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sirfrogsworth · 2 months

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Frogman's Camera Buying Guide

A few weeks ago someone asked if I could recommend an interchangeable lens camera (ILC) to supplement their smartphone photos and hopefully get better pictures of important things like vacations and pets.

I decided to go very extra with my response and due to that... I'm still not finished with it.

I'm worried I am letting this person down because they did not ask for a giant post explaining every detail about cameras in the history of forever.

So I am going to do a camera recommendation post without as much explanation and hopefully I can finish the giant post at some point in the near future.

If you want to take better pictures you are probably going to need a camera with a decent sized sensor, a fast lens, a tripod, and a flash.

The bigger sensor gives you more dynamic range so you can capture brighter and darker things in the photo.

A fast lens has a giant hole in the front that lets in a ton of light. That hole is called the aperture and the bigger it is, the better your photos in dark environments will be. So you will want something that does f/1.8 or f/1.4 (lower f-stop number = bigger hole = more light). This can also help you get a lot of cool background blur.

A tripod will help get you longer exposures without any blur from camera shake. Especially good for landscape photos.

And a flash is for taking photos of pets and other moving subjects when you are indoors and don't have a lot of light. A flash is an absolute game changer for indoor photos.

HOWEVER, never point it directly at your subject.

Point it at a large white ceiling or wall. The flash happens so fast that it freezes motion. It is how I got all of my indoor photos of Otis.

Here he was playing and being rambunctious and he is not blurry.

I used no special settings. I just stuck on a flash and pointed it at the ceiling and suddenly sheep are sticking to things.

Oh, and one other huge benefit of using a flash... you can take much better photos of pets with dark fur. So if you have a cute little void in your home, a flash can help you capture detail in their fur.

Just lift the shadow slider in your image editor and that beautiful fur will reveal itself.

If you get an ETTL or TTL flash, it will output the correct amount of light automatically. You can literally just put your camera in automatic mode, aim the flash at the ceiling, and press the shutter button.

Before I talk about recommendations I want to make one thing very clear.

GETTING A GIANT CAMERA WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY GIVE YOU BETTER PHOTOS.

Aside from my flash aimed at the ceiling trick, a big boy camera is not a magic solution for better photos. In some cases, you might actually get *worse* photos than your smartphone. You need to learn the basic fundamentals of photography and you also need to learn some basic photo editing skills.

Smartphones employ powerful algorithms and computational processes to make every photo you take look as good as possible.

ILCs say, "Here is your RAW data, you figure out the rest."

You don't have to become an expert, but if you watch this free 6 hour photography course, that will ensure you have the knowledge needed to improve your photos.

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Okay, let's get into the nitty gritty of buying a nice new old ILC.

If you are on a tight budget and cannot afford a fancy mirrorless camera, I would highly suggest a used DSLR. You can get them for very reasonable prices. And unlike just about every other modern technological gadget, cameras and lenses are built to last for decades. So I have no qualms about recommending used photography gear.

However, I do highly recommend using either KEH or MPB, as they have a long trial period and decent customer service. If something goes awry with your used gear, KEH has a 180 day warranty and MPB has a 6 month warranty. So there is much less of a risk than eBay or Facebook Marketplace. You pay a bit of overhead, but the piece of mind is worth it.

Before I start my recommendations I want to quickly explain the difference between APS-C and Full Frame camera bodies. (For brevity's sake I am going to omit Micro Four Thirds bodies as they are not typically geared toward beginner photography.)

APS-C has a "crop" sensor. It is a bit smaller than full frame and does not perform as well in low light (more noise). However these bodies are cheaper and can still produce great photos. You can see above the sensor is still significantly larger than a smartphone. APS-C adds a 1.5x zoom to all lenses. This can be annoying in small spaces but advantageous for outdoor photography like wildlife and sports. You can use full frame lenses on a crop sensor body (within the same brand). APS-C lenses are usually cheaper but of lower quality.

Full frame has a larger sensor that will give you less noise in low light. It is also much easier to get background blur. Full frame also allows you to work in more cramped spaces. You *cannot* use APS-C lenses on a full frame body. However, the lenses meant for full frame cameras tend to be better quality in general.

If you can save up a little more and get a full frame body, I would recommend it. These bodies used to be geared more toward professional use, but since mirrorless cameras became popular, used full frame DSLRs have become much more accessible to those on a budget. Full frame cameras make it easier to get better results in challenging circumstances. And challenging conditions are really the main area where ILCs still kick a smartphone's ass.

For tight budgets I would recommend the following...

Canon or Nikon APS-C DSLR camera body

50mm f/1.8 lens (Nifty Fifty)

18-55mm APS-C lens (good for landscapes and portraits)

Yongnuo ETTL Flash

There are lenses called "superzooms" which can go from (as an example) 18-200mm or 70-300mm and other crazy focal lengths. That sounds fantastic and very versatile... but these are usually utter shite. You may be tempted to get one of these lenses hoping it can do everything you need, but there are no free lunches in lens land. Unless you are spending many thousands of dollars, the wider the focal range, the worse the lens will be.

When you stick to the 18-55mm range, you can be assured the images will be decent. And if you find yourself really needing a telephoto lens, you can save up and add it to your collection later on. The 18-55 will give you wide angle for landscapes all the way to slightly telephoto for portraits and moderately close wildlife. This lens cannot be used indoors or at night without a flash. Which is why I recommend the Nifty Fifty for that purpose. $100 for a moderately sharp low light lens is a no brainer.

Also, stick to Canon, Nikon, Sigma, or Tamron lenses. You can try exotic 3rd party lens brands when you know more what you are doing. And always make sure the lens has autofocus before buying.

It's hard to give you exact recommendations as used items are not reliably in stock. So I'm going to show you an example of the above, but I am not necessarily saying you should buy this *exact* combination. You might be able to get something similar with Nikon as well.

Canon 60D APS-C DSLR

50mm f/1.8 lens

Canon 18-55mm APS-C lens (EF-S mount)

Yongnuo TTL Flash

(I wouldn't recommend getting a used flash, as the Yongnuo is already a great price and you can't know if someone used the flash 100,000 times or 20 times.)

Altogether that is about $500. You can start with the 60D and the 50mm Nifty Fifty for $330 and add on the other two items later on.

My recommended full frame setup...

Full frame Canon or Nikon DSLR body

50mm f/1.8 lens (same as before)

24-70mm full frame zoom lens (full frame equivalent to 18-55mm)

ETTL Yongnuo flash (same as before)

And an example from KEH might be...

Canon 6D Full Frame DSLR

Canon 50mm f/1.8 Lens

Sigma 24-70mm Full Frame Zoom lens (EF mount)

Yonguo ETTL Flash

And that would be about $800 total.

Again, you can start with just the camera and 50mm lens and add the other items later. So invest $500 initially and go from there.

And just to give a Nikon example as well...

Nikon D600 Full Frame DSLR

Nikon 50mm f/1.8 Lens

Tamron 24-70mm

Yonguo ETTL Flash (Nikon version)

I highly recommend researching any camera body and lens before purchase. I can vouch for the items above, but you should definitely check out some YouTube videos before buying.

All of the stuff on KEH and MBP is marked down in price for aesthetic reasons. They do test everything to make sure it is functional. If you care if the camera or lens looks pristine, it will cost a little extra. But if you don't mind if it is beat to hell, you can save some money. Ugly or not, you will get the same photos out of the gear. As I said, photography stuff is built to last for a long time. Almost all repairs are due to user damage and not defects. And usually defects manifest when the product is brand new.

Oh, I forgot about the tripod!

Amazon's $35 tripod is surprisingly decent. It even got a good review on a very picky tripod review site. I recommend starting with this and then upgrading when you know more what you need out of a tripod.

Amazon 60 inch Tripod

I worry I'm leaving out a lot of important information, but hopefully I can expand in the other post I am working on.

