Sweet Candy
Sweet Candy (2018 August 20)
Sweet Candy (2018 August 20)
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Location
I took this photo in the living room inside my house.Time
I shot this photo at 11:09AM CST (2018 August 20).Lighting
The lighting was from the sunlight coming in through large living room window (the mid-August sun shining in at an angle through the east-facing large bow window.)Equipment
I shot this photo hand-held with my Nikon D750 Camera and a Nikkor AF-S VR Micro 105mm f / 2.8G IF - ED II lens. The camera was set in Manual Exposure mode f/10 1/125 ISO 640 White Balance set at "Shade". Pattern Metering mode.Inspiration
My inspiration to capture this photo was simply to practice shooting a different still-life subjects with my camera.Editing
This photo was shot in JPEG. I used ACDSee Pro 6 to slightly sharpen the photo and to make a minor adjustment to the exposure -- to very slightly brighten the photo.In my camera bag
I have my Nikon D750, D200 and D5100 cameras in my bags along with my Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II,a Tamron SP 24-70MM F/2.8 Di VC USD, a Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD Lens, Nikon f/2.8 105mm Micro f/2.8 lens, and a Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Lens. I also always have my Samsung S8+ SM-G955W cellular phone with me (I like to use it when I want or need a wider angle photo.) If I am going to go for a drive to spend some time out and about shooting, I like to take all my cameras and lenses... you just never know what you're going to need. If I am going out to shoot something specific, I take my Nikon D750 along with the 70-200mm lens, 24-70mm lens, and depending what my shooting goal is, sometimes the 105mm lens.Feedback
My advice for others is to keep your batteries charged up, keep your camera(s) handy (you never know when an opportunity to shoot will arise), and to appreciate everything around you and to always look for photo opportunities. Then shoot, shoot, shoot.... shoot as often as you can. Move around -- shoot in different positions and at different angles. Take more than one photo... you can always delete it if it doesn't turn out. Try different camera settings and camera equipment as well. Look around the house and find ordinary items and not-so-ordinary items to practice shooting. For the background, I used poster board (I have a few different colours so I have different options to play with. They are inexpensive, easy to find in a dollar store or a stationary store, and easy to store -- I store them flat against the wall behind a dresser so they don't get bent.) When you download your photos, don't discard the photo right away because the colour or composition isn't what you had wanted it to be. Try adjusting the lighting, exposure, cropping, etc, and also convert it to sepia or black and white... sometimes that may be the only adjustment you need to make to the photo in post-processing. Most important of all... always have fun!!!
