We are "Still" in Christ's image

If you like cheezyness then check out the blog title. It will make since as you read on.

Our first Manna Photography Group on Saturday 6/13 was awesome. We meet in Room 213 (sorry for those who didn't get the room assignment on time) in the education building and had a great time talking "How to use our cameras." We have a variety of experience levels, styles and personalities that will make this group significantly better. I say this because we all like a different aspect of photography. Some like shooting concerts, some like shooting models, some like shooting sports, some like shooting stills and some like shooting portraits. I am stoked about this variety because we have experts in different areas and we can help everyone become well rounded photographers. In addition, I can't wait to see what variety is brought to the table when those who couldn't make the first meeting join us. It will be a plethora (nice word hugh? ..........It was on sale at Walmart. .........$1) of knowledge.

If you missed the meeting we exchanged information, talked about how we grew a passion for photography, helped each other understand how our cameras work and then went on a mini shoot in the Manna parking lot shooting "Stills." In a RJ (my nickname) definition stills are pictures you make that are "still" or not moving.

When talking about how to use our cameras we focused on the Exposure Triangle. The exposure triangle is the balance between the 3 basic aspects of light that exposure a picture. The three aspects are shutter speed, aperture (or f-stops) and ISO. The balance between these either produce a great photo or produce an "educational" photo that will help you expose a better picture the next time. Check out The Art of Photography podcast on itunes for free video tutorials on these plus more basic aspects of photography. I tried to download those vidoes but they would not download. Check them out!!

Next meeting is Saturday, June 20th at 9am in Rm 213 of Manna Church's education building. We will meet briefly there to join up with those who didn't get a chance to attend the first time then were off to Downtown Fayetteville to work on "Textures, Lines and Patterns."

Check the blog periodically this week for a Facebook and/or Flickr group link to share our photos with each other.

Remember, photographers don't take photos we make them!