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Reading Glasses on Encyclopædia (2017 November 12)
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Location
I took this photo in my living room.Time
I shot this photo at 11:39AM CST (2017 November 12).Lighting
The lighting was incandescent lamp with a light lampshade and daylight coming in through large living room window (the mid-November sun was no longer directly shining through the window.)Equipment
I shot this photo hand-held with my Nikon D750 Camera and a Tamron SP 24 - 70mm f / 2.8 Di VC USD lens at 70mm. The camera was set in Manual Exposure mode f/10 1/60 ISO 320 -0.67 eV White Balance set at "Auto". Centre-weighted Average Metering mode.Inspiration
Because I was scheduled to attend a photography workshop in December, I was practicing different shots to get more familiar with my recently purchased Nikon D750 camera.Editing
This photo was shot in JPEG. I adjusted the exposure to brighten the photo using ACDSee Pro 6.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-6955W 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. Take advantage of the lighting - when it is sunny or when it is cloudy or if rain or any other weather system is moving in, and play with your f stops. Take photos inside your house using different props in different lighting. 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. 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!!!! If you are having trouble finding inspiration, set up a personal challenge. I started and set up a weekly photo challenge on 2020 January 1 - and I did pick up my camera and shot at least one (1) photo each week for the entire year (most weeks I shot more than one photo). I again have set up challenge themes for 2021 for myself. It is not always easy to find something to shoot when you really do not feel like it, but the challenge does force a person to pick up the camera(s) and shoot even when you don't feel inspired to do so.
