photo class

in summation.

here's what i've learned about myself so far. there are like a gazillion variables that must be considered when taking pictures in manual mode. here are a few: lighting, aperature openness(if that's a word), placement of subjects within a frame, depth of field, focus, lighting, did i mention LIGHTING, correct exposure, shutter speed, and SO many more.....

if i get two-thirds of these variables CLOSE to where i want them to be, i consider myself lucky. the outward manifestation (i really want to use the word "phenotype" here. using restraint.) of two-thirds happy variables is this: plain old BAD PICTURES. that's right. i suck. and now....a concrete detail to support my thesis:



so so ALMOST cute, right? but i WAY overexposed the part where the strong sun is hitting the back of my dad's white shirt, so i tried to salvage it by making it a black and white...to no avail. dale just looks like some kind of middle-aged man-angel. sorry pop pops.

i told greg on like our first date that...well.....i'm kinda "good at stuff". i can fake my way through most any sport, topic of conversation, craft, game, i can bake a cake, blahblah....you get the idea....i pick things up pretty quickly....i'm good at stuff. well, i've changed. i believe i have met my match. photography hates me. but as a famous gay cowboy once said, "i can't quit you" or something like that. the point is i'm not giving up, and by-golly i WILL conquer the ever elusive quality photograph. i'm determined.