Photography Basics II
LVS
Instructor: Al Mierau
January, 2010
R. Joanne Johnson


Week 2

My Camera

... is an Olympus E 520 which I have owned for a few weeks. Already I am more comfortable with this camera than I ever was with the Olympus C8080 Z. It seems a bit easier to find the controls and buttons on the new camera. It is a dSLR and has a 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Lens. I am sure I will be adding another lens, perhaps a Macro.

For software, I use Adobe Lightroom 2 (a cataloging, organizing, developing, etc application)and Adobe Photoshop CS4. Lightroom is a great addition to the photo production lineup offering some very nice adjustments in the Develop section (I do like using the Clarity slider to soften facial skin and for a dreamy look). It takes on RAW shots with an interface similar to that of Photoshop and is completely compatible with Photoshop. I use it as opposed to Bridge. In its Web section, it has some great choices for producing slideshows of your photos.

The Photos for Week 2

It was a cold time to go after photos! I went to the Aspray Boat House on the Providence River/Narragansett Bay in historic Pawtuxet Village. I was able to get some shots which all seemed to have a bluish tinge which I was able to correct in Adobe LIGHTROOM 2. I experimented with the ideas for changing exposure in Lesson2. The second set of photos were from Roger Williams Park. I had photographed the same bridge in the park last year when taking Photography Basics I. Here it is in late spring: Bridge

Here are the photos in a slideshow created in LIGHTROOM 2 with the exif information with each slide.

Photos for Week 2

 

Week 1

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Week 6

Olympus E 520 dSLR specs