Code Name: B
Age: ~5
Occupation: Wild Child
Specialties: Getting tangled in IVs, pulling out every single toy in the playroom, unexpectedly making surprisingly profound remarks about life and ethics
B: What does it mean to be in the army?
Me: It means that you help protect our country.
B: Well then, I don’t want to be in that.
Me: Why not?
B: Because it means that you have to destroy things and people. I don’t want to do that.
I just went through Facebook messages from way back when. I didn’t plan to do it. I was just curious who my very first Facebook message was from, and ended up scrolling through a lot of them (first one was from a friend who was defending himself because I had called him “cocky”).
Fun fact: Did you know, once upon a time, someone had a huge crush on me? It may be hard to believe, but he confessed his love for me through Facebook messages! How romantic. I told him that I did not share the same feelings for him. I was so mature.
And back in high school, my friends and I did a lot of sleepover/hang out planning over Facebook messages too. Oh and prom planning.
I mean, I’m so thankful for the present, but I miss the times when I didn’t have to worry about “building a resume”!
It’s raining and it’s summer. That must be why I’m so sentimental. Or maybe I am getting old?!
50 Quick Photography Tips in Less Than 15 Minutes
Kai over at DigitalRev put together this video that offers photography advice in burst mode: 50 (or 49) short and sweet tips in less than 15 minutes. If you take yourself too seriously, be warned: the tips are presented in Kai’s trademark “infotainment” style.
If you’d rather not watch the 13 minute video, here are the tips in text form thanks to Reddit user blufox4900:
- UV filters are a waste of time
- Lens hoods aren’t a necessity
- If you’re not using the hood, put it away
- Don’t treat your DSLR like it’s your baby
- Stop hating on others
- Get cheap lens caps
- Pack light
- Use a zoom for convenience
- Prime will make you think more
- The 35mm is the most practical one lens setup (on the 1.5 crop)
- The 50mm looks better
- Better cameras don’t make better photos
- Know how your camera works before you go out to shoot
- Always be ready for the shot
- P-mode isn’t just for beginners
- Bump the ISO if needed
- Auto ISO is your best friend
- Rely on the Rule of Thirds
- Take lots of shots
- Don’t take photos of any old sh*t
- “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough” — Robert Capa
- Contemplate your shot
- The best equipment doesn’t help if you’re not standing in the right spot
- Sharpness is overrated
- Concept is king
- Don’t look like a wrongun (i.e. a creep)
- Don’t drink and shoot
- Shoot when you’re full of energy
- Sometimes it feels great to wake up really early and shoot
- Think about what light you want
- Emulate the style of the greats to get started
- …but don’t keep doing it
- Photography is as much a reflection of the person taking the photo
- Shoot to please no one apart from yourself
- Discreet or direct — it isn’t all that important
- Setting themes keeps you focused
- Change things every once in a while to keep things fresh
- Everyone has creative blocks
- Be critical of yourself
- “Seeing is not enough, you have to feel what you photograph” — Andre Kertesz
- You need to be there with the camera
- The relationship is about you and the subject, not you and the camera
- Stop chimping
- Be brutal when it comes to deleting awful photos
- Show only your best work
- Changing photos to B&W doesn’t make an uninteresting shot interesting
- Look at other people’s work
- Post your work online, let others critique your work
- There is no easy way
- ???
I chuckled at a few because they were directed towards me
(Source: bobbycaputo)
I’m excited, but I don’t know why. My heart is beating really fast. I am looking forward to something, but I don’t know what.
I am in a cubicle at the library. Nothing to be excited about here.
My musings.