That said, if anyone is thinking of buying a camera and you are not sure about the items you selected, please feel free to message me and I will help you assess your choices. Please make sure you include a budget range when asking for buying advice.

I hope that helps. I will try to finish the more in depth post soon. And it will include tips for how to get better photos from your smartphone if you cannot afford an ILC at the moment.

Further resources...

Recipe for Landscape Photos Froggie's Encyclopedia of Lens Terms

#photography #long post

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cherryrouge · 2 months

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aperture

harry’s leg is bouncing, his thumbs drumming on his thighs. he’s mouthing the set list to himself as he hears the commotion from backstage. people rushing from place to place, getting their pre-show jitters out of their systems, laughing from easy conversation being shared in passing, music being played over the arena’s speakers, and fans making there way to their places. there’s a thrumming in his bones and a seemingly perpetual cloud over his head, forbidding him from thinking of anything but his anticipation. he’s itching to get out there. to see the crowd, to perform for them, to give them a good show, to cease these thoughts and feelings.

he loves performing. it’s his life work and he’s not too shy to admit that he is quite good at it. singing his music and dancing, the electricity within the venue, the screams, the signs, the tears, the joy. everything about it is intoxicating and addicting. the aftermath is splendid as well, the hugs shared between him and the band, the talk of heading out for drinks that he just enjoys to listen to knowing that he would not join, and he loves seeing the photos that

y/n gets, of him (backstage or on stage) or of the fans. the energy that only she could capture. the unity among this body of people.

it’s the occurrence and outcome of performing that he loves, not the overlong waiting period before.

there is a shinning light in the waiting though, and it’s her. with her camera and bright smile. the newest member to their team, y/n is a warm and welcome presence. they had hired her for the second leg of love on tour. she was a new, fresh face on the scene, just graduated college with a natural talent in capturing invaluable moments. he knew as he looked at her application and instagram that she was perfect for this role. and how right was he. within the first week of working, she had wiggled her way into the hearts of everyone around her. even the fans had seemed to have taken a liking to her, shouting her name as she passed them to take pictures of harry and the band from the floor. and as much as harry teased them, looking at them with feigned offense as he told them that they should be paying attention to him, not her, harry couldn’t even blame them. he had taken a rather large liking to her, as well.

he liked how things seemed to fall into place when she was around. a gap filled with quiet giggles and shutters of the camera. there was a longing feeling in his chest when she was away and a blissful calm when she was near. he figured this can be attributed to his vaguely romantic affections to her.

somewhere between the first time he met her, her shaky hands and nervous laughter, and now, as he waits for her to come to him, his thoughts of her changed. at first, strictly professional, friendly business. then, it was genial, sharing stories and past experiences. and now, nearly affectionate, flirty jokes and mutual yearning. at first, when he recognized this change, he chastised himself. how unprofessional, how inappropriate, how juvenile, this crush was. a crush he had on someone he technically was the boss of and someone he was quite older than. however, his frustration and concerns for the situation crumbled under the heavy weight that was his admiration for the woman. even now, he tells himself to not give in, to keep his compliments and flirtatious comments to himself in preparation for her arrival. but he can’t dwell in that for much longer when a soft, rhythmic knock sounds on the door.

“hi, harry!” she says, entering the room. by habit, he quickly turns his head to look at her from his place on the couch in the green room. her smile is bright as she looks at him, framed by beautiful rosey lips that harry can’t stop himself from fantasizing about. her makeup is kept light and accentuates her natural features, her hair down. her outfit quite simple, a tight, white baby tee, flared, high-waisted jeans that look as though they came straight out of the seventies, brown heeled boots, and camera in the clutches of her delicate, red- polished fingers. he realizes in this moment, like he had in many others, that he stood no chance. he held no power or control over his ever growing affections when she was this beautiful, this lively, this kind, or this gentle.

“‘lo, love. you look gorgeous. gonna steal the show looking like tha’” harry comments with a dimpled smile. fuck, harry, can’t be helped, can you? he complains to himself. but just like always she giggles at him, letting out a soft “oh, stop” as she situates herself and her camera. they fall easily into their routine. she asks him about his day and if he’s nervous, she moves around him, taking pictures every now and then, and shares stories from her day when asked. he watches her as she flits about the room, blushing like a little boy when she catches his gaze, he shares his own stories from the day, adding his own flare and exaggeration just to get her laughing.

“oh, you have to tell the finger gun story! they’ll love it! especially, if you act it out! that would be so cute!” she exclaims through her giggles. harry smiles at her as she talks, watching her as she finally settles on the couch adjacent to him.

“cute, huh?” he teases. fucks sake, he scolds himself like his mum used to when he was a little boy and said something he shouldn’t have. it was peculiar how out of body he felt when he was around her, there were times when he could get a grip and stop his flirting, his flushing, and over all childish behavior. and there were times he could not. it seemed to be the latter most often, much to his dismay.

her face flushes and she smiles back at him, muttering a shy “shut up.” she tucks the left side of her hair behind her ear, something he had noticed she did when blood rushes to her cheeks, warming the skin there an uncomfortable amount. god.he wishes he could kiss them, or even gently nip at them, hold them in his hands and stroke them with his thumbs. harry tries to shake these thoughts from his head before he does something rash and unwelcome. the fear of making this beautiful, sweet angel of a woman uncomfortable is crushing, the thought alone cracking his heart. he decides to focus on lacing up his sneakers.

she watches him, thankful for the time to calm herself down and let the perspiration starting to dampen the nape of her neck die down. she’s always thankful for the times she can just watch. a naturally shy person, she finds it hard to come back with witty comments or flirty rebuttals when harry speaks to her. she wishes she could, god, does she wish she could. she fears that her lack of response will eventually make him stop. which, in earnestness, she admits would be the worst outcome. it had happened before, in college. a boy named andrew in her statistics class, who she had really, really liked, decided to show interest in her at a party. he flirted, and flirted, and flirted. and y/n simply giggled in response before awkwardly changing the subject. and of course, he lost interest, which y/n deduced was her fault because everything she did in that moment was an indicator of disinterest. he couldn’t see her blushed cheeks with every brush of his hand or compliment passed her way. he couldn’t see her glances at him when he looked away. of course he couldn’t tell! he wasn’t a mind reader and he didn’t have eyes on the back of his head! he was a frat-boy, majoring in finance who wanted to hit it and quit it! she criticizes herself for her past mistakes, or miscommunications, hoping that it doesn’t happen again. at least not with harry.

she understands the implications of them being together. he’s her employer, a fair amount older than her, and harry fucking styles. she supposes her non-response approach to flirting with him might be good, aids her in her fight to keep things professional, if not, friendly between herself and harry. regardless of if that’s what she wants, she knows that’s what’s best. and how could she even be so sure that he, of all people, would want her. she shakes her head, physically ridding herself of these thoughts before they turn mean.

she continues to watch as his fingers work at the laces of the shoes, there’s a knock on the door and a call that he has ten more minutes of preparation before he must perform. it’s then that she decided to snap a photo of him. she pulls the camera away from her face to look at the picture before shyly smirking to herself.

“hm?”

“oh, nothing, this is just a good picture of you.”

“lemme see.”

she gets up from her spot to sit next to him on his couch, showing him the photo. as he takes in the image, she takes in him and she wishes that her eyes were cameras themselves so she could keep the image of the smirk on his face, the dimple indenting his cheek, the slope of his nose, his eyelashes framing his green eyes as the sparkle under the light of the room in tangible memory.

“you know, you’re quite talented.” he jokes, turning his head to look into her eyes. the closeness of their faces surprising the both of them, but not enough to make them move away from each other. what the fuck am i doing? harry comments to himself, hoping for it to be enough to break him out of his trance. with the scrunch of her nose and a breath of her laughter, he knows once again that he is not strong enough.

