Day 3
Pomegranates are in season! I was so excited to see them when I first walked in the grocery store, I've been wanting to buy one so bad. I've had pomegranate juice and a lot of things that are pomegranate flavored, but I've never actually bought the fruit and ate it that way. So this is a photo of my very first pomegranate and the first time I've eaten one. I don't like how they have all those seeds in them, but it didn't taste bad at all. How do you eat a pomegranate? I would like to just be able to drink the pomegranate juice from the fruit instead of having to keep spitting all those seeds out. Any tricks to this?
For this shot, I was trying to get the foreground in focus and the background blurry and keep it from being underexposed at the same time (No flash and indoors with low light). I ended up having to put it on a tripod.
ISO 400, Shutter=1/5, F5 I'm not sure if this was the best settings for this or not, if anyone can give some advice, please comment or send an email.
I received the Mastering Digital SLR Photography book, but I really don't like it. It seems to be geared more toward the professional photographer that is switching from 35mm to DSLR (digital). The photography lingo throughout the book is way over my head. I need to do more searching on a more basic beginners photography book. Any recommendations for Photography books are highly appreciated.
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Hi, Jolie! If you're looking for good (easy to understand) photography books, then look no further than Scott Kelby. He has three (main) books: The Digital Photography Book, The Digital Photography Book 2, and also 3. You can find them at Barnes and Noble or Amazon (I'm sure you can also find then at other bookstores in the photography section). My husband is a photographer (weddings, engagements sessions, etc), and he is obsessed with Scott's books. His writing style is conversational (he's even funny), and he doesn't use fancy photography lingo (even though he's VERY successful and well-known in the field). I think these books would be perfect for you. I just got my my first DSLR (Nikon D3000), and I am about delve into the first book soon (we have a six-week old at home, so my time is limited!). I hope these books are what you're looking for! I love that you're doing to challenge. I can't wait to see how your photos progress.
I eat the seeds! They are good for you and contain alot of potassium!
If you submerse the pomegranate pieces in a bowl of water to separate the seeds from the "membrane", it's less messy. I learned about this trick last year, but haven't actually tried it yet.
You can eat the seeds. And be careful, the juice stains...I learned the hard way - it stained my walls in my kitchen from the cutting and squirting of the juice. They are delish.
I am in no way a photography pro but I am taking a class right now. Try putting your camera in Aperture Priority and lower your setting to like F/3.5 or as low as it will go. Get as close to the subject as you can too.
My teacher sends me links and info every week. Id be glad to forward it to you...just shoot me an email.
Also, check out digitalphotographyschool.com they have a lot of videos and very good info thats easty understand. Hope this helps!
Cut the pomegranate in half - hold it over a bowl, cut side down and whack it with a spoon on the top. The flesh and seeds will drop out. Then eat them, seeds and all - I can't imagine eating them and spitting out all the pips!
I just read this post from Our Best Bites, and then saw your post--what a coincidence! Hope the info is handy for you! http://www.ourbestbites.com/2010/10/how-to-cut-de-seed-and-eat-pomegranate.html
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