photographing the mundane.

Most days I pick my camera up quickly, take a shot or two and put it back down. Rarely, do I simply shoot for the sake of practice and challenging myself – mainly because I am usually IN the moment instead of only being behind a camera. Every now and then it works out for me to keep my camera out longer.

Make sure you have your camera in RAW settings to capture all the data. You can read my post on shooting in jpeg and RAW here. My camera picked up on more red tones in these pictures so I I had to do a little adjusting with the White Balance inside the camera.

Nikon Settings: ISO 100, 1/1000, f/2.8

Lightroom:

Temp: +4

Tint: -14

Exposure: +0.05

Contrast: -10

Highlights: +28

Whites: -2

Blacks: +21

Since these photos were all taken in the same room and the light was similar, I just synced each photo setting. Enjoy, and try to capture a seemingly typical moment. My boys loved it and asked to have the photos printed to put in their room.

Big brother wouldn't share.

Then big brother sprinkled some Oreo crumbs on his hands.