“i think i’ve been told once or twice.” their noses brush and they’re eyes lock on each others. they’re still for a moment, both fighting an internal battle, so badly wanting to give in but so very worried for what it would mean if they do. they both, almost as if magnetized, move their heads ever so slightly closer, noses bumping in a clumsy manner. it’s that action that pulls them apart. harry turns his head to look behind her, coughing softly. y/n turns hers forward.

“i should leave. give you sometime to relax by yourself,” she pauses, grabbing her camera before standing. she walks to the door, standing in front of it as she looks at him looking at her.

“break a leg, harry. you’ll do great, you always do.” she says with a nervous smile, tucking her hair behind her ears and exiting the room. a new wave of disquieting thoughts fill the space she once occupied. but he had little time to dwell on those as he walks out of the room and to the box in which he’ll be rolled to the stage. he turns around to see her, already staring back a him. she offers a gentle, reassuring smile and a thumbs up. harry returns the gesture before turning away and fits himself in.

fuck.

hello, everyone! this is the first installment of my harry & photographer!y/n series. i truly hope you enjoy! please, please, please feel free to leave any comments, questions, or suggests you have for me and the story!

-rory.

#harry styles #harry styles imagine #harry styles one shot #harry edward styles #harrystyles x reader #harry styles x you #harry styles blurb #harry styles fluff #harry styles angst #harry x reader #harry styles x reader #harry x you #harry styles x y/n #harry x y/n #harry styles au #writing

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geopsych · 3 months

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how long have you been doing photography?

That's tough to say. I don't think of what I do as photography, more like taking pictures, because I don't know all the stuff photographers know like about focal points and light meters and shutter speeds and ISO and aperture, etc. I just use a phone and a cheap camera that do most of that stuff for me. But at any rate I think I started taking pictures for this blog in 2011, at first just to fill in between quotations which are what I started this blog for. I had been reblogging photos to break up the look of just quotation after quotation and at some point I thought maybe I could take my own pictures instead. I had a really cheap little point and shoot back then! I soon discovered that looking for beautiful or cool things to take pictures of was helping my depression by distracting me from the thoughts that constantly ran through my mind. So I focused on that. I guess the answer is 13 years, learning as I go!

#off topic #ask #photography #picture taking #taking pictures #geopsych

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squirrellypoo · 1 year

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Mapping the Rue Royale Townhouse

Photos from Alfonso Bresciani for AMC

Around episode 2 or 3 I started to struggle in mapping the layout of the townhouse’s rooms in my head - how many pianos do they have? What orientation is the bed to the coffin room? Where are the fireplaces located? I like to build maps in my head to orient myself (no surprise that the 3D render is my favourite part of any Grand Designs episode) so my first port of call was to look at the floorplan of the original 1132 Rue Royale, the historic Gallier House.

This is a real life historic house that you can visit, and Anne Rice has said it was the inspiration for Lestat’s townhouse in the book, as well as being used for all the exterior shots in the tv show.

But then I was watching a presentation on YouTube by the show’s production designer, Mara LePere-Schloop, and she actually shared the floorplan used to build the townhouse set! I excitedly took a screenshot (again, apologies for the quality, which was limited by the video quality) to compare against the original Gallier House. Even though the actual house is on two levels with a central staircase, the set is built with both levels side by side, with a partial staircase in between for ease of production. Even with this key difference, they were surprisingly faithful to the layout of the original house, even where they didn’t need to be.

Case in point - there’s a door leading from the coffin room to the landing, which makes sense in Gallier House as the coffin room is a sitting room. But seeing as how the coffin room is meant to be secret in the show (concealed behind a hidden door in the bedroom panelling), there’s no real need to have a door there, especially when it’s barely concealed by tapestries and furniture on the show (and burst through during the episode 5 fight). I’m not even going to mention the failings of the New Orleans police department in not noticing it during their search in episode 5!

Another feature from the original house that was replicated on set are the steps leading down into Claudia’s room from the landing. The placement of Claudia’s room is where the bath and slave quarters were in the original house, and appear to be an extension, where the difference in levels necessitating a few steps would make sense. But there’s no real need for these when you’re building a set from scratch, and I kinda love that they kept them in even though there was no real need for them there (if nothing else, it meant we got to see Lestat prance down them to throw open her coffin lid in episode 5!)

And the final original detail that they didn’t really have to replicate (but I’m very glad they did!) was the incredible aperture skylight on the landing above the piano. Apparently Mara was so taken with the one in Gallier House on an early visit that Rolin Jones (showrunner) found a way to incorporate it into the script, meaning we not only got to see Lestat closing it in episode 2, but Claudia using it to self-harm in episode 4.

I absolutely love the detail and thought that went into the Rue Royale townhouse, from the design to the furnishings to the artwork but also that they built a near-realistic townhouse on set - it brings a level of realism to the show that wouldn’t be present if it was filmed in a series of disconnected, 3-walled set rooms.

#interview with the vampire #iwtv #iwtv discussion #iwtv analysis #Gallier house #anne rice #vampire chronicles #amc interview with the vampire #set design #floorplans

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wishfishy · 12 days

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It’s the weekend! And that means I had some time to get a closer look at the taxidermy owl that was being given away for free in my apartment lobby.

I mean just look at this boy! How could I resist?

He is very obviously a Great Horned Owl, which just so happens to be the official bird of my Province. And the first thing I did after picking this guy up was double-check the laws about possessing raptor parts, and best I can tell is having a pre-existing owl mount is just fine.

I have no practical experience with taxidermy, but I’m hoping to patch him up.

The main issue is that his left wing is broken. Or more accurately almost completely ripped off. The skin on the underside of the wing connecting to the body is intact, but the skin under the scapulars is just barely attached.

I couldn’t get great photos as I didn’t want to damage the skin any further. But you can at least see that it’s stuffed with straw, and one of the wire apertures holding it up. I couldn’t tell through my gloves if the wire is snapped or just bent.

I couldn’t tell much about the state of the skin through the gloves (I need to grab some nitrile gloves next time I’m out), but I would say it’s almost but not quite paper dry.

His face is a little wonky, but far from the worst I’ve seen on older taxidermy. The plaster in the beak seems a bit sloppy and is crumbling.

Here’s some more pictures of the wire aperture. The end on his head is usually covered by the feathers. I’m assuming the wires protruding the tail were meant to hold it up but just need to be repositioned back into place.

The base is made of wood, covered in some sort of plaster or epoxy, and hollow. I was hoping to find a date or something in there, but no such luck.

So far all I’ve done is start a slow and careful wipe-down to get all the dust off of him.

#taxidermy #I suspect he was in a smoking household by how dark the dust and residue on him is #not sure though because I’m not about to stick my nose in there and sniff #especially since I still have no clue how old he is

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ouma-kichi · 10 months

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Mahiru Koizumi, Peko Pekoyama, Ibuki Mioda, Mikan Tsumiki, and Chiaki Nanami with a crush on yo

LOL SO LIKE. i completely abandoned this account but i felt a little nostalgic and checked on it and this draft was here, it was originally gonna be the whole drv2 cast but i am not finishing this so here is all that is left because if youre for some reason still here you at least deserve this

Info/Warnings: no warnings, besides things that could be considered spoilers for the game ? reader is gender nonspecific, though pronouns r not even used !

