Monday, January 7, 2008

photo shoot #124

         

This week we have a brand new logo made by Valerie!  To my knowledge, this photo shoot has been the longest running in JLand, hence its new name!  A new name and a new look for a new year!  Thanks to all of you who have played along since this photo shoot's inception (2004), and I hope you continue to get enjoyment for a long time to come!

This week's photo shoot will begin today (on Monday) and be due on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 11 PM EST. 

Our subject this week is:  a close up (interpret this to be as close as you like) 

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For those of you who are interested, and who use digital cameras, here are some of my humble tips for taking close up photos:

A simple way to improve your photo (make the subject appear closer and larger) is to move closer to your subject.  If you are unable to get closer to your subject, and you want your subject to appear closer (yet it happens to be far away), one way is to use your magnification setting.    
Another way to do a close up, in digital photography, is to use the macro mode setting.  You do this by turning on the camera and turning it to the Tulip icon.  Read your camera book to find out how close/far you are supposed to be from your subject before taking the photograph.  You can get pretty close.  Use this setting when you are a couple of inches or feet from an object and you want to get a photo.     
 
If your camera supports lenses, use any special lenses that will help you to get close ups.  (This one is over my head!)
 
Finally, if you are not a complete purist, you can use a photoshop program to zoom in on your photo, or to crop the outside of a photo (for example a photo of a flower) so that the subject fills the frame more perfectly.
 
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To enter this photo shoot, please post your submissions by copying and pasting your full entry URL into the comments section below.  For those who don't know how to do this, I will explain how in my next entry entitled:

Instructions for The Original JLand Photo Shoot with Krissy       

Posted by krissy knox at 11:04 PM

28 comments:

  1. Anonymous1/07/2008 11:10 PM

    love the new name and logo, Krissy! Valerie did a great job!!

    betty

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  2. Anonymous1/07/2008 11:50 PM

    Love the graphic :)   And of course the topic....  
    knew immediately what I was going to use :)

    http://journals.aol.com/nightmaremom/Thisandthatandhockey/entries/2008/01/07/-jland-photo-shoot-/2739

    hugs
    d

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  3. Anonymous1/08/2008 12:27 AM

    Mine's up: http://jottingsfromjersey.blogspot.com/2008/01/photo-shoot-124.html
    Enjoy the rest of your week!

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  4. Anonymous1/08/2008 1:46 AM

    Got here through D, she posted a great shot and inspired me, so here's my link:
    http://journals.aol.com/stupidsheetguy/stupid-too/entries/2008/01/08/another-photo-challenge.../2099

    Thanks for starting the game!

    Jimmy

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  5. Anonymous1/08/2008 1:55 AM

    Love the new logo~thanks Val.  Here's mine; Linda in Washington state http://journals.aol.com/lsfp1960/LindasWorld/entries/2008/01/08/monday-photo-shoot-124/2404

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  6. Anonymous1/08/2008 1:57 AM

    IT'S ME CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

    http://journals.aol.com/mastersblynn/ConfessionsOfAnAngelWaitress/entries/2008/01/08/photo-shoot-124/1930

    CHECK OUT THIS CLOSEUP

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  7. Anonymous1/08/2008 1:58 AM

    I think you are the longest one going. I'll have to look around and see what I got.
    Take care and Hugs, Chrissie

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  8. Anonymous1/08/2008 7:00 AM

    love the new logo and I love looking at all the jland photo's.

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  9. Anonymous1/08/2008 8:36 AM

    Woo hoo!   Such fun...
    I played.  Come see!
    thanks,
    Nancy

    http://journals.aol.com/nhd106/Nancyluvspix/entries/2008/01/08/close-up/2130

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  10. Anonymous1/08/2008 10:33 AM

    I like this subject.  I can surely find something for it =).  Like the new look, honey!!  Love, Val xox
    http://journals.aol.com/valphish/ThereisaSeason

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  11. Anonymous1/08/2008 11:48 AM

    My hub's Starburys... and pretty much why I don't dance.

    http://journals.aol.com/monponsett/HighAboveCourtside/entries/2008/01/08/starburys/1801

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  12. Anonymous1/08/2008 5:17 PM

    (((((((((((((((KRISSY)))))))))))))))))I always love playing this game.Have a nice evening.

