Some home made tricks to take Quality Photos.
2010-09-17
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For the last 2 days I was trying the new settings of my camera and experimenting to take some new cool pictures. As I never had any formal training on Photography so this was my first real attempt to create photo’s at my home with whatever was available. So, I started with the following:
100 Watt Bulb
One Glass
My Camera Nikon D5000
So, here are the results of the experiment:
<img class="size-medium wp-image-2490" title="Rose in a Glass" src="http://blog.amit-agarwal.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_0713-300x199.jpg" alt="Rose in a Glass" width="300" height="199" />
<img class="size-medium wp-image-2491" title="Rose in a Glass" src="http://blog.amit-agarwal.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DSC_0721-300x199.jpg" alt="Rose in a Glass" width="300" height="199" />
For those of you interested in more details about the distance, focal length and other details. Here are the details:
For the First Photo:
File Name : DSC_0713.JPG
Make : NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model Name : NIKON D5000
Orientation : Horizontal (normal)
X Resolution : 300
Y Resolution : 300
Resolution Unit : inches
Y Cb Cr Positioning : Co-sited
Exposure Time : 1/30
F Number : 25.0
Exposure Program : Manual
ISO : 1600
Exif Version : 0221
Date/Time Original : 2010:09:05 11:20:04
Create Date : 2010:09:05 11:20:04
Components Configuration : Y, Cb, Cr, –
Compressed Bits Per Pixel : 4
Exposure Compensation : 0
Max Aperture Value : 5.7
Metering Mode : Spot
Light Source : Tungsten
Flash : On, Return detected
Focal Length : 52.0 mm
Maker Note Version : 2.10
Quality : Fine
White Balance : Incandescent
Focus Mode : Manual
Flash Setting : Normal
Flash Type : Built-in,TTL
ISO Setting : 1600
Vibration Reduction : Off
Active D-Lighting : Off
Lens Type : G VR
Lens : 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Flash Mode : Fired, TTL Mode
Shooting Mode : Continuous
AF Area Mode Setting : 3D-tracking (11 points)
AF Assist : Off
Lens : 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR
Shutter Speed : 1/30
Circle Of Confusion : 0.020 mm
Depth Of Field : 0.04 m (0.32 – 0.35)
Field Of View : 22.1 deg (0.13 m)
Focal Length : 52.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 78.0 mm)
Hyperfocal Distance : 5.40 m
Light Value : 10.2
For the second photo:
File Name : DSC_0721.JPG
Make : NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model Name : NIKON D5000
Orientation : Horizontal (normal)
X Resolution : 300
Y Resolution : 300
Resolution Unit : inches
Software : Ver.1.00
Modify Date : 2010:09:05 11:22:14
Y Cb Cr Positioning : Co-sited
Exposure Time : 1/6
F Number : 9.0
Exposure Program : Shutter speed priority AE
ISO : 1600
Components Configuration : Y, Cb, Cr, –
Compressed Bits Per Pixel : 4
Exposure Compensation : 0
Max Aperture Value : 5.3
Metering Mode : Spot
Light Source : Tungsten
Flash : No Flash
Focal Length : 44.0 mm
Maker Note Version : 2.10
Quality : Fine
White Balance : Incandescent
Focus Mode : Manual
Flash Setting : Normal
Flash Type :
White Balance Fine Tune : 0 0
WB RB Levels : 1.1796875 2.09765625 1 1
Program Shift : 0
Exposure Difference : 0
Compression : JPEG (old-style)
ISO Setting : 1600
Image Boundary : 0 0 4288 2848
Flash Exposure Compensation : 0
Flash Exposure Bracket Value : 0.0
Exposure Bracket Value : 0
Crop Hi Speed : Off (4352×2868 cropped to 4352×2868 at pixel 0,0)
Exposure Tuning : 0
Vibration Reduction : On
Active D-Lighting : Off
Picture Control Version : 0100
Picture Control Name : Neutral
Picture Control Base : Neutral
Picture Control Adjust : Default Settings
Picture Control Quick Adjust : n/a
Brightness : Normal
Hue Adjustment : None
Filter Effect : n/a
Toning Effect : n/a
Toning Saturation : n/a
Timezone : +05:30
Daylight Savings : No
Date Display Format : D/M/Y
ISO Expansion : Off
ISO Expansion 2 : Off
Auto Distortion Control : On
Lens Type : G VR
Lens : 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Flash Mode : Did Not Fire
Shooting Mode : Continuous
Shot Info Version : 0215
Firmware Version : 1.00
ISO2 : 1600
AF Area Mode Setting : 3D-tracking (11 points)
AF Assist : Off
Noise Reduction : Off
WB RGGB Levels : 2848 0 0 0
AF Aperture : 5.3
Focus Position : 0x11
Focus Distance : 0.30 m
Retouch History : None
Sensing Method : One-chip color area
File Source : Digital Camera
Scene Type : Directly photographed
CFA Pattern : [Green,Blue][Red,Green]
Custom Rendered : Normal
Exposure Mode : Auto
Digital Zoom Ratio : 1
Focal Length In 35mm Format : 66 mm
Scene Capture Type : Standard
Gain Control : High gain up
Contrast : Normal
Saturation : Normal
Sharpness : Normal
Light Value : 4.9
Lesson I learnt : Do not use auto mode and do not use auto-focus for this kind of photography.
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Authored By Amit Agarwal
Amit Agarwal, Linux and Photography are my hobbies.Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.