---also these first few are from april 14 holy shit---

Mahiru Koizumi:

i guess this would be the most obvious thing, but she would definitely take pictures of you basically constantly

she cant help it okay !! its like every single moment shes with you is so so important to her that she can't help but just snap pictures at every moment

like she already takes pictures all the fuckin time but NOW....

now that she has a subject that she believes to be so effortlessly breathtaking.

now that she has a model who can do something simple- quietly flipping through the pages of a book, breathing softly in peaceful moments, looking at her with sleepy eyes- and look so utterly captivating.

now that she has something worth taking photos of.

she really cant help but take a picture every time you turn to look at her.

its like she sits there for a moment; her eyes widening in the same way the aperture of her lens widens, to take in more light, to take in more of you

and she absolutely makes sure her camera is in focus . she constantly has her focus on you, it simply wouldn't do you justice if her camera didn't do the same

you make her so blushy.

before either of you realize it, she has her camera pointed toward you, with a giggle and a red face

she secretly thinks its a disservice to ignore how perfect you are to her. with a sigh, she believes art with your beauty as the focal point is simply something you deserve.

her camera serves as her eyes, she uses the lens to look at the world

but most importantly, she uses them to look at you

Peko Pekoyama:

oh she is super protective but not in the LOUD CHARISMATIC GOOFY WAY (like akane p much hehe)

instead she's protective in a very silent way

like she doesn't protect you by goin LEMME BEAT THE BAD GUY UP she simply protects you because that's what's natural to her

she would never be the type to scream out how much she cares about you from rooftops, but she's always there beside you

you know she likes you in every moment you're together, she shows it in very quiet and subtle ways

in the way she walks silently beside you, eyes carefully observing for any sense of danger or even just annoyance that threatens you

the way she gently pushes you behind her, when she comes to defuse a heated argument you're in

the way she grips you tight in any possible moment of fear

the way she plays with your hair, her calloused and tired hands gently touching your hair, as she waits for you to fall asleep at night

the way she looks at you, warm eyes and slightly red cheeks

the way she carefully remembers things about you, everything you've ever told her

the way she makes you feel safe

the way she makes you feel held

the way you want to be protected by her

the way you want to be held by her

Ibuki Mioda:

oooowowoowo she would definitely be like super straightforward about it

i mean this is ibuki we're talkin about !!

and shes very loud about it too

like she'll do shit like stereotypical shit like writing songs about you or serenading you at concerts

she probably named an album after you, and she used like a voicemail from u as like the intro to one of her songs

its like her brain just NEVER EVER shuts up about you

first of all, she is barely ever apart from you .. she absolutely will constantly be at your side just because she wants to laugh with you

but even when you're apart she's still just !!!!!!!!!!!!!! thinking about you !!!!

so of course she just writes every single soft feeling for you and word vomits it all into songs

the first few months after she realized she really liked you was a period where literally every song she wrote was just .. about you

there's a solid chunk of her discography that is just

(listen i really wanted to write nonsense song titles for ibukis section)

Sugary Sweet Lovesick Girl

Butterflies In Digestive Organs

An Eye For An Eye (And My Eye's On You)

Crushing Hard, Ms. Hydraulics

Puppy Love For Barking Dogs

I Should've Brought My Inhaler (With The Way U Take My Breath Away)

Sights for Sore Eyes, Touches for Tired Hands

it's easily her biggest form of expression, and she has so much to say about you

so be prepared for her next album to be full of references to the days you spend together

references to your face and the way your eyes look at her

and references to all her feelings for you

Mikan Tsumiki:

oh man she is so obsessed with you

like at first shes like U-UM A-A-ARE Y-YOU P-PRANKING ME ? bc youre so fucking nice to her

obviously she is not used to gentle treatment, i think that's partially why she fell for you so fast

she has never been treated in a kind and soft and loving way in her entire life, and now ?? some mf just genuinely wants to be around her

you just wanna be with her

and she very much wants to be with you

i mean she has never been treated with any sort of respect ever, and she is so insecure and afraid ..

and suddenly, you come along and you treat her with care and with love

slowly but surely, she starts to realize that you genuinely care about her and you're safe and you're not tricking her and she is just. so smitten

very much following her whole "you... are the one who has forgiven me..." dialogue from the game

she realizes, every time she cries out and begs for you to forgive her (for something you didn't even care about), you will always just look at her with a smile

you'll always look at her and say it's okay

because you forgive her.

so she never wants to be away from you, and most of the time you're never separated anyways

she clings to you, because you make everything feel okay. you make her feel okay when she panics or starts to tremble.

when she can hardly speak from anxiety, when she starts to spiral

when it feels like the entire world is falling apart, you make it okay

even if it's just for a moment,

everything's okay

because she knows you'll forgive her

---this part is frome june 25 lol---

Chiaki Nanami:

oh she is really fucking soft and cute

i think this is really obvious but she would absolutely make you play games with her constantly

she basically lives, breathes, and eats games so its kinda a no brainer here

and it's very important to her

because she isn't good at dating games, she doesn't quite understand the inner workings of human interaction, and she certainly doesn't know where to even begin with talking to you

she really doesn't want anything to be awkward or weird

and so... games

sometimes when you're playing, she sits there, with her cheeks all puffed up and her cat hood on, focused on whatever game she decided to show you that day

before sneaking small glances at you, glances that probably go unnoticed on your end

but man those small glances and the little moments she spends playing with you really mean a lot

because she only really knows how to connect with people via video game

#danganronpa x reader #gabes writing #dr2 x reader #chiaki nanami x reader #ibuki mioda x reader #mikan tsumiki x reader #peko pekoyama x reader #mahiru koizumi x reader #chiaki nanami headcanons #ibuki mioda headcanons #mikan tsumiki headcanons #peko pekoyama headcanons #mahiru koizumi headcanons #danganronpa headcanons

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onlymingyus · 1 year

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Behind the Lens

pairing; kim mingyu x afab reader

genre; smut (minors dni)

warnings; unprotected sex, fingering, some cum play/eating, pet names, model!gyu, photographer!reader

request; no

w/c; 4k and some change

a/n; hello, this is not a full return. at the end of the month i will still be going on vacation so this month might still be sporadic in what i post. i just had some inspiration. i am not going to push myself to pump out content. i hope you guys understand ♥ and i hope you like this. a thank you to @housewifehui for proofreading for me, my little sugar plum.

You take a deep breath looking through the lens while Mingyu adjusts into a new pose. The red light hitting the contours of his face, his neck, and his forearm as he runs his fingers along his neck all while looking into the camera, making you feel like you were going to panic. It was just the two of you in the building, all the stylists and other assistants had already left, leaving you two to work.

You were lucky to have the opportunity to photograph him and to have booked this job at all. This was your second job as a photographer and now you were convinced stars had to have aligned for this one. Swallowing hard, you glance away only for a moment before getting back into position, snapping a few shots quickly only to frown a bit when you look through the monitor.

Mingyu bites at his bottom lip watching you behind the camera even as you frown. You were so beautiful, you deserved to be in front of a camera not behind one in his opinion. Tilting his head, Mingyu swipes his finger across his bottom lip as you move to adjust the light, his eyes trailing along your legs up to the ends of your skirt when you move to the balls of your feet to reach.

He watches you struggle slightly with a taller light before you switch a panel to blue making him smirk when you glance over to him. “I could have helped you.” Clearing your throat you shake your head and look down. your face warms, and you let your hair fall in front of your face to hide it, even if he was a few feet from you. “Uh, it’s okay Mr. Kim. I can handle it.”

“Mr. Kim…” Mingyu muttered under his breath before sighing and scratching his temple and breaking into a smile while you moved back behind the camera trying to adjust settings. “I asked you to just call me Mingyu.” You can’t help but to laugh and shake your head to his words while you look at him through the viewfinder. “Sorry, I didn’t want to seem unprofessional. You can start moving again. Thank you for your patience with me Mr. Ki– I mean…Mingyu.”

His smile widens when you finally say his name asking him to start posing for the camera again. Mingyu shakes his head before leaning it back with a low groan that makes you take a steadying breath. You swallow a breath hard and adjust your stance so as to not rub your thighs together while you watch him move all while snapping the photos. “That’s great, you look…great. No, wait…shit.”

