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


Week 3 Macro

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 3

Just in time for Week 3 Macro assignment, I bought the Zuiko 50mm f2.0 lens which is good for Macro and Portrait shooting. You can see it here: 50mm f2.0

I have had some fun experimenting with the lens, going so far as to buy a market bunch of flowers (the pink carnations). I also had paperwhites just coming into bloom and so took countless shots. It was difficult choosing. My favorite is the winter doll focused between the green leaves of an Amaryllis plant and the window.

The last photo is acropped shot of a wooden rocking horse in my living room. With work I do in Photoshop CS 4, it will be great to create my own textures!

Macro Photos for Week 3

 

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Olympus E 520 dSLR specs