Samuel's BBT Blog

     As my final BBT 9 assignment, I had to create a photo-story of pictures I took about nature and post it to youtube, as well as my blog.

     If I needed a compact digital camera for family trips/gatherings, being outdoors, and heading down to the camp, I'd choose the Fujifilm X100S. An older style camera, the X100S "produces excellent photos, and an updated viewfinder adds to its increasingly streamlined shooting design". To add to the style, the Fujifilm X100S has an excellent manual zoom lense. Although the editors at Cnet  gave this digital camera a 3.5 star rating, it has a user rating of 5 stars. Although it has a few quirks with the auto focus system, the bottom line is that Fujifilm X100S is a great enthusiast compact for manual-fans.      The X100S is a 16.3 Mega-pixel compact digital camera with a 23 mm Fujinon lens. Although pricey, the Fujifilm would be an excellent choice for any photographer who enjoys traveling, and being outdoors with the wildlife. Prices: Amazon -Originally CDN$ 1 399.99 , now on sale for CDN$ 1 169.95 bhphotovideo -Currently on sale for CDN$ 899...

Original  Edited With this photo, we lowered the brightness to half the original. Also, we lowered the saturation by 10, and multiplied the shadowing by 1.5. We added an old style picture frame with dusty glass corners. We applied these edits to make the photo look less dull, and add vibrant colouring. Original  Edited We cropped out the top and bottom sections of the picture and slightly raised the saturation. Also, we lowered the brightness a bit and added a blur affect around the softball, and added a frame to make it look like you are looking through an older style camera. Original  Edited We greatly increased the contrast and saturation while lower the brightness by about a third. Also, we dded a warm colouring and rotated and cropped the picture. We applied these edits to add a summery feel and vibrant colours.

     Today in BBT, we watched five quick videos on camera techniques to help prepare us for our upcoming digital photography unit. Although pretty basic, many people have overlooked these techniques because they are basic. For example, instead of subject of your photo in the middle of the frame, you could instead align it with imaginary vertical and horizontal lines that divide the frame into ninths. By capturing the subject in the upper left corner or lower right corner, you draw more attention to it and get a better result.

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