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


Week 4 Perspective and Nature

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 have added another lens, the Zuiko 50 mm f2.0, a Macro/Portrait lens. With the 50mm lens, I get very sharp, clear photos, particularly portraits. It also does well with distance...however, to take a group shot, I find I must step way back. I haven't stopped using the lens since I got it!

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 4

I spent some time shooting some little tealight houses when I noticed that the sun shining through their windows created interesting shadows.

Next, on a brutally cold day, made even more brutal with much wind, I went to Roger Williams Park and photographed the Temple to Music. On another cold day, back to the Aspray boat house to capture skies, water and birds.

Week 4 Photos

 

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Olympus E 520 dSLR specs

Olympus Zuiko 50mm f2.0 Lens