My life is to make everything around me beautiful.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Artful Blogging with Photos

I know you thought I was perfect......uuuhhhh, ya didn't?!?! Well, spank my bum and call me Red!

I've been wanting to do more artful blogging so I decided to practice with my new Canon PowerShot SD990 camera with 14 mpx and I loooooove this camera. However, I thought I was pretty savvy and a little "too full of myself" recently and just went about shooting pix. Well, I was humbled when I downloaded the pix to my iPhoto and saw them. I just stared at them and wondered what in the world did I do wrong?!?! It was humiliating to my esteem, I tell ya. ;-) I may need some psychological therapy for this, chicks! It took me a while to realize that my finger must have clicked and moved the little button on the back of the camera and put it on a different setting than what I wanted. They came out blurry because I didn't have the correct setting for distance on. So I'm showing you the first pix I took and then went back after changing the settings back to AUTO and let the camera work for me. Quite an embarrassing revelation but I'll admit anything if it helps someone else.





This one was a fluke probably and looks a bit decent actually.





Here is where I re-shot them and got up close and personal on each of them. I still need to do better at doing artful blogging but I'll work on that also in the coming weeks.





Here I played around with the "temperature" for an unusual color effect. I like it actually—different.













So play around with your cameras and email me to let me see what you've done to get better photos and different kinds of looks...........that is if you want to, but it can be habit-forming and FUN. I truly would like to see what you all can come up with.

12 comments:

  1. Jeepers creepers Ms Connie, I did think you were perfect at everything!!! Those photos still look pretty good to me! Rachaelxo

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  2. Morning, Connieness! Oh, I can really see the difference in your photos! When you figured out your button - wow! what a difference. I love them. Love all the closeups!
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  3. Morning, Connieness! Oh, I can really see the difference in your photos! When you figured out your button - wow! what a difference. I love them. Love all the close ups!
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia ;)

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  4. I aim my camera, which is on AUTO and I say a little prayer and push the button...so much for my photography. I love all your pictures. If the are a little out of focus it makes them look all artsy and I still love them. Beautifully pink!!

    Have a Wonderful Wednesday.
    from Roberta Anne

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  5. Boy or boy Connie, What a difference a button can make!! I love those photos they (the new ones) are so crisp and clean looking and I love the way you enhanced some of them to change the look ...and all with a snap of the button!

    Kris

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  6. Connie, Pretty rosie posies! But...what is the awesome blue backround with the pink roses??? Love ya,Lori

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  7. Dear Connie,
    Your photos look so pretty! Love the all the pink roses and the sweet doll!!! Thank for your sweet comment!

    Blessings, Paula

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  8. WOW! I gotta get me one of those cameras. I love all the pink flowers. You don't like pink a little bit do ya?
    Great photos, I want to see more...

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  9. i just point and shoot most of the time but then again i'm still learning my camera and its functions.

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  10. Connie, love all the pics! What a difference one click makes! Darling birdhouse.

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  11. you're getting there! i know the feeling. mine are always dark. your subjects are quite awesome. love the ballerina ~ she takes the cake (tee hee)

    happy spring-eve!

    xo

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  12. Connie, the newer pictures are great because I am half blind already and now I can oh and ah over the beautiful paper roses. I truly wish I could remember how to make them like we did in high school. Please continue with your perfection---I've got a long way to go taking pictures that are pleasing to the eye. {{{Big Hugs}}}Pat

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