Photography

Years ago if you wanted a black and white photo you had to buy black and white film.  You also had to guess what type of pictures you would be taking so you could buy the right ISO film.  I think my mom always had me buy the indoor film (200) and then I always wondered why none of my outdoor pictures would turn out.

ALSO, if you wanted a close up of something you actually had to get up close when you took the picture.  Soooo much has changed. 

You can take this…

Convert it into a black and white image with just a click of a button…

Then with another drag of a button you can zoom in and crop your picture…

 

Looking at the final picture, its hard to believe that it was taken from a distance in color as she was MOVING and swimming like a fish.  The resolution on these new cameras is unbelievable.  Pictures are so sharp and crisp even AFTER resizing.

In the 1800’s it would take SEVERAL minutes to expose a picture.  It wasn’t a fraction of a second like it is today.  Can you imagine trying to keep your subject super still for the exposure time?!?  I am so grateful to be able to take a picture and then be able to immediately bring it up on my computer and print it, if I desire. 

I really don’t think that I could’ve had the patience for photography in those early years.  Although, I sure do enjoy photography during this day and age! 

Take a look at these shots from today.  They look as though they might have been tweaked in Photoshop…

 

They only required a tighter a crop and a good jump in the air.  Here is Jacob’s original without the crop…

I had to get in just the right spot so that I would get all sky behind them and not houses…

Did I mention it was really fun for everyone to create psycho poses…

OK I will get off my soapbox about photography, but just let it be known that I sure enjoy it!