Anyone interested?

Rachel of The Adventures of an American Mum is thinking of possibly holding a photography course, here in the UK, next summer and is wondering how many people might be interested (I know I certainly would be!). Anyone else interested? Pop over to her blog and let her know :)

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Tonight

I sat down with this book, a mug of Spiced Chai Latte and some Bournville chocolate and started reading. I haven't wanted to put the book down. I'm finding it so informative and the style of writing is easy to read. Really enjoying it and looking forward to going and reading some more before bed time.

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A couple of you asked about the Moving into Manual class that I mentioned in my last post. I have enjoyed working through it, a lot of the information given I already had a fairly good understanding of but it was putting it all together that seemed to be stumping me. This week, however, it's making more sense and I'm enjoying playing with the different settings and working out the best way of getting the photos I want. I've still got a way to go but I'm feeling a bit more confident now. I have noticed a difference shooting in manual, rather than programme or Av and I think I'm getting a bit more detail in my photos. I may be talking a load of rubbish and it's all wishful thinking ;o) but hopefully progress is being made!

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My next step now is to see how I can improve my editing in Photoshop Elements 8 so that my images have the sharpness and crispness that I would like them to have. Anyone know of any good tutorials/classes that it might be worth me looking at?

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Now I'm off to read a little bit more before bed.

Have a good evening

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Playing with Camera Raw

I've been playing with my camera today and have set it on to RAW to see whether I see much difference. I've also been shooting in manual (after doing the Moving into Manual class on BPS) and just generally playing around. Do I see much difference? At times I think I do. I've felt that some of the photos are sharper but whether that's just because I'm taking more time while I'm taking them and concentrating on my focus points etc., I don't know.

Bellatrix

All these photos are taken using natural light (no flash) and just playing with the settings.

Tom

I love his colouring, markings and facial expressions ;o)

This afternoon I downloaded the Camera Raw 5.6 upgrade for Photoshop Elements 8 and installed it. I don't know how much difference there is between 5.5 (which is what Elements 8 came with) and 5.6 but I'll be playing around over the weekend to try and find out.

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My happy mail

These arrived in the post for me this morning - have had a quick look through the Wedding Photography book and I think it's going to be very useful. Looking forward to sitting down and starting to read it properly. As for ER, I blame Ruth! Ruth started me watching ER by sending me Season 1 and I'm slowly working my way through the seasons - and thoroughly enjoying them. Thanks Ruth. xx