Why can't I figure out this mother lovin DSLR camera? I've got the camera in manual, I'm reading the light meter, I'm adjusting the ISO, I'm adjusting the F Stop correctly. My pictures are still looking just like the iPhone! Or in some cases, worse because I can't get enough light for the DSLR, yet in the same shooting scenario, I get plenty of light with the iPhone.
Fun fact about me: I'm an obsessor. I wouldn't call it a perfectionist because I have zero attention to detail. I think people throw around the term OCD and/or perfectionist far too lightly.
I obsess. I obsess over things until I figure the problem out. I once sat for four and a half hours fidgeting with broken cords and cables trying to connect a television to a computer. I couldn't move. I couldn't stop. I was obsessed with solving the riddle of why it wasn't working.
My point here is that I don't half ass things. I'm really trying to figure out this camera. Why do I suck at this? Some people have said it is because of the "kit" lens. Why would I pay SO MUCH for a camera that gave me a crappy lens? Is this all the lens' fault and not my own?
I really hope I'm not offending any professional photographers. I realize I'll never be able to do what the pros do. I'm not trying to be a professional, and I certainly don't believe that simply buying a DSLR makes you a professional photographer. I just want to take my own pictures that are pretty, and feel proud to post them on my blog and design site.
Here is a little more information on what I'm going for...
For my Social&Chic design site I want a really cool image for the front screen. Currently it is a crappy picture from my work trip back in July. Here are some simple photo concepts I found on Pinterest that I'd like to use on my website.
These are all simple items, I should be able to recreate this. Also, I have tons of light in my apartment, I wouldn't think they have more light coming in than I do. I even started taking pictures with the light meter way to the right just to get that brighter, whiter effect all those above pictures have. That seemed to help a little bit, but then everything went out of focus.
So here are my attempts...
What do I need to do differently.... and go!
Thank you in advance -- xo, management.
On another note, I figured out how to automatically decrease the space blogger adds between my images. Holler!
On another note, I figured out how to automatically decrease the space blogger adds between my images. Holler!
