A Thousand Words
One of my goals this year was to improve my photography, and since the year is half over, now seems like a good time for an update.
I’ve been taking Emma Davies A Year With My Camera course, and I have been having lots of fun practicing!
Apart from the technical details, like how to use aperture, shutter speed, and ISO to get the pictures I want, I’ve learned a bit about composition and creativity.
It took me a while to realize that a photo does not have to be an exact replica of what I see, it’s my interpretation of what I see, and just as there are no knitting police, there are no photo police either.
Another thing I discovered is that all photos need to be edited. It may seem obvious, but it wasn’t to me.
I’ve tried a few different photo editing programs on my computer; Picasa, Adobe Lightroom, Gimp. I struggled with all of them.
More and more I’ve been transferring my best photos to my phone and editing them with snapseed. It is so much easier to use, and I think the results are just as good.
I hope you enjoyed this random assortment of my favorite photos, and I’ve saved the best for last; yarn!
Thank you for knitting!