with the 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens ("old")
(Note that you can see the jars in the background, but they're slightly out of focus).

1/40 | 32 mm | f/4.5 | ISO 400 | SOOC

Picture #2 - taken with the 50mm f/1.8 II lens ("new")
(Note how out of focus everything in the background is; you can't even tell what's back there).

1/25 | 50 mm | f/2.2 | ISO 800 | SOOC

Basically your f stop (the aperture) has to do with how much light is allowed into your camera lens and factors into depth of focus (how much is in focus and how much is blurry in the background). So by having a lens that gives me a smaller f-stop, I can make the background more out of focus.

365 Project | Day 27

Mmmm, runza rolls. I remember Mom first making these when I was in third grade, and I still think they're delicious. Since they make far more than we need for two people, I've been begging Mom to make a batch since they moved here. And tonight, the waiting was over!


1/15 | 47 mm | f/5.6 | ISO 800 | Old West action and sharpening

365 Project | Day 26

Today's picture isn't that exciting (or technically great), but it does sum up today - I spent several hours in the car, driving to and from a conference.


1/30 | 7 mm | f/4 | ISO 200 | Vintage action and texture overlay