The fallen of a loved one...

Hello everyone.

Today is a very sad day in my life. I have learned that one of my beloved has gone and will never come back. But even though that is such a sad time that doesn't mean that we can think of a positive light of it.

I would like to send a message today to... protect all you SD cards!

Yes you read correctly, I have damaged one of my SD cards and all the pictures on it has been lost. I am really pissed because my next digital project was on that SD card so I guess I have to retake all those pictures. I don't even know what really happened to my SD card. All I know is that I kept it in my backpack for a few days. I kept it by itself with no protection around it. I had thought it was in a small plastic bag but I guess I took it out without remembering to put it back into the bag. The next time I went to use it in the camera it said that it has been damaged and I couldn't use it. I took me all period to figure out what happened to it. What I determined is that the SD card had been magnetized by my phone.

I am not really sure that is what really happened. All I know is that I have to take care of  of my SD cards with more care. So what I would like to tell all of you is to take care of your SD carefully if you are going to be taking the SD card in and out of your camera a lot. DO NOT make the same mistake I did and think that your SD card is indestructible. You might think that all your photos are crap but then when you lose them all you feel like a big fat loser. I would suggest to always keep it in a little plastic bag or you could put them in those SD card plastic cases.  Photo are important so keep them safe!

Sorry for not posting for 2 weeks. School and life has been crazy but hopefully I can get back into it.

Thanks for reading and I'll see you at my next exposure!

-Jess

Film vs Digital

Hello everyone!

So as you all know I have joined a new photo class this year called digital photography. If you didn't know you can read my post about it here.

Anyway, so one of friends form AP photo is in that class too. I was really excited because she is one of those friends that I don't talk to too much so I was happy that I could spend time with her in this class. BUT she wanted to drop that class. I didn't really understand why she wanted to drop because I thought she would like the class a lot. When I asked her this is what she said, "I think I'm so use to the film camera that when I take pictures for digital I don't get the same feel. I don't know I just don't like it."

First of all what? If you love photography then you should love all types of photography. I mean DUH.

But she ended up have to stay in the class because she is required to take a least 5 class. SUCKS.

Any a ways this got me thinking of the differences between digital and film.

Film

• when you are taking a picture it is all manually
• you can't see your pictures when after you take a picture
• have to learn to develop film and make the prints (the pictures aren't going to just print out for you)
• no color! black and white

Digital 

• Pictures are much faster because it's all auto. 
• You can delete pictures you don't like
• a lot more photoshop
• automatic if you don't like or bad at focusing 

Which one do you like better? 
- I like different aspects of each. For film you feel more satisfied when you have a good picture. Each picture for film is a lot of work so when you get a good picture and you print it yourself  you feel very good about yourself. For digital, all it take is as click and you have a picture right in front of you.
-What I like more about digital is color. After years of taking pictures that are only black and white, I am really happy that I can take more pictures in color. Also I really like photoshop.

Do you have to shot differently when switching from digital to film? 
-Yes you really do. I think now I'm so use to it that I know when I have to think film and think digital. For film you really have to think of the lighting. Different lighting can really change your photo a lot. Also you really have to think in a black and white. If you think in color there is not way that you picture will come out the why you want it.

Overall thoughts
Over all I think there really isn't a lot of differences between them. Yeah there is a lot of technical differences because of the way you use them but you do have to think in a very photographic way. I guess it makes sense if the only way you see it is in a film sense and can not grasp it(or the other way around) that it is hard for you. My last thought of it is that you should try out both because think that building up your photographic eye is very helpful exceptionally if you going into it in the future.

That is all for today guys! I am so glad that the weather is getting nicer so I can go out and take a lot more pictures. I will try and post more pictures on my Instagram so if you want to follow me there is a link on the side. Tanks for reading and I'll see you at my next exposure!

-Jess

Amazon Camera bag review

Hello everyone! Today I am going to review a camera bag I got from amazon.

This is the bag I got. I have been using it for a month or so. I had it for longer but only started to use it when I started to use my digital camera more.

I don't know if the picture shows it well but the back has a kind of sponge-y feel to it. I have felt this material before on backpack straps.

The side of the bag is where you attach the strap. Also on each side there are pockets. I don't really understand what the side pockets are for because they really cant fit anything.

This is the inside of the camera case. There are 2 velcro straps but I only like to use 1.  

This is the only pocket I think is useful. It have a special place put SD cards. 

First Impressions 

When I first got this bag I was so excited! I got a camera a long time ago and was always afraid to take it places because I didn't have a bag for it. I really liked the color of it. Black and orange is a really nice combination. I liked that it was light weight because the camera I have is quite heavy, 

Pros

-My camera fits well inside of the bag. I can fit my camera, camera strap, and camera charger inside of it. 

-It doesn't and any extra weight 

-It was inexpensive 

-The extra pocket for the SD card is very useful. 

-The bottom is made out of plastic that allow it to 

Cons

-It is a little bit annoying if you bring it somewhere and don't need your camera inside. Like when I went to the mall the other day I carried it in the bag. When I got to the mall I took out my camera to take pictures and the bag itself is annoying to hold. If you take out your camera to take picture, you don't really need the bag anymore to take pictures. In that case you then have to just hold the bag by itself.

Overall

Overall I give this bag a 4 out of 5. There were only minor things that really bothered me about the bag but I do really love it. I hope to take it to college where I will take more and more pictures. 

If you want to buy this bag you can get it here. 

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Have a wonderful day and I'll see you at my next exposure!

-Jess 

(Note: comment if you see any spelling errors and I will change them right away.)