Starting off with the puppo! Her name is Stellar, and she’s adorable (I might be biased)

Challenge Information:

I have to post one picture every day, I can take pictures in advance, in case I’m unable to take a picture for whatever reason (vacation, weather, idk) but I still have to post once per day.

I can’t post pictures of the same thing within like, a week or two, idk, I might get rid of this “rule” if I feel like it.

Don’t be afraid to give me any feedback on any of my pictures, I’m still veeery new to photography and would love any feedback given.

I’ll do my best to only share pictures taken with my Canon EOS Rebel T2i (or better if I ever get a new camera) but some days may be pictures from my phone, (I’ll let you know if that happens)

All images shared are originally taken as jpegs (5184x3456) without compression, but I always compress to 80% and convert to webp to reduce stress on Lemmy servers and make things load better. If you want a full-quality image, just ask me in the replies or dms, I’ll happily send it when I get a chance.

Also you’re free to do anything you want with any of my pictures, just don’t claim you were the one to take it :)

  • KevinFRK@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    11 hours ago

    A good start to your plan in terms of subject :)

    Trivial critique time:

    1. Perhaps play with the “Shadow” settings of any luminance histogram tool you have to get a little definition (pupil vs. retina) in Stellar’s left eye - e.g. to match the definition of her right (will work best on RAW mode photos).
    2. Given the distance you’re taking this at, it’s unsurprising Stellar’s right eye, etc. is drifting out of focus due to “Depth of Field” issues, but you could try going to a much higher aperture for more depth of field (e.g. perhaps you are at around F4 try seeing what happens at F20 - though you may run into lighting/ISO issues.
    • Guy Named ZEROOPEnglish
      2·
      2 hours ago

      I believe this was taken at f/13 or f/7.4 (difference between F number and Aperture value?) with 1/13 s shutter speed and iso 800, so I definitely had some room to mess with the lighting. I’ll have to keep that in mind for the future!

      • KevinFRK@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        I should have been more careful with my jargon, on rereading my comment.

        And I’d guess you are seeing two F numbers because of something to do with a “crop” APS-C sensor, so there’s the whole “Actual F number” vs. “Effective F number if had a full sensor”.

        And do try RAW shots - I’m guessing you have access to Canon’s Digital Photo Professional for free, and that will allow playing with the RAW format image (lots more info in those) and saving to JPG.

        But anyway, higher F numbers soften the sharpness of the “best” parts of the photo, in exchange for “OK” focus over a greater depth, and loss of brightness. You may well try the experiment and decide you’ve gained nothing by it, but experiments are a good way to learn. I have to admit to usually forgetting to consider if I should change the aperture in my shots (with the excuse that I take wild bird photos, so loss of light is usually really bad news).

        • Guy Named ZEROOPEnglish
          1·
          49 minutes ago

          something to do with a “crop” APS-C sensor, so there’s the whole “Actual F number” vs. “Effective F number if had a full sensor”

          Interesting, I’m guessing the real aperture is F/7.4, since that would make more sense with the depth of field.

          I’m guessing you have access to Canon’s Digital Photo Professional for free

          Unfortunately not, I’m using Linux, and it looks like DPP only supports Windows and MacOS, do you know any similar apps I could use?

          But anyway, higher F numbers soften the sharpness of the “best” parts of the photo, in exchange for “OK” focus over a greater depth, and loss of brightness.

          Yeahhh, I do know the basics of photography, I took two digital photography classes when I was in high school, but that was a little while ago now. From my current understanding, aperture corresponds to the diameter of the shutters as you take a picture, with a lower aperture, more light is gathered from all focus levels, so only the light around the target is discernable. Shutter speed is simply how long the shutter stays open to gather light. ISO is how sensitive the sensor is.

          Edit: Whoaaaa just tried taking pictures as RAW+jpeg (it takes both at the same time) so I could compare side by side and wow RAW looks incredible