So I've decided that after literally years of talking about photos, taking photos and, more recently teaching others how to take good photos, I finally decided to start a blog. I'll blog from time to time to keep some record of what photos I'm taking, along with some notes for others to read on why I'm taking them and what I was trying to achieve. I hope that those of you following this blog will soon get a flavour for my love of the camera, and also learn a few tips along the way.
I'm happy to write some notes on any particular aspect of photography or explain something, so if you are interested, just ask and I'll see what I can come up with to help - and maybe post some of my own pics to demonstrate.
Just to get me started, I've posted a photo I recently took of a couple's wedding rings. Rather than use a traditional studio set up, I used the top of a stone wall and natural daylight to add some texture to the background. I tried the same shot in an indoor studio with a plain background, but this one looked the best (and was by far the easiest to set up).
I used a medium aperture (f11), but with the macro lens, this still gives a very narrow depth of field (look how the area behind the rings quickly goes out of focus). This draws the viewers attention to the rings - after all, this is what the photo is of. To me, this is a classic example of a photo that just looks better in black and white - good contrast and texture with plenty of detail visible on the rings.
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Photo: Canon 1D Mk III
100mm macro lens, f11, 1/4 sec @ 400ISO
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