- I am not a person who remembers to take pictures at opportune times, such as friends' weddings, on trips, or at significant moments in my own life. It just doesn't happen.
- I have never owned a good camera, so pictures usually end up being taken using either my point-and-shoot digital camera that I bought when I finished my masters' degree (I think. It's weird that I can't actually remember when I bought this camera) or on my phone, which is basically like a point-and-shoot itself.
- Someone (my sister) has made fun of the pictures I have taken and posted on my blog-particularly when they have been pictures of food. If you're curious, it's mostly been because of the last one.
But, recently, I've decided that, instead of refusing to take pictures because the pictures I take are bad, I need to get better at taking pictures.
So I started by investing some money in a good camera.
I also bought the For Dummies book for my camera, which has also been a good investment.
And while I am in the beginning stages of learning how to use my camera, allow me to give a demonstration of the progress I have made.
Here's a picture I posted on my blog during the cupcake project. This particular cupcake is an applesauce spice cupcake with brown sugar cream cheese frosting. Melanee said some particularly hurtful things about this picture:
Now, here is the same cupcake with a different camera:
Better, right?
I hope to get better as I go along. My camera was in Full-Auto mode for this picture, something I would probably change. Additionally, the resolution isn't great. I haven't figured out how to import pictures in RAW format onto my computer. Also, I now own a 50 mm lens, which is what Bakerella uses to shoot pictures of her cupcakes. Also, at some point, I will probably invest in PhotoShop and start touching pictures up with that. I will probably keep revisiting these particular cupcakes, since that is the kind of weird obsessive thing I do when I do a project.
Stay tuned.
I also bought the For Dummies book for my camera, which has also been a good investment.
And while I am in the beginning stages of learning how to use my camera, allow me to give a demonstration of the progress I have made.
Here's a picture I posted on my blog during the cupcake project. This particular cupcake is an applesauce spice cupcake with brown sugar cream cheese frosting. Melanee said some particularly hurtful things about this picture:
Now, here is the same cupcake with a different camera:
I hope to get better as I go along. My camera was in Full-Auto mode for this picture, something I would probably change. Additionally, the resolution isn't great. I haven't figured out how to import pictures in RAW format onto my computer. Also, I now own a 50 mm lens, which is what Bakerella uses to shoot pictures of her cupcakes. Also, at some point, I will probably invest in PhotoShop and start touching pictures up with that. I will probably keep revisiting these particular cupcakes, since that is the kind of weird obsessive thing I do when I do a project.
Stay tuned.
4 comments:
Um, I don't care that much about the picture, but I want to eat this cupcake. Yum! I am offically hungry now!
I miss cupcake Thursday.
Ooooh, I want to know what kind of camera you got. It is really hard to get good pictures when your camera isn't. As one who still just has crappy cameras, I know.
Also, I found this dessert cookbook that I am thinking of making every recipe in. Then Challengers of the Unknown can be resurrected!
I like this post. It makes me feel like I was right to make fun of you. We should totally do a photography class together at UVU. And you should definitely buy PSE. You'll be amazed by how much better you can make them look.
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