Journal #3- C + D

C- Candle

 

Aperture: f / 5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/100

ISO: 400

 

I took this picture of a candle in my grandma's house. I really like the color of the flame, and the shadow that was created by the candle. I also like how plain and simple the background is. I used a low aperture to keep mainly the flame and candle in focus, and a higher shutter speed to freeze the action of the flame. The low/middle ISO was to keep most noise out of the picture, but also to add a little bit of light because the room I was shooting in was on the darker side. If I could change anything about this picture, I would try to get more detail in the flame itself. 

 

 D- Dog

 

Aperture: f / 5.6

Shutter Speed: 1/200

ISO: 400

 

This is my grandma's dog, Cody. I was very surprised to get him to be still for this picture, because he's usually very energetic and likes to run around a lot. He was stopped sitting for a minute, and I made a noise to get him to look at me, and he tilted his head a little bit which was just luck on my part. I used a low aperture to get just his face in focus, and a higher shutter speed to freeze any movement from him. Along with the low/middle ISO, I used flash to light this picture, because he was in a pretty dark corner of the house. If I could change anything about this, I would want to get a more plain background, and I also wished I'd zoomed out a little bit more so I could have captured his whole ears.