Mini-Alt Week: Photography

Posted on January 16, 2012 by vmacandcheese

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RESOURCES:

+ Vegan YumYum: Food Photography for Bloggers
+ Pioneer Woman: What the Heck is Aperture? Part I, II, III, IV
+ The Daybook: Photography and Post Processing
+ IFB: How to Take Your Own Outfit Photo
+ Gary Voth Photography: Why You Should Ditch That Zoom for a Classic 50mm “Normal” Lens

GEAR:
Great Starter Cameras:
Canon Rebel XS DSLR
Nikon D3100

Canon 50mm lens
Nikon 50mm lens

Got additional photography tips? Have a question you want answered? Share it below!

{Image Credits: The Sartorialist, Doo3 Flickr, The Sartorialist, See Jane}

Filed under Blogging, Mini Alt Week | 30 Comments »

30 responses to “Mini-Alt Week: Photography”

LR, on January 16, 2012 at 10:12 am said:

Love this little series. A DSLR is definitely on my must save up to buy list! Have so much fun at ALT and can’t wait to hear your engagement story!
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Kate @ Stripes and Polka Dots, on January 16, 2012 at 10:22 am said:

This is awesome! Definitely bookmarking this! Totally loving this series so far :)
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Lindsay, on January 16, 2012 at 10:23 am said:

I love my 50mm. I wish I would have taken blogger’s advice to just buy it from the start instead of the kit lens!
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Giulia, on January 16, 2012 at 10:29 am said:

I LOVE my 50mm lens…and I agree, blogs with photos make all the difference. I find it hard to keep up with blogs that are only text based, although that is a specific niche. I am such a visual person that a photo can make all the difference.
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Wendy, on January 16, 2012 at 10:53 am said:

I totally agree with LR up there. This is a great mini-series that you have and I’m finding so much inspiration from them. Looking forward to more!
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Lauren {Stylized Existence}, on January 16, 2012 at 11:02 am said:

I have that Nikon 50mm f/1.8 lens and I think it is fantastic – so worth the $ – so affordable too!
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tabitha, on January 16, 2012 at 11:03 am said:

This is awesome. Love it.

PS When I commented on your FB pic of your beautiful engagement ring I got compliments from people thinking it was mine lol.

Congrats again!!!!

Tab
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Sara Mueller, on January 16, 2012 at 11:07 am said:

love the series! great job!
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alyson, on January 16, 2012 at 11:10 am said:

What great feedback (a 50 mm lenses just went on my amazon wish list!). Thanks so much for the shout out. Honored to be part of your series… can’t wait for day 2!
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Erica | cupcakes and coffee breaks, on January 16, 2012 at 11:38 am said:

Great advice for the budding photographer in me! Thanks :)
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christine, on January 16, 2012 at 1:13 pm said:

Thanks for including me in this series- so many great tips!!!
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Becca, on January 16, 2012 at 4:30 pm said:

Thank you for this post. I am just starting out with blogging- and only have the camera on my iphone at the moment. I’m saving up for a camera, and will definitely use this information.
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Lauren, on January 16, 2012 at 4:45 pm said:

Love how you put everything together. Such great answers!
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monika (MB Captured), on January 16, 2012 at 4:53 pm said:

Great post! I have now read of a few good photographers recommending the 50mm, this has now confirmed it for me and I will be off to purchase myself one. I definately agree about natural light and learning the features of your camera, I am still working through this. I heard a good tip to learn the features, lock yourself in a dark room and adjust the settings without having to look at the camera body… makes you more ‘in tune’ with your camera…
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Gaby [The Vault Files], on January 16, 2012 at 5:14 pm said:

Loved this initiative! I’m taking notes as I write, so many great tips! Totally agree with natural light, you can always play with Photoshop but that “unique and especial” lighting touch from natural light can’t be recreated!
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Gabrielle | Savvy Home, on January 16, 2012 at 5:31 pm said:

So much to learn! Off to get a DSLR with 50mm lens (I wish)!
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Lisa, on January 16, 2012 at 6:01 pm said:

Great tips! Right now all I really have is my iPhone, but I hope to get a real camera and start taking more photos for my blog in the future.

Semi-related, but I’d also add that posting all your photos at the same width makes for a much cleaner/prettier blog!
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1. Becca, on January 17, 2012 at 3:59 am said:
  
  Lisa- I was wondering, how do you get all of your photos to be at the same width? I’ve been trying to do that but it doesn’t always work out if I just click ‘x-large’- is it something with the html?
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  1. tobe | because it's awesome, on January 17, 2012 at 6:14 am said:
    
    Rebecca, I sometimes go into photoshop and change the pixel ratio to the width of my blog. I don’t know if that’s an option with other software…?
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    1. Rebecca, on January 17, 2012 at 6:18 am said:
      
      Thanks for the advice! I do use photoshop and that seems like it would be pretty straightforward once I figure out the pixel ratio of my blog. Something to explore this weekend! Thanks again.
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Ali, on January 16, 2012 at 9:38 pm said:

Great tips, some of the best I’ve seen.
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York Avenue, on January 17, 2012 at 12:48 am said:

These are awesome tips! I definitely found super-sizing photos to make a big difference. Also having a simple editing program (like Picasa) is really helpful to just clean up your pictures a bit-I use it to sharpen and it really helps a lot. Of course, all the editing in the world can’t make a bad photo good, but I’ve found that a little editing can take a good photo and make it better! Something I never knew at all until I started blogging (though I’m certainly no expert!).
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tobe | because it's awesome, on January 17, 2012 at 6:14 am said:

I needed this post! You know that :)
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birdie to be, on January 17, 2012 at 12:00 pm said:

Great ideas! I love your mini-alt week!
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Sarah Roads (@HighStyling), on January 18, 2012 at 9:52 am said:

Love this post, thanks! Have a ball at ALT!
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Praveen, on January 19, 2012 at 12:35 pm said:

Needed this post, thanks! I’ve been relying far to much on instagram lately :) I think I’m going to check out PShop Illustrator, I find that Blogger doesn’t allways allow for the best presentation of pictures. Love the whole mini-alt week series!
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meghan, on January 20, 2012 at 7:20 pm said:

This is really helpful. I read the Gary Voth article about the 50mm and he suggested that on DSLR cameras, as opposed to manual SLRs, the 35mm is the “normal” lense. Would you still recommend the 50mm on a DSLR?

Thanks for your input on this!
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1. vmacandcheese, on January 21, 2012 at 12:14 am said:
  
  Hi Meghan! I do see what he means, but I personally love shooting with a 50mm on my DSLR. I’d say it’s not totally “normal” in terms of how it matches your own sight, but the depth of field is fantastic. You can’t go wrong!
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Linda Leyble, on January 23, 2012 at 3:59 pm said:

Hi – this is a great series. Thanks for putting all this greta info up. I just bought my first DSLR camer (Nikon 3100) and I am now learning to use. it (slowly but surely). Once I become more familiar with using it, I want to advance to using different lenses. I have heard that a lot of people buy a 35mm lens – the 50 is new to me. What is the difference?

Again, thanks for all this info.
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Steph Waung, on February 11, 2013 at 12:02 pm said:

hi victoria! i’m new to your blog but i’ve literally just spent an hour reading your old posts. i particularly lobe this series with tips on photos, content, and following.you’re fabulous and i just wanted to let you know =)
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