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  13. Anonymous1/08/2008 7:46 PM

    AHHHHHh I read these out of ORDER!! A close up huh? I got it ;)
    Hugs
    Ang

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  14. Anonymous1/09/2008 5:59 AM

    Hi Krissy :o)
    I have posted my entry early because I won't be here this weekend, here's the link... http://journals.aol.co.uk/sarajanesmiles/SarasDays/entries/2008/01/09/j-land-photo-hunt.../3342
    Have added you as a reader to my journal, so's you can see the entry if you like m'dear.
    :o)
    Sara   xxx

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  15. Anonymous1/09/2008 4:04 PM

    here's mine.  :)
    http://journals.aol.com/rbrown6172/Ginasspace/entries/2008/01/09/closeups/1244
    gina

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  16. Anonymous1/09/2008 7:54 PM

    Here's mine...
    http://journals.aol.com/lifes2odd/perception/entries/2008/01/09/j-land-photo-shoot/616

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  17. Anonymous1/10/2008 11:04 AM

    http://journals.aol.com/fasttrack58/FootprintsintheSand/entries/2008/01/10/photo-scavenger-hunt-124/3387
    Linda :)

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  18. Anonymous1/10/2008 4:45 PM

    This is mine. I hope I have done this right! lol First time for everything. Love Pam xx

    http://journals.aol.co.uk/pamal3/almost-40/entries/2008/01/10/settling-in./785

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  19. Anonymous1/10/2008 7:35 PM

    My contribution, but not worth a plugged nickle.
    http://journals.aol.com/chasferris/DribblebyChuckFerris/entries/2008/01/10/close-up-jland-photo-shoot/2513

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  20. Anonymous1/11/2008 12:59 AM

    I added it to the wrong entry, thats twice this week, I am on a roll.  Anyway here's my entry.

    http://journals.aol.com/midwestvintage/MyPhotoJourney/entries/2008/01/11/even-marbles/1412

                Julie

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  21. Anonymous1/11/2008 1:17 AM

    Here's mine, Krissy; thanks

    http://journals.aol.com/lv2trnscrb/kodas-corgi-tales/entries/2008/01/11/close-up/1606

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  22. Anonymous1/11/2008 12:33 PM

    Jocelyn inspired this one as you will see, although she is not in it.
    http://journals.aol.com/swmpgrly/Lostinmyownthoughts/entries/2008/01/11/jland-photoshoot/1176

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  23. Anonymous1/12/2008 4:10 AM

    HELLO KRISSY WOOHOOO DID A CLOSE UP


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  24. Anonymous1/12/2008 12:36 PM

    Hi there Krissy - here's my entry. Take care love, speak soon.
    http://journals.aol.co.uk/sylviam4000/YeOldeEnglishPosy/entries/2008/01/12/a-close--up---photo-hunt-124/1562
    Sylvia xxx

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  25. Anonymous1/12/2008 12:49 PM

    Close up: http://journals.aol.co.uk/pharmolo/NorthernTrip/entries/2008/01/12/photoshoot-124/5700

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  26. Anonymous1/12/2008 5:41 PM

    Here's my entry:

    http://journals.aol.com/johneknox/too-stubborn-to-die/entries/2008/01/12/jland-photo-shoot-124/2113

    John



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  27. Anonymous1/13/2008 12:06 AM

    Hi Krissy, I've gone and done it!  I got an entry done. :-)

    Here's mine:
    http://journals.aol.com/monicasmemoirs/midnight-conversations/entries/2008/01/13/up-close/1410

    Monica

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  28. Anonymous1/13/2008 12:52 PM

    Here you go, sugar plum..
    http://journals.aol.com/valphish/ThereisaSeason/entries/2008/01/13/photo-shoot-124-whats-new-with-me.../2028
    Love, Val xox

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