It had been going so well but hearing you curse under your breath, Mingyu furrows his brows before looking in your direction. “What’s wrong? Did I do something you didn’t like? We can do that series again Y/N.” You shake your head and mutter something that he can’t really make out, causing Mingyu to sigh softly. The sound of his feet on the concrete floor startles you when you realize he had moved to your side to look over your shoulder at the monitor.

“Oh! Hi, uh this shouldn’t take but just a minute. It was nothing you did Mingyu. Like I said you look great, it’s just the aperture setting or something.” Mingyu could see what you were talking about and why you weren’t happy with the photos although they still looked great in his eyes. “It just needs to be set a little lower. The light is so dim in this room and you want the shadows.”

Nodding, you furrow your brows before looking up at the man slightly confused. “Just things you’ve picked up on shoots…or?” Mingyu laughs and gestures out to the camera as if asking for permission before stepping closer to you so he can start adjusting settings for you. “Yes and no. I also do some photography.” You smile as he does, you found his smile almost intoxicating, addictive.

“A model and a photographer. That’s pretty impressive.” Mingyu’s teeth catch his bottom lip accentuating his sharper canines making you sigh softly while your eyes trace over his face and neck almost shamelessly until he glances at you, making you look away quickly. A small laugh escapes past his lips as Mingyu watches you pretend to busy yourself with lenses; you pick up a cloth and wipe an already spotless lens to perfection as he speaks.

“It’s pretty common I think. So not that impressive. What I do find impressive is that you haven’t been in front of a camera yet.” You cough when a breath gets caught in your throat. You try to steady yourself before carefully putting the expensive lens back on the table. Mingyu’s hand on the small of your back as he looks at you in concern, leaning down to look at you before pushing your hair behind your ear. “Are you ok? Do you need some water?”

When you laugh, Mingyu looks confused but less worried but he doesn’t move away. Instead his fingers stay on the small of your back and the others trail along your jaw while his eyes seem to double check that you aren’t choking. “Are you sure you are ok?”

You can’t help but to stare at him, his fingers brushing against your skin before you shake your head and move away, remembering where you are and who you are. “I’m ok. Thank you Mr. Kim.” Mingyu sighs and leans putting his hand on the table next to you when you call him his surname again while you busy yourself with your camera again.

In your head you are cursing yourself for everything that has just happened. Between staring at him, being unprofessional, to calling him Mr. Kim again. Mingyu stands next to you for a moment longer, his jaw tense in thought before finally speaking again. “If I made you uncomfortable, that wasn’t my intention Ms. Y/L/N.” That stung, hearing him use your last name instead of your first name. Now you knew you had messed up with him.

With the sound of him turning behind you making your stomach tighten, you swallow hard before turning towards him, reaching out to touch his arm and hoping not to cross any lines. “Wait, no you didn’t. I’m sorry, god I am just so wound up because you probably know this is my second gig. I really can’t fuck it up. I’m just trying to be professional and do a good job.”

Your hand on his arm stops Mingyu in his tracks before he turns around to face you once again listening to what you have to say. He was aware of how new you were to the business, but that didn’t bother him. It was one of the main reasons he had wanted to take the booking, beyond the fact that he had seen you while you were interning and thought you were attractive then. It was just another reason to talk to you and in his own way help you out.

“You are doing a good job, that was never in question. As for being professional…” Mingyu smiles and you feel your stomach tighten again. “You are incredibly professional, almost too professional. It’s just us here, you don’t have to be so tense. You want to have fun doing your job Y/N. It makes it easier for the model to be in front of the camera having fun, which then in turn gives you better photos.”

Mingyu watches you frown slightly at his words before he steps back in closer to you. “So you aren’t having fun?” Shaking his head, Mingyu runs his fingers through his hair carefully before finally speaking. “I am, I was…I mean, I’d be a fool not to have fun trying to show off in front of a pretty girl.”

Your eyes widen when you laugh before you try to turn away from Mingyu out of embarrassment at his words but Mingyu catches you by your hand pulling you back towards him. “I’m serious, and I was when I said you should spend some time in front of the camera, not just behind one. You are stunning. It’d be a crime for the world not to see you in print.”

Glancing away from him, you take a breath only to feel Mingyu’s free hand on your jaw once again when he tilts your head towards him so you will look at him. You watch him smirk slightly as his eyes trace over your face in thought before he dares to run his thumb just under your bottom lip. “I’d love to photograph you sometime, flip this scenario. If you’d let me.”

Mingyu watches as your lips part near his thumb when you take a breath. The air around you both seems to thicken with one more step as he closes the space between you. “I really want to kiss you but I won’t…I know you said you wanted to keep thing profess–” Mingyu’s words are cut off as you grab his wrist pulling his hand down before going to your toes like you had for the light so you can lean up to press your lips to his cutting him off.

You feel Mingyu smile into the kiss, his hands moving to your waist to pull you closer. Your mind racing with all the reasons you shouldn’t be doing this, but your body screaming with all the reasons you should be. Mingyu’s fingers tug at your shirt until his fingers are brushing against your soft skin, making him groan quietly into your mouth before pulling back to look at you. “Fuck...I want you so bad, you are so beautiful.”

Your cheeks warm at his words while his fingers trace the bumps of your spine. His touch daring to climb higher as Mingyu looks into your eyes for any sign that this isn’t something that you want. “I want you too, god, I’ve wanted you all day long. I’ve watched you from behind the camera with all the lights on you and all I could imagine was your hands on me.”

Mingyu’s teeth catch his bottom lip when he groans to your words, you feel his fingers dig into your skin under your shirt. “You should have told me sooner, baby. We could have been doing this all day long.” You whine when Mingyu’s free hand slides along your thigh tugging your shirt up your leg. His mouth finds your neck when you lean your head back letting out a soft moan of his name, causing his already hardening cock to twitch in his jeans.

When you take a step back from him Mingyu groans at losing contact with you. His eyes open so he can watch you step around the equipment, a small smile on your lips when you step into the blue light he had once been posing under. A grin spreads over his face, brows furrowing as Mingyu steps up to your camera giving you a sly look. “Are you going to model for me now, pretty girl?”

The laugh that falls from your perfect lips makes Mingyu’s stomach and pants tighten while he watches you unbutton your shirt slowly with a nod. “I can try, am I doing it right?” Mingyu laughs, running his hand over his mouth. “Oh yeah, I think you are a natural Y/N. Shoulder up a little baby, just like that. Now give me those eyes. Fuck…I don’t even have to tell you to make love to the camera.”

You laugh again, your eyes focused on him behind the camera as you watch him snap a few shots. Mingyu watches you drop your shirt although you turn your back to him. Your pretty eyes meet the camera over your shoulder making him groan as he snaps a few shots. It isn’t until your skirt slips down your legs pooling at your feet that Mingyu finds himself unable to stay behind the camera anymore.

His feet carry him to you in just a few quick strides, causing you to gasp when you feel his hands slide over your hips. His bulge pressing up against you while his mouth traces the curve of your shoulder to your neck. “Mingyu…please. Touch me?”

You feel him smile against your neck before his teeth graze your skin causing you to whine once again. Your knees feel weak to his touch when Mingyu runs his fingers along the band of your panties around your hips to slide the tips of his fingers into the front as he speaks. “Where do you want me to touch you? Here?”

When you moan out a yes, Mingyu can’t help but to groan your name sliding his fingers further into your panties over your slit so he can press his middle finger between your wet folds. Your soft whine, music to his ears when he circles the pad of his finger over your clit. “Oh my god, please Mingyu, I need more.”

He couldn’t resist you, not when you sounded like this. Not when you were already so wet from barely being touched. You almost cry when his hand slides from your panties and off your body but Mingyu shushes you, turning you in his arms so he can cup your face. His plush lips claiming yours while he walks you backwards towards a table only to pick you up sitting you alongside some of your camera equipment.

