Blog Post #8

Of all of the things that I have been learning about in class, I think I've enjoyed the digital photography and videos the most. I've used this trip to Minnesota to practice making videos in Movie Maker, and I've taken lots of photos. For my second video, I am creating an educational video about the flora and fauna of the woods of northern Minnesota.

I don't think one can take a bad picture with a setting as beautiful and serene as the one I'm currently in. There are numerous opportunities to photograph plants and animals in their natural settings. And with an amatuer photographer like my husband to help me understand lighting and effects, we've amassed quite a collection of photos.

What I'd really like now is a high quality video camera. My one disappointment is the zoom on the digital video camera I am using. I can't keep objects in focus when I am zooming. My kids tell me that's jut how digital zoom is, but surely, with all of the technological advances being made in the world today, there is an idiot-proof digital video camera that allows the videographer to zoom AND still be in focus, right? I have included some shots we have taken this summer.