Candlelight

I was taking some pictures this winter of some children blowing out candles. This was challenging, as I was hand-holding my camera and using my new 50 mm lens ... and children don't always stay very still. I've chosen my best ones to remind me how I did them.

I shot the pictures in manual: f2.8, 1/15 shutter, and ISO 800. I still could have gone higher on my ISO so that I could have a faster shutter speed, which I would probably do the next time.

In the meantime, I enjoyed taking these photos.

I like the way the next one is lit. This is probably because I was closer to him, and he was facing me. He also stayed very still for me, which helped.

At the same time, I'm preparing to speak at a Ladies' Bible Fellowship Group, and I wanted a picture of a Bible with candles for the powerpoint I'm working on. So I tried taking a couple of pictures with candles and a Bible. It took me awhile to get the right setting for it, but I was happy when I finished. I also used my tripod, and a remote trigger so that I could get a sharper picture. 

f2.2, 1/20, ISO 800