Digital Photography

I was able to register to take the "Oh! Shoot!" photography class offered at jessicasprague.com and given by Candice Stringham. Yesterday started the second week and all ready I have learned so much!

The first lesson was on shutter speed. I learned that a fast shutter speed will freeze motion and a slow shutter speed will show motion (motion blur). It was a lot of fun trying to use these settings for different photos. She also told us about panning and how you can photograph someone or something moving and still get a sharp photo of the subject with the background blurred which shows the motion.

This week's lesson was on aperture. A small f/stop (i.e. f/1.8) is an open aperture which means you will get more background blur and the focus will be more on the main subject. A large f/stop (i.e. f/22) is a closed aperture and that means that more of your photo will be in focus.

I am having so much fun with this class and can't wait for each week to start and the next lesson. I will post some pictures later to show what I have learned these first two weeks.