Living a Sugar Free Sweet Life

Sa wikang Griyego, ang salitang photos ay nangangahulugang "ilaw" at ang graphein ay nangangahulugang "pagsulat". Sa dalawang salitang ito nagmula ang terminong photography. Kung kaya naman, pinaka-importanteng aspeto sa photography ay ang ilaw. Sa totoo lang, ang mga larawang nakikita natin ay iginuhit ng camera gamit ang liwanag.

Paano na lang kung kulang ang liwanag sa isang lugar? Paano kaya kukuha ng magandang larawan? Ito ang challenge sa aming mag-asawa noong Bagong Taon at kami'y nasa Camsur Watersports Complex. Makakapal ang mga ulap sa Bicol mula noong kami'y dumating ilang araw bago mag-Bagong Taon. Siguro'y dahil na rin sa pag-aalburuto ng Bulkang Mayon.

Ang solusyon, gamitin na lang ang makakapal na ulap para magkaroon ng drama ang larawan. Silhoutte effect na lang. Maganda na, naitago pa ang aking mga bilbil, hahaha!

Light is an important aspect in photography. In fact, the word "photography" originated from the Greek words "photos" and "graphein" which mean "light" and "writing" respectively. The pictures that we see are actually products of light written by our cameras.

My husband and I were quite challenged during our New Year's Day celebration at the Camsur Watersports Complex. Thick clouds hovered above the Bicol region since we arrived days before the New Year. It's probably because of Mayon Volcano's ash emissions.

We resolved our light problem not by using the flash but by maximizing the darkness that the thick clouds brought. It allowed us to shoot silhouette photos. The results were beautiful and dramatic. And the best thing about my silhouette shot is that it hid my love handles! Hahaha!

You have seen her already but I haven't properly introduced her yet. Ms. D is our new Nikon D5000. My boys have thought of a lot of names before we finally settled on calling her as such. Yes, it's a she. Short of saying that I'm more of the owner than my husband, hahaha!

I'm still a newbie in DSLR photography but I started to read some tips on DSLR photography sites. Up to now, my shots are still amateurish but I now have quite a few that can be considered good. I'll attend my first photography class next weekend while my boy's on a school camping activity. Hopefully, my photography skills will be better after that.

A photographer friend once said, "It's the Indian, not the arrow." Meaning to say that it's the skill and not the gadget. Still, DSLR cameras have advantages compared to point and shoot digital cameras. With DSLR cameras, the photographer has the free hand on setting the right shutter speed, aperture, and exposure to come up with the effect that he or she wants.

I'm going to update you on how my lessons will go next weekend. For now, I'm leaving you with one of my few good shots. I'd be glad to read your thoughts about it.