Dinner, coffee, conversation, and a photo. That’s what tonight was for me. Over the course of five hours, I was inspired, challenged, encouraged, and uplifted. Couldn’t have asked for a better Friday night.
In the midst of that time, I was aware that I needed to find today’s daily photo. I was at dinner at BB King’s so I snapped some shots of the lights and the musicians. Then on to a crepe/coffee house. Good old fashioned mocha in a solid mug with a plate and spoon. Love it. Snapped some basic shots of the coffee and mug, then decided to lower my camera to the level of the table. That’s when I grabbed this shot. Wasn’t even looking through the viewfinder.
Super grainy. Not tack sharp. Perhaps underexposed. But I still love it. Perhaps because it reminds me of the conversation and takes me back to the place. Perhaps because it stands out from all the other “perfect” shots. Or maybe just because. What do you think?
Manual: Read page 30—Image Quality and Size. I admit that today I looked through the manual for another page that was primarily images. I found one! Page 30 in my Nikon camera manual is a visual representation of the difference in quality and size from Basic to Fine and Small to Large.
When I’m shooting a job, I’ll use Fine and Large. When I’m doing my daily images, sometimes I scale back to Basic or Normal and Medium size. I’m not planning on making large prints and the smaller size makes it easier to process quickly. However, I’m thinking I may want to bump it up in the off chance I do get a killer shot I’d like to blow up on canvas. Thoughts?
Images: Was going through my email today and read the Rangefinder Magazine newsletter. One of the featured photographers was Fuller Edge Photography so I decided to check out their portrait work. Interesting style. Definitely more edgy in the processing and backgrounds. Fun to be introduced to new photographers.
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