“Not around the lenses.” You hear Mingyu laugh at your words when he presses his forehead to yours briefly before stepping away. You watch him pick up the few lenses showing them to you before he painstakingly places them safely out of reach. He grins at you, making you feel weak and almost dizzy with arousal at how much you need him when he raises his brows, stripping off his own clothing in his walk back towards the table and you.

Mingyu watches your chest rise and fall quickly as he gets closer to you. His eyes tracing the contours of your body much like you had from behind your camera until he reaches the spot between your thighs so his fingers can walk the same path as his eyes. “We should have talked about this before but I didn’t come to this shoot trying to get laid, baby. I’ll be happy to please you in other ways.”

It takes a moment until you realize he’s talking about not having a condom, a smile crossing your lips when you shake your head. Mingyu groans softly to the feeling of your fingernails running along his hip bones towards the v-cut leading to his cock. “I’m on the pill and I get tested.”

Raising a brow, Mingyu bites his lip and nods trying to hold back a grunt when you run your fingers over his hard cock resting on your thigh. “I get tested too. Oh fuck...I know you are barely touching me but it’s so fucking good. I need to get the rest of your clothes off or I’m going to go crazy Y/N.”

Mingyu watches a smile spread across your lips, your fingers moving from his length in place of pressing your hands on the table so you can lift your hips. His hands slide along your thighs up to your hips so he can slide your panties down your legs letting them fall to the ground at his feet. “I should tell you, I saw you as an intern. You were at a few of my shoots.”

You knew he had been but it was surprising that Mingyu chose this exact moment to tell you about it. “Mm, yeah I know you were. I was excited to work on those shoots. I learned a lot, but why are you mentioning it right now, Mingyu?” You bite back a moan when Mingyu steps between your legs closer, his cock pressing against your pussy while he slides his hands along your back to unclasp your bra.

“Because I thought you were so beautiful then. That’s why I volunteered to take this job. I wanted to work with you. I just thought I should tell you that, you know…before we fuck.” When Mingyu steps back, your bra sliding down your arms, his eyes meet yours. You can tell he is slightly embarrassed even as you smirk, raising a brow to his words.

“You volunteered? You mean you asked for this job?” Mingyu laughs, his fingers pulling your bra off your arms letting it fall to the floor next to your panties before he looks back at you with a nod. “I did...I guess you could say I had a crush on the photographer.” You shake your head in disbelief when Mingyu runs his fingers back along your legs to your hips. The feeling of his cock twitching between your legs against you makes you moan softly in thought.

“That is both the sweetest and sexiest thing anyone has ever told me.” You lift a hand to run your thumb over Mingyu’s bottom lip, smiling when he kisses your finger. Mingyu’s eyes stay locked on you while your hand slides to his neck down to his chest making him shiver. “Fuck me, Mr. Kim.” You watch the smile spread across his face to your words, his hand sliding back over your hip until he is between your legs.

“Mm, yes ma’am.” Your laugh is cut short by Mingyu’s thumb grazing over your clit before he repeats the same action with the head of his cock. “Oh god.” The last syllable of the word is drawn out when you arch your back. Mingyu groans almost in a mixture of frustration and arousal at being conflicted between watching his cock pushing into you for the first time and watching your body arching in pleasure.

In the end Mingyu settles on watching your face, his tongue slipping over his lips as you moan his name at the feeling of your walls stretching around him. “God, you sound so pretty. I could get used to hearing my name come out of your mouth like that.”

The feeling of his cock completely buried inside of you is almost too much to handle. You whine, licking your lips to his words when Mingyu’s hands go back to your hips. His fingers digging into your flesh lifting you off the table slightly urging you to wrap your legs around him. Mingyu watches with a grunt, his hips meeting yours completely while you lean back on the table. The force of his thrusts causes the table to rock under you.

A large hand runs over your stomach up to your breast, gripping almost possessively when you hear a deep groan slip from Mingyu’s mouth. Your thighs and walls tighten around him with each hard thrust. His mind becomes foggy with only thoughts of you and how much he wants you to cum around his cock. “Fuck you are unbelievable. You feel so fucking good.”

When you gasp loudly, your heels digging into his ass, Mingyu smirks. His fingers on your hips hold you tighter and closer to him while he looks down at you nodding. Your lust filled eyes meet his when he repeats the same movement causing you to gasp once again. “Please! Gyu!”

“Yeah? Right there? Is that where you want me to be beautiful?” Mingyu watches you nod almost frantically, his hips picking up speed while he keeps yours angled. The feeling of his cock sliding along your spot repeatedly sends you over the edge. Mingyu groans, his brows furrowing when your back arches pushing your hips down over him tightly as you cum around him.

“Fuck, fuck, fuck –” The curse falls from Mingyu’s mouth like a prayer, his eyes struggling to stay open while he watches you fall apart for him. He gasps into a groan of your name as his own release chases yours. “Where–oh god. Where do you want me to cum?”

The urgency in his voice draws you back to reality. You open your eyes only to moan Mingyu’s name at the vision of him in complete bliss. “Oh my god. Don’t leave me. Cum for me…” The last of your words are almost a whisper but they are the straw for Mingyu. His hand rests on the table next to your head, the other grips your thigh almost to the point you know you will have a bruise when he groans loudly, cumming into you.

Mingyu’s head was throbbing, he was struggling to catch a full breath. You couldn’t help but smirk a bit, feeling his warm release beginning to drip from you even with him still buried so deep inside of you. Leaning down Mingyu brushes his lips across yours letting you swallow his groan while he slides from you beginning to soften.

His fingers move between your legs to run through your folds making your thighs shake. A smirk forms on his lips into the kiss before his tongue slips into your mouth at the same time as his fingers press into your entrance pushing his cum back into you. Mingyu’s kisses move along your neck, a laugh on your skin when he feels your fingers wrap around his wrist, your breath quickening.

“You gonna cum for me again?” A whine escapes from your mouth, nodding quickly your hand trembles when you cum for a second time moaning Mingyu’s name. Music to his ears, he thinks, shaking his head. Mingyu grins on your collarbone before standing up, sliding his hand from you while you watch.

His free hand runs over your trembling legs while you come down from your high. His body pressed in close to yours almost like a safety net even when you watch him lick his fingers clean of the cum on his fingers. Another laugh fills your ears when Mingyu watches you put your hand over your face in embarrassment. “What? Too dirty for you?”

“No…I just didn’t expect it.” Mingyu nods, a smile on his lips as he watches you speak. “You’ll just have to get to know me better Y/N.” Moving your hand you bite at your lip while watching him move from you to pick up one of the stylist towels. His hand moving back to your leg so he can stand between them. You gasp quietly feeling Mingyu’s gentle touch while he works to clean you up the best he can.

“You mean you want to see me again?” Mingyu pauses his task at your question, raising a brow of his own to meet your eyes incredulously. “Are you kidding? I was about to ask you if I could take you out to dinner once I get you cleaned up. Of course I want to see you again. There is no fucking way I am letting you go.” You smile, your cheeks burning even as you try to hide how happy you are hearing his words.

“I–well…I’d love to get dinner, but I’m not sure a dry towel is enough to clean us up Mingyu.” You watch the man sigh and nod before he meets your eyes with a grin. “Okay then new plan, I take you back to my house. We get a shower then I make you the best fucking dinner you’ve ever had and then I take you back to bed.”

Mingyu smiles at your laugh (his new favorite sound in the world, he had decided), while he helps you sit up. His fingers gripping your chin, he leans in to kiss you gently before leaning back to wait for your answer. You shake your head and roll your eyes playfully before nodding, “Yeah…I’d like that. I think I have enough pictures for the shoot. We can call it a day. “

You lean into Mingyu’s touch as he bites at his lip, his fingers pushing your hair over your ear. “And if you don’t, I think you know where to find me. I’ll always be in front of your lens or behind it.”

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foxpost-generator · 21 days

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I fucking love optics.

