So, for some total Friday randomness! Here goes..

I am so friggin sad that One Tree Hill has ended! I have seen every single episode, some of them multiple times. When a show ends that I was totally into I feel like I have to recover from it! I know, crazy. I've seen so many great show end; Beverly Hills 90210, 7th Heaven, One Tree Hill, Full House, My So-Called Life.. etc..I hate it. They should go on forever!

Lyla has ballet today. The first class went great, the second class she wouldn't do it at all (my sister said Lyla told her it was because there was a different teacher) last week we didn't have class due to spring break. I'm hoping she'll participate today. I was supposed to pay the second class but thankfully the owner said I could wait til this class to make my decision on whether or not to keep coming. My child is JUST LIKE ME! I was painfully shy when I was a kid, still am sometimes. The whole reason for putting her in the class was to make friends. So, fingers crossed!

We dyed eggs yesterday! My sister came over to help and eat dinner with us. We had so much fun I was totally wishing I had boiled more eggs! I'll probably do a whole Easter post on Monday so I'll include pics of the egg dyeing in that.

Pregnancy.. Some aspects are getting easier.. Some are getting harder. I'm a crazy balls of emotions sometimes. The other day I was watching the news and they were doing a clip on this local big dairy who won't be having their 50th annual Easter egg hunt because we've had so much rain that their fields are a swamp and I cried for like 10 mins! I've never even been to this Easter egg hunt! Sleeping is also starting to get difficult but I'm pretty sure that has a lot to do with Lyla sleeping in my bed and being a bed hog! And yay! Next Thursday will be the beginning of my second trimester. I was so worried I wouldn't get this far. I think I will have a cake to celebrate.

If you're still reading thanks for sticking around! 2 more followers and I'll be at 100!

xoxo

Jenn

Embrace the Camera

 

Guest Post- Kylie from LL&P

Hello lovely readers! I'm Kylie and I blog over at Living Loving & Photographing... also known as LL&P.  Today I'm going to give you the low down on the aperture and shutter speed.  They are very simple concepts, but they can be tricky to implement while shooting. Keep in mind that although most camera brands implement the same concepts, the numbering system is a bit different between them - and I shoot with a Nikon.  Let's start with shutter speed.

Things to remember:

1.  Shutter speed is measured in seconds (mostly fractions of seconds).

2.  Slow (or low) shutter speeds cause motion to blur.

3.  Fast (or high) shutter speeds cause motion to freeze.

4.  Slow shutter speeds are fun to play with if you have a tri-pod.  If the camera shakes during a slow shutter speed, the effects will not be great. 

5.  Fast shutter speeds are great for sports or taking photographs of kiddos on the move. 

Got it?  Let's move onto aperture...this one get's a bit more tricky. 

Things to remember: 

1.  Aperture is measured in "f-stops" (note the "f" before the number).

2.  The higher the f-stop, the lower the aperture and the less light that is able to pass through. (In other words, the higher the f-stop, the darker your photograph will turn out.)

3.  The lower the f-stop, the higher the aperture and the more light that is able to pass through. (In other words, the lower the f-stop, the brighter your photograph will turn out.)

4.  Aperture changes depth of field (the things that are in focus and out of focus within your photograph).

-The higher the f-stop, the more the depth of field increases. (In other words, more things in your photograph will be in focus.)

-The lower the f-stop, the more the depth of field decreases. (In other words, more things in your photograph will be out of focus or blurry.)

Whoa, that was a ton of information to take in.  I hope I didn't confuse you! These simple concepts need to be put into practice and studied very much in order to successfully use manual modes on your DSLR. 

Hope this helps! :)