The Blink of An Eye: Ten for Tuesday

Welcome to week two of Ten for Tuesday.

For those of you just tuning in, I am

taking an eight-week digital photography

class every Tuesday with a local blogging friend.  

{Hello, local blogging friend!}

Ten for Tuesday refers to the ten photos

that we must bring in to share the following

Tuesday with our class, on the big screen!

These photos should reflect the homework

which was assigned to us the previous week.

Before I get to the homework assignment,

I'd like to answer the biggest question that

I received from some of  you after my first

Ten for Tuesday, Blurring the Lines:

Do you mind saying what camera you bought?

I have found that most bloggers
belong to either the Nikon or Canon
camps and I envy them their
unflagging loyalty!  Originally, I'd
planned to go with one of these brands,
but then my sweet hubby surprised
me with a Sony a230L for my
birthday {later stolen}, and I
became very comfortable with
the Alpha "a" Series.....
{At least, the automatic settings
on the a Series!}


I also knew that Sony makes the image sensor

 for many of the Nikon DSLR cameras

and is known for images with incredible color.

sonystyle.com

Costco's latest Sony Alpha was the

a390, and that is what I purchased.
There was a rebate at the time, bringing the

cost down to $529. *{For those who want the

details, I will list some of the key features of the

Sony a390 at the very, very end of this post : ) }

Courtesy of nateberkus.com

Something new that Sony included with the a390

is a very inspiring DVD called Kids in Focus,

by award-winning celebrity photographer

Me Ra Koh.  {You may have seen her on Oprah

or the Nate Berkus show, where she is a regular.}

sonystyle.com

This DVD really opened my mind to

 the unlimited possibilities that my new

Sony held in terms of great shots as well as the 

extreme ease it offered to newer dslr photographers

like myself.  It literally walks you through things

like aperture priority with little pictures and

symbols that are intuitive and for me, make sense!

This week's assignment was

two-fold:  

Take photos of things you

 love to photograph and

also, play with shutter speed.

1.
A little friend.

What is shutter speed?

It is the amount of time

that the shutter {the eye of

the camera} is open, allowing

the image sensor to see what

you are attempting to capture.

2.
Cinderella?

Shutter speed is measured in

fractions of a second.  The

larger the denominator, the

faster the shutter speed.  For example,

1/1000 is much faster than

1/30.

3.
Snow melting off of our roof.
{Fast shutter speed}

A fast shutter speed will

freeze a moment; a slower

shutter speed will draw out

the moment and can also

be used to create blur for a

sense of movement.

4.
{Slower shutter speed to capture twirling}

5.
Gracie, ready to pounce.

6.
{Faster shutter speed to freeze the leap}

7.
My daughter preparing for a party.

8.
Here she is again, playing her harp
for an appreciative audience!

9.
The bicycles at spinning class.
{Fast shutter speed plus I moved the camera}

10.
The sun setting on this post : )

Good luck as you all
play
have fun
become better acquainted
and learn to love
your cameras!

xx
Suzanne

PS: 

Thank you for the heart felt comments

on my last post, Sailing Away. 

 I was overwhelmed by your compassion,

warmth and caring thoughts.  

Kinder readers never existed. 

 I am truly blessed.

*Some of the Sony a390 features include 14.2 megapixels,

a live view, tiltable Clear Photo LCD screen with quick auto focus,

SteadyShot INSIDE image stabilization, on-screen help guide 
with graphic display and a high sensitivity ISO 3200.  
The kit from Costco came with two lenses:
 an 18-55mm zoom and a

55-200mm zoom.

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