This is a closer shot of a similar picture. The many little fox faces are not in the scene at all. It's a fox face shaped hole I cut in some black paper, stuck upside down on the front of the lens. This shapes the boke - the out of focus blur of a photo. They show up particularly in bright points of light.

This next one for instance is the same scene with the same foxed lens, just focussed differently. When more in focus, hardly any foxes. (except the actual fox skull in the case)

Note a few faint upside down foxes on the top right of the gold edge of the box; foreground boke is the right way up, background boke is inverted. I put the fox on the lens upside down to make the background foxes the right way up.

To make them bigger, all you need is a larger aperture (expensive) or a larger distance from subject to background (easy), like this.

The background of the image is a black piece of paper with a lamp behind it. Each fox is just a hole I punched in the paper with a pin.

I really love optics.

Main art/photography account: @skydarcyedwards

#foxes #boke #experimental photography #mini painting #fox girl #fox #photography #boke shape #art #minis #fox skull #skulls #dead #death #animal death #optics

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adventureswithteddy · 2 months

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quick question! what camera do you use to take pictures with you and teddy? you've inspired me to take pictures of my plushies when we go out but i'm always in awe of the quality of your photos! i appreciate any and all advice given. have a wonderful day!

Thank you! Maybe a not so quick answer.

All the photos of Teddy here have been taken on a Canon t2i, most all on the stock lens. At this point you could get the body for pretty cheap as it's such an older model.

I always shoot in manual so I'm deciding the settings for each shot. I started off shooting in aperture so I picked the depth of field/amount of light coming in (think small aperture more light with smaller depth, large aperture less light more depth) and the camera chose the shutter speed (how long the shutter is open exposing the frame - light) for me. I have always chosen my own ISO (light again) in part because if you get too high on that your photos will get pretty grainy. As I gained knowledge of the camera and figured out a feel for things (maybe 20k frames later?) I started shooting all in manual. I decided that I needed more control of my shots. Definitely still a work in progress but as I'm getting to over 200k frames on this camera and it's thinking about dying on me I feel pretty comfortable looking at a scene and having a decent idea of what my settings should be before I take a shot. Then if needed I end up dialing in the settings a bit. The most important thing when starting is go take a ton of photos! Play around with the camera and get comfortable! Practice, practice, practice, 10,000 hours to mastery, all the sayings that all come back to: do something a ton to get good at it.

There is something to be said for having an 'eye' for a shot. The Rule of Thirds can definitely help guide you to better photos. Paying attention to lines in the shots, seeing where your eye is drawn naturally and trying to set things up to play on that. I have a few shots that I am extremely proud of, a lot that I am happy with and still others that bother me because they are just not quite right. Then untold numbers that are for me to remember a place but aren't worth sharing away from my eyes.

Doing some color correction in Photoshop can help photos to the next level too, personally I try to keep things pretty natural and don't like a photo when it's been touched too much. But everyone has their own style. To be blunt you don't really see photos anymore, at least ones that are widely consumed, that haven't been touched up in some way.

I could probably ramble away for a lot longer and would happily dive deeper on anything that you want more information on. Keep a sense of wonder in the world, explore and know that there is always more to learn and you'll be off to a good start!

#teddy #adventures with teddy #Canon #photographers on tumblr #original photographers #photography #adventureswithteddy #bear #travel #plushie #plush #Ask #Answer #answered #Canon t2i #Sorry it's a long one

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parasoli · 1 year

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On a recent trip to Paris with his family, Italian photographer Stefano Zanarello traveled to the iconic arc de triomphe on an evening with a bright full moon. With a bustling street below, Zanarello waited about 1,300 meters from the famed monument, speculating that the celestial body would pass through the cloudless night sky and precisely position itself with the architectural aperture.

“In this kind of photo, the main important thing is the planning, since the moon walks on trajectories that change every day, so it’s fundamental to predict the trajectory and evaluate the shooting point, from with the moon is viewed in the wanted position regard another element, the Arc, in this case,” he tells Colossal, noting that he used the celestial planning software photo pills in the process. Within about 30 minutes of his arrival, the moon centered itself inside the neoclassical arc, allowing Zanarello to capture the short-lived alignment.

#moon #stefano zanarello #paris

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holyhead-hufflepuff · 1 year

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photogenic

JAMES POTTER X READER

“All photographs are memento mori. To take a photograph is to participate in another person’s (or thing’s) mortality, vulnerability, mutability. Precisely by slicing out this moment and freezing it, all photographs testify to time’s relentless melt.” ― Susan Sontag

notes: happy belated valentine's day!

"Did you know that going to school year-round makes your brain rot and causes your soul to catch necrotizing fasciitis?" James asked, his hands in his pockets as he walked alongside y/n. "I read it in the muggle magazine your mum left out on the kitchen counter."

Y/N rolled their eyes. They were the co-creator of Remus's theory that James was just charming enough to get away with being annoying eighty percent of the time and still be liked. Unfortunately, their hypothesis was actively being proven.

"Such a big word for such a small brain," Y/N mused aloud, nudging James to hurry up. "Ignoring your inability to read medical journals, I would like to argue that photography assignments shouldn't count as schoolwork."

"Do you get graded?"

"Er, well, yes, I s'ppose I do."

"Well, then it counts." James smiled proudly, his hands settling on his waist and a triumphant grim mocking y/n.

"Deflate your ego, pretty boy; you'll sink the boat," Y/N deadpanned, stepping into the small rowboat.

"So you think I'm pretty?" James asked, his eyes bright with amusement and glaringly radiant with the water reflecting off them. "You should know I prefer handsome, awe-inspiring, beautiful, or even godlike. For next time, of course."

"I can swim, James. I will flip this boat and leave you drowning," Y/N threatened, jokingly rocking the small vessel back and forth. As much as James was irritating, Y/N would never. They couldn't help but form a fondness for Hogwart's golden boy.

The two had an odd dynamic — both of them knew it. Although James was Gryffindor's golden boy, he wasn't enchanted by school in the way y/n was. Y/N had a past of getting into trouble in muggle primary school, and they weren't enchanted with mischief in the way James was. And yet, they were both quite enchanted with each other.

"This far enough out?" James hummed after a bout of silence, his eyes darting around and looking for something stimulating.

"Yes, I suppose." Y/N pulled out their camera, messing with the shutter speed ring and aperture as James began to narrate the Appleby Arrows' quidditch game.

"-And then, Fawkes dove for the quidditch — like a dunce, might I add — and ran into his teammate. HIS TEAMMATE WHO HAD THE QUAFFLE. No respect for chasers at any level of quidditch, I swear. If I were Fawkes, I would-"

Y/N cracked a smile, watching him talk animatedly through the viewfinder. The assignment was on the beauty of water and knowing how to accurately capture the fluid movement of waves, ripples, and reflection. However, James had a point. Sometimes there was such a thing as too much schoolwork. So, instead of focusing in on the way water flowed around the boat's wood, they focused in on James Potter.

He was easy to capture, despite the way he bled light the way the sun exuded heat. His eyes were concentrated towards the shoreline, his hair was curly from the heat and humidity, and his skin was darkened by the sun. He was nervous about being out on the lake. It was evident through the viewfinder and his shaking leg. Y/N dropped the camera after a few shots, placing their hand on his leg.

"Do you want to go back? I know deep waters make you nervous." Y/N was soft and gentle, and James felt the warmth of their words soothe his nerves.

"No, it's okay. Just, uh, show me how to take a photo with the camera." James reached over, his hand brushing over y/n's as he swept their Zorki away.

"Well, I messed with the settings enough that it should be fine," Y/N started, nervously patting their hair down. "Look through the tiny window-like thing in the top. That's called the viewfinder. Then use the lever there to release the shutter. Just be careful before the film release is right next to it. James, maybe I should- oh!"

