The Munchkin's Notebook

Since all of Ohio is on a stay at home order currently,   I thought I would update my headshot and take some photos of the potted tulips my husband bought me.   Lighting Set Up I used the same set up for both my headshot and tulip photos.   For these shots I was sitting on our couch or had the tulips sitting on the couch.   I placed a speed light with a small umbrella on a light stand to the camera’s right pointed at the subject.   When I was shooting myself, the center of the umbrella was slightly above the center of my face with a slight downward angle. For the tulips I angled the light down towards them, since they sat lower than me on the couch. The flash was set to a 35mm zoom and   1/4 power. I also had a silver reflector on the camera’s left to reflect some light to reduce the hard shadows.   (See image to left.) I used a Canon 80D, with 18-200 mm lens and a cable trigger.   I shot myself portraits and the tulips at ISO 100. F...

ISO 100, Aperture F8, Shutter 1/100s, Focal Length 18mm On February 9, 2020 I worked with the lovely Vida Muerta , to shoot an ivy and red flower headpiece I made last year and never got to shoot.   This is turning into an annual thing with Vida Muerta and I shooting in late winter when it is cold out.     For this session we shot at Oakes Quarry Park, because they still had some snow on the ground and in the trees.   I used my Canon 80D, an 18-200mm lens,   two speed lights (one as a flash the other as trigger), and one light stand. I kept the set up simple to allow for easy movement around the area. For this session I shot 100 frames, edited 61 images, and delivered 30 final images.   All frames were shot at ISO 100, with all but 10 frames were shot at an aperture of F8.   My shutter speed ranged from 1/50s to 1/250s with most frames being shot at 1/100s.   My focal length ranged from 18mm to 50mm, with most frames being shot at 18mm...

Time for the annual Katsucon Wrap up.   This year I only shot in the morning and afternoon,   I determined doing evening shoots was just too much for me. Yes, I’m getting old.   So, this year I booked 17 sessions,   of which four canceled the day of the convention due to flight, health, and prop issues, thus I did 13 sessions total.   I shot 1447 frames across two days. The most prevalent focal length used was 18mm, which was used on 55-percent of the shots.    The most prevalent shutter speed used was 1/250s which was used on 26-percent of the shots. The most prevalent aperture used was F5 which was used on 37-percent of the images. Finally, the most prevalent ISO used was ISO100 which was used on 45-percent of the shots.    Of the 1447 shots, I edited 1,069 images which is about 73-percent of the total shots taken.    Of the edited shots, 213 images were hall shots, which is an increase from last year due to canceled sessions an...