Today I'm sharing something that I haven't shared in way too long: photo outtakes. It is easy to assume that bloggers who put together posts with great photos only take great photos. While I am really proud of the fact that I continue to improve my photography, I still discard a lot of my photos for a number of different reasons. Here are just a few examples of my photo outtakes.
Now that I'm shooting in black and white for at least part of every photo excursion, I'm learning so much about contrast and when I want to shoot in black and white vs. color. The contrast here isn't terrible, and I could improve it with some minor editing, but I think that color would have been better. Gray rocks against a gray background of almost the same shade doesn't really work.
Anyone who takes pictures of their pets ends up with photos like this, even with an SLR.
Overexposure.
Now that I have a lens with manual focus, I'm challenge myself to use it on a regular basis. There's definitely a learning curve.
Sometimes when I'm using auto focus, I take the shot without making sure that the focus is the way that I want it.
The contrast just didn't work for this one.
Sometimes I don't check which setting I'm using before I take a picture.
Sometimes I clearly don't know what settings I should be using to get the aesthetic that I want. I took a few pictures of jelly fish at the zoo earlier this month, and they all look like this. It's kind of cool, but the colors are way off.
I'm not using a tripod with my SLR...yet. It can be limiting. I did get a couple great shots of this waterfall, but it would have been considerably easier with a tripod.
This isn't a terrible picture, but it isn't a very interesting composition. The background doesn't work against the bike.
The roof of the church is white, and it completely disappeared against the sky.
Don't be afraid to share your outtakes once in a while! It makes everyone feel better.