James grinned at the view. He was certain the photo was horrible; his hands were shaking from nerves, he couldn't find the viewfinder, and he only knew it worked when y/n congratulated him on his first photograph. He, of course, didn't know the process to get to the photo, but he was sure it wouldn't produce much. Nonetheless, he knew that a moment of some kind had been captured, and that was enough for him.

"Do you think that it will go up in museums?" James joked, pulling the camera up to his face to take another.

"Oh, yes, and you'll have to credit me. I plan on a 50/50 payout," Y/N laughed, playing along with the boy.

"You'll have to talk to my manager, Sirius Black. You may have heard of him. He is kind of a big world in the art world— Did you know he once peed on a public statue?"

"Unfortunately, I was there for his performative art piece," Y/N deadpanned, shaking their head at James fondly. "Come on, let's head back."

James was right. The photo was god-awful when it got developed; it was at an intense angle, y/n was blurry, and there was a watermark on the lens. The photograph was also loved and well-traveled. It traveled from the darkroom to Hogwarts to James and Y/N's first apartment.

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I just bought my first non-phone camera (Canon PowerShot SX70 HS). I travel a lot and want to take great photos of the landscapes I see. What would you recommend for someone who is essentially a novice? So far I've been afraid to change the settings from "auto" but I want to use the full capabilities of this camera!

I'm really tired and I don't have the energy to explain everything, so I'm going to give you the secret recipe to landscape photos. This works 80-90% of the time unless there are challenging variables to account for.

Put camera on tripod or stable surface. Set timer to a delay of 1 second. Put camera in Av or Aperture Priority Mode. Set f-stop to f/11. Set ISO to lowest setting. (Usually 100.) Let the camera decide the shutter speed automatically. Focus 1/3 of the way into your framing. Press the button, stand back, and let the camera take the shot.

Tripods are a pain in the butt to carry around, but they open up a whole new world of possibilities when it comes to landscape shots. You can also try a little bean bag weight, railings/ledges, or those gorillapod things.

If I am feeling better tomorrow, I will reblog this and explain why these settings usually work and add some additional tips along with settings for when you can't use a tripod or stable surface.

But this should give you something to start with.

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Congrats on 100 followers! This is such a sweet thing to do to celebrate and I hope you have as much fun writing them as I'm sure we will reading them 💜

I don't want to take up a slot if you get too many requests, but the prompt of photograph made me think about Hange's excitement over Marleyan technology. Would you consider doing a canonverse drabble about Hange getting their photo taken for the first time (or something similar)? Whatever level of platonic or romantic so long as its sweet and fluffy because it's what Hange deserves ☺️

thank you so much! so far i’m really enjoying writing these and i don’t have many at all, so no worries, but i appreciate your consideration<3

i absolutely adore this idea, i hope i did it justice! i got carried away so this is about 900+ words whoops. also i did a lot of research on cameras from the 1910s lol i hope it’s accurate

PHOTOGRAPH

hange x gn!photographer!reader, anti-marleyan volunteer!reader, reader is a lame and insecure little photography nerd (affectionate), canonverse

this request is a part of my 100+ follower event; if you’re interested, check out this post!

people have asked to hold your camera before, but never to examine it — which is exactly what commander hange did after discovering what you do for a living. along with that, they also insisted on a demonstration of what your ‘fascinating marleyan tech’ does — and that’s how you’ve ended up here, with hange turning over and inspecting a heavy, nickel-plated invention called the ‘camera’.

“oi, be careful with that thing,” levi says to hange, but they completely ignore him and continue to handle the instrument with frenzied interest, studying every component up-close and fiddling with its mechanics.

it’s not every day — at least not before you arrived in paradis with yelena and the others — that you see someone so in awe of the technology you’ve grown accustomed to and use regularly. it makes you nostalgic, in a way, seeing hange so amazed by the camera and all its intricate features, as it reminds you of when you first saw one.

“wow,” hange breathes, probably the only thing they’ve said that isn’t mumbled, unintelligible word vomit. “wow, this is just– wow!”

you giggle at their reaction as they take one last look over the camera before handing it back to you, a greater level of care and respect in their hold than before.

“so...” they point their thumb at the chair and backdrop set up behind them with a grin. “we just stand here and you make the ‘photograph’?”

the way they phrase it makes you smile, not bothering to correct them since it’s so endearing and instead just nodding. hange is already by the chair, gesturing to it for levi to sit in. he glares and slaps their hands away, telling them to sit in it. hange teases him about having a complex but complies anyway. you laugh at the scene inwardly while you set the camera on its tripod and readjust its mechanisms. in your peripheral vision, you see hange in the chair, rambling to levi — who’s standing awkwardly behind them — about how they should sit and what expression they should make. you smile and continue to make adjustments; turning the dial, tweaking the aperture, checking the eyepiece. once you’re sure that everything is calibrated, you straighten up.

“okay. please be as still as possible for at least eight seconds,” you announce.

hange sits up. “wait, wait! eight seconds? why is that?”

you’re a little caught off guard by their questions. usually people just nod and do as they’re told because ‘you’re the expert here’ but you admire their curiosity. “um, the camera has a slow shutter speed,” you answer, lightly tapping the lens, “so the photograph will be blurry if you move.”

hange frowns in thought. “what happens if i move on accident? what if i need to sneeze? what if– hey! maybe if you could make a quicker ‘shutter speed’–” they gasp. “or maybe if there was a way to allow it to capture movement–”

“focus, four-eyes,” levi snaps at them, “and quit fidgeting or else the photograph will be shitty.”

“ah, i can’t help it!” hange exclaims. the entire time, they haven’t stopped squirming, too giddy and ecstatic. they keep thinking back to the photo they found in eren’s basement and how soon they’ll have one of their own; a physical, permanent reflection of a moment in time. “this is just so exciting!”

they finally settle down and smile, all teeth. levi has been ready the entire time, posed with his arms folded across his chest; not even looking at the camera, but you suppose that’s likely the best you’ll get and press the button under the lens. the camera clicks and you wait a few seconds before taking it off the stand and opening up the shutter compartment.

hange is by your side in a flash and levi has to catch their chair as it’s almost knocked back from how suddenly they leap out of it. “is it done? can i see?” hange pesters eagerly, hovering over your shoulder and trying to catch a glimpse of the photo. levi follows after them, but stands to the side, waiting.

you laugh. “ah, no, it’s not ready yet,” you tell them. “it needs to be exposed to light for a minute or so before i remove it, and then it’ll take some time to develop, and after that, some more time to print... it’s, uh– it’s quite the tedious process, really.” instead of the typical confused or dumbfounded expression you’re used to, you see admiration and wonder and bewilderment, like hange wants to hear you keep talking, to tell them more about photo production — and that’s when you get an idea.

“actually,” you say, meeting their keen eyes, “i can show you, if you’d like?” they just stare at you, expressionless. “um, it’s– it’s time-consuming so i understand if you don’t want to stay for the whole process–”

“i can?! really?!” they cling to your arm like a puppy, almost delirious in their excitement. their face lurches forward, eyes wide and eager behind their glasses. “can i try making a photograph? please say yes!”

you chuckle. “i’ll have to think about it,” you say and take out the film, then lift it up and show it to hange. “for now, let’s go get this developed.”

hange’s glasses glint as they snicker almost maniacally before grabbing levi by the arm. “leviii!” they shout, and the short man winces at their volume, grumbling a ‘stop yelling’ to which hange responds, “wanna tag along?”

“uh, i’ll... pass,” he says, shrugging off hange’s hands. he glances at you, then back at hange. “i’m leaving. i’ll see you at tomorrow’s morning meeting, hange. don’t be late.”

as he’s leaving, hange calls out, “your loss!” and waits for him to disappear down the corridor before turning back to you. “anyway! ‘developed’, you said?”

you look up from where you’re collapsing the billow back inside the camera. “oh, uh, yes.”

hange grins. “lead the way!”

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