Featherstone Quiltworks

Tomorrow is my first Crack-a-Lackin’ Photo Friday!  (See, Kerry, I can be cool too, in an old-lady sort of way!)  This is very casual arrangement.  You can check it out on Fridays and see if it interests you.  The level of involvement on your part is up to you.  You don’t need to sign up, you can jump in or out at any time, and maybe only one or two or no topics will be of interest to you — we’ll just take it a Friday at a time!

Here’s THE PLAN.  Each Friday I will go over two different things:

1)  A feature or setting that’s on most digital and film cameras, what it means, and how and when to use it.
2)  A technique or effect in photography and how to get it.

To the best of my ability and understanding. 

Then I will give you some suggested homework, because you’re going to learn and remember best if you spend some time trying it out, working on it, and see how it works with your camera!  Your little bit of homework for today is . . . find your instruction book for your camera, if possible.  You’ll be okay without it, but all cameras are somewhat different.

Don’t be offended if something seems pretty basic.  I’m going to start out assuming you just got your camera, threw the book in the drawer, and have been pointing and shooting away (and I have done that).  That is the wonder of today’s cameras – you can do that and get good pictures!  The thing is, the camera designers have built a ton of features into these cameras, and that’s what we are going to explore.  I think it will be fun, and I expect to learn a few things along the way myself!

I’ve set up a photo album on Flickr where you can post your photos to share with the group – and hey, you’re sharing them with the world, so make sure they are Rated G!  That’s the only rule for posting photos in our group album.

Questions?  Ask them here.  The fun starts tomorrow!

Sue