How to Choose Your Best Shot & Competition Update

I'm here again!

   The reason I posted this today rather than next monday is because I wanted to go over my process of picking my best photo.

   First thing I did was look through my portfolio. Your portfolio should be made of your best images, nothing else. I have had people ask me how many images are in a portfolio. I tell them, "If you only have one good image, then your portfolio is one image. If you have two solid images, you have a slightly larger portfolio." So it just depends, you can click on my portfolio up in one of the tabs to see how many I have.

   After I looked at my portfolio, I narrowed it down to two pictures (Click here to see them). Then what I did was I printed out some 4"x 6" pictures at home and showed them to some people. Some strangers, some friends, and some family. I took a tally of what they all liked and then chose the best one. Now remember, your choosing your best image. They're not choosing it for you, they're just giving you something to think about. Keep that in mind, you make the final decision.

Update on the Competition:

   Unfortunately I didn't make it into the contest. Better try again next time! Take a look at the video below:


   That's all for now. Until next time, George out!

Photo of the Month "Your Best Shot"

Hey! George here!

   So I haven't been able to get the post about the 135mm w/ the adapter up. But to make up for it, I have something to show you:

   I entered into the FroPhotoContest. This months theme is, "Your Best Photo." After looking through my images, I was tempted to use this one:

   But I printed some 4"x 6" images to show around to people, and this was their favorite:

   You can check out the forum with the link below:

http://forums.froknowsphoto.com/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=194562&start=560

   Art is very subjective, so I guess that is why they liked this one. Anyways... once the results are in, and I (hopefully) get into the finals, please take a minute to vote for my image. I'll post whether I did/didn't get up onto the finals.

   That is all for now, George out!

Lens Adapters Part 1

George Here!

   Just as promised, I'm going to review the adapters I use The Fotodiox FD - EOS Adapter and, next week I'll talk about the Rainbow Imaging AF Confirm M42 Screw Mount Lens to Canon EOS EF Mount adapter.

FD - EOS
When I saw it on the website, it looked very flimsy and I was worried about it breaking. But the pictures do no justice to this adapter. It's reasonably sturdy. I wouldn't drive over it with a car, but it's good enough if you don't drop your camera a lot. The mount is very sturdy, on both the FD and the EOS side. The ring to install as you see here has a VERY nice feel when it comes to locking the lens in. When you want to put your lens in, make sure the red dot on top and the install arrow are aligned perfectly. Then once the lens itself is mounted, twist clockwise (from this angle) until the filled white dot on top is as close as it can get. Then once that is done, you use the lens the same way you would as if it was on a film camera. One quick note, don't slide Aperture wheel until it hits the green "A". It will lock up and it very hard to remove if it's there. You can see from the Images below how it looks, mounts, and the white dots I'm talking about.

   The images taken with this adapter are amazingly sharp, considering that you're adding another piece of glass between the lens and the sensor. Here are some sample images from this adapter & the 100mm Macro.

   I love this adapter a lot. One of the few downsides are that you lose a stop of light when using it. To understand what I mean I set up an equation: x = light. x + adapter = 1/2x. So you need to factor that in when you're using this adapter. Another one is that you have to keep it hilariously clean in order to get results like this. But other than part, I really like this adapter. Would I recommend it? Absolutely!

Next week I'll be reviewing the M42. But that's all for now. ¡Adios!