Steve Gallow - A Year in Photos

With this blog I have begun a journey to improve my photography skills. My goal is to take photos everyday, and post my favorite photo from that day on this blog. So far, I have learned a lot, and try to share my experiences. Many of you have made comments on the blog, via email, or when you see me in person. I really appreciate all of them. I learn a lot from each of you. I hope that you will join me in my journey, and help me along the way. I have so much to learn.

Friday, May 1, 2009

Week 1 - Day 1 - May 1, 2009 "Louise the Cat"

I'm about to try and experimental. My plan is to take photographs everyday for a year. I'll then post my favorite from that day to this blog.

I hope that you enjoy the process, and if you have any suggestions please add them to the comments.

I have some preconceived notions about what will happen in this process. One of which is, I think I won't like many of the photos. As an example in this first photo, I think that I had the depth of field a little to narrow. While the face of Louise is in focus, her body is not. I do like the fur coming off the right side of her body, as the light filters around them. I do like the background, but it may be a little to busy.

Lessons:

I created this photo as a JPEG. I think that I need to shoot RAW for this experiment.
The shutter speed was to fast, I needed more light with either a slower shutter speed, or a higher ISO.
Cats don't tend to stay in one place very long.

Photo details: Exposure Time 1/320 (should have been 1/250), Aperture f/2.8, ISO 100, Lens Canon 70-200mm f2.8L USM