Danielle photographs some artwork during our DSLR photography lesson in Vinoy Park
Finally, sunshine returned to a DSLR Photography Lesson! My first lesson with Danielle in the usual downtown Saint Petersburg locations was basked in bright sunlight, albeit still very cool temperatures. However, I was just glad we had the chance to photograph some color instead of just gray during the lesson. Danielle shoots with a Nikon D80, the very first DSLR I owned. I still have fond memories of that camera and am relieved I was able to sell it to a good friend who now takes great care of it and makes good use of it too.
Danielle has training in photography, and has produced some nice portraits of her children. What we focused on was how to take more control of the camera and know which settings to use for which situations instead of relying on automatic ones, especially for which focus mode to use, which aperture and which focal length.
I demonstrated to Danielle how to use off camera flash in this portrait of her before Saint Petersburg's "skyscrapers"
Danielle had an older Quantaray external flash (strobe) that worked well with her Nikon D80. The sunshine allowed us to practice using our strobes to make portraits in broad daylight and also on a shaded bench.
Our lesson went by quickly. I look forward to my next lesson with Danielle as she is a quick learner and will no doubt be making even better portraits and actions shots of her children. I hope the sun joins us again as well!