Camera 101

I've been really busy the last few days trying to learn how to use my new camera.  It's a Canon Power Shot XS30IS.

 It's a whole lot better than the one I had.  My old one was about 5 yrs. old and you really couldn't do anything but point and shoot.  I've been practicing taking pictures of alot of different stuff.  I really wanted the camera so that when the grandkids started coming along I'd have a really good camera.  I also wanted one to take better pictures for my Etsy shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop/Deedeesew?ref=pr_shop_more) and for stuff I sell on Ebay.  I've taken some pictures that really suck.  Take a look at the pictures I've posted and you'll see.



See, I told you they sucked.  Believe it or not I think I actually put these on my Etsy site.  I really have sold some necklaces with the sucky pictures. 

I started looking for some instuctions on taking better pictures.  I found this one it's a really good link for learning about photography(http://www.digital-photography-school.com/11-tips-for-better-candid-photography). If you want to take more good pictures this may be the site for you too. I know that I've learned alot about using my camera.  Hopefully, I will be able to show you some good pictures later on.

While surfing the internet I decided that I need a camera bag, tripod and a light box,.  The tripod is gonna come in handy for shooting photos of my family and our dogs and stuff like that. I found this one on Amazon for about $20.

 The camera bag is so that I don't get my camera scratched up.  They're kinda expensive, but I want one anyway.  I found a bunch of sites for really cute bags and I found this one on Etsy. I thought it was really cute.  I'm about cute. I like bling too, but I couldn't find one with any bling.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/gypsyrosehandbags

 

The light box is something that you use so that you don't get alot of shadows and you get brighter pictures.  I've made one before and it worked o.k.  They have them for sale on line.  I found this one on Amazon and it's only $35.

I'm gonna look around and see what I can find before I buy these on line.

I've learned alot about using my camera and I know that this could be a great hobby for me.  I'm gonna keep learning things and I'll pass them along. 

Happy picture taking!!



　

 Here in Alabama we have gotten 2-3" of snow. It's really hard to believe. So I'm gonna post alot of pictures for everyone to see. Let me know if you had snow or not and how much.

 

These are pictures I took outside the back door of my Mom and Dad's house.  Their large deck was just right for a great picture.

White Christmas

We woke up to about 2"-3" of snow here in Alabama. That is really rare for us and even more rare for it to happen on Christmas day. I may never see another white Christmas.

I got up to let my dogs outside and was like "WOW" it snowed. I was kinda excited about it. Our dogs, Shug and Daisy, didn't know what to think about it. Shug tried to eat it and didn't know whether

he could step in it or not. Daisy ran on down the steps and started playing like it wasn't even there. They were really funny.

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and hope that everyone got what they wanted. I know I did.