August 7, 2010 8:15 pm
Nikon D90, 50mm 1.8
Manual, No Flash, ISO 1000, SS 1/250, f/1.8
RAW, Spot Metering, AF-S, WB in Auto
I'm so happy that my latest Project 52 photos are more everyday moments in their life, this night the girls were only one week away from starting Kindergarten and they wanted to practice their letters.
This low light situation was perfect for the 50mm 1.8. Even with the lens allowing as much light in as possible I had to crank up the ISO to 1000. With the shutter speed at 1/250 I had one stop of light I could have used. I'm slowly starting to learn that I have to "over-expose" my photos when manually metering to get them to be brighter, and occasionally I remember to meter +2/3 stops, but on this night I didn't, which when I fixed in Camera Raw, shows in the noise you can particularly see in the shadow on the 2nd photo.
Even though I used f/1.8 for both shots, you can see how the DOF varies based on angle and distance. I had to be further away in the first photo to get both hands in the frame and it's easy to see where the focus starts and then falls off by looking at the letters. It's harder to see the fall off on the 2nd photo, but I think it starts right after the pen which is a smaller DOF due to me being a couple inches closer.
I also LOVE how Iva is adding curly cues to her letters already. It probably won't serve her well in Kindergarten to be artistic with her writing, but I love how it shows her creative ability and her free spirit. She also signs her name Iva ♥ K, which is TOO cute, but not good in a school setting.
post-processing
Adjusted overall exposure in camera raw, and changed WB to Tungsten.
I love the differences in these! One with the good ole #2 pencil, and one with the pink pen and glitter nail polish.
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