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Bokeh and Lights

December 6, 2015 By daNY

So I was bored one night and decided to hone my craft on night photography. I also want to practice taking pictures on night lights using a low shutter speed, and these are what I came up with. Also, I did some experiments on a DIY bokeh filter I found online.

I made several myself and they turned out to be fine. What I would do better, though, is probably use an x-acto knife to cut the shapes or buy punchers with different shapes. And probably purchase a prime lens with a lower aperture. I think the shape the bokeh would really be sharp and clear if I use a lens with a lower aperture. As you can probably guess, the lowest aperture my kit lens has is f/4.0, and that’s probably not enough to nail that beautiful bokeh.

I did some research on different prime lenses, and I’m torn between a Canon and a Yongnou 50 mm f/1.8 lens. They say that the latter is cheaper and can still take quality images like its branded counterpart.

But what do you think? Should I go for the Canon or the cheap counterpart? I could really use some input.

Filed Under: Photography Talks Tagged With: bokeh, Christmas lights

Solo Portrait Pre-Wedding

November 26, 2015 By daNY

film noir style photography
pixeart_solo_steering wheel
 Pixeart_solo_by the beach
 I took the first two photos when my DSLR camera was still new and shiny. I wanted to try out Adobe Lightroom for the first time, and the output is what you see above. The last photo is from Dallin’s and GI’s engagement photo shoot in Liloan, Santander Cebu. It’s a nice resort because you can see Negros Oriental across the sea, which reminded me of the two years I spent crossing both islands when my ex-boyfriend and I used to date. Also, there aren’t many people on the beach, so we got to have the place all to ourselves.

Filed Under: Photography Talks Tagged With: photography, Portrait, Solo

“Warm Kitty, Soft Kitty, Little Ball of Fur”

November 11, 2015 By daNY

Meet Peachie.
My test subject for close-up photography.
To soften the look, I used a thick paper to cover the flash. The added layer in front of the flash will soften the output so it wouldn’t look too bright and strong. Also, I hope it didn’t blind my kitten’s eyes.

Filed Under: Photography Talks Tagged With: Animals, photography

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