Fun with photography

Posted by Alli on May 18, 2009

I’ve been having a lot of fun behind the camera lately. The trip to Texas really activated my shutterbug gene and it was on that trip I decided I really wanted a white balance lens cap. Since it arrived, I have really felt like my pictures have reached a new level.

On Mother’s Day I had an unexpected gift when I figured out how to create a light trail while watching Fuller and Damon ride the carousel. Using a small aperture and a long exposure, I really liked the resulting picture.

When we went camping on Friday I gave the kids glow sticks and got them to do some light painting for me. When Emma said she wanted to make a smiley face, I realized I had only peeked into a new area of digital photography (and I see a future bulk purchase of glow sticks).

Here’s another way you can have some fun with photography (feel free to mute the music):

Some folks at Sony asked me to check out this game widget that shows off some features of their digital cameras and camcorder. The smile feature on the Cybershot seems really neat, if you are into capturing those perfect snapshot moments (something I actually feel bad about not doing more of). And I love, love, love the idea of the swiveling viewfinder on their Sony Alpha DSLR. I had to give that up when I went from the Canon to the Nikon D40, but am happy to see it on Sony’s Alpha. The handycam vibration reduction is awesome, which is something I need on everything since I weak arms (especially since my fall two weeks ago).

I can’t actually vouch for the products since I have never used them (I have read bloggers who have the Alpha and love it), but the games on the widget are a lot of fun. When you go to play the games, you can play for fun and practice them over and over again. I did this until I was comfortable and then I played to enter the competition. The top 29 players (and you can play more than once) will be declared the winners and given actual prizes like the Handycam, an Alpha (can I have that?), a Sony GPS, or a digital frame. I need to get a better score to get into that top 29.

So, lots of fun in digital photography these days. I’m hoping to enter a few more contests this week. Have fun playing the games. And if you are working, don’t tell your boss I told you about it.

[tags]Sony, Sony Cybershot, Sony Alpha, Sony Handcam, Sony game widget, Sony contest, digital photography[/tags]

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