Photo Blog: Day 31

Today is the final day of my '30' day photo blog. For the picture, I thought I would share another celebration that I went to today: my friend Stanton's birthday party. Stanton and Kathryn (his wife) are part of a Couples' Group that my wife and I attend every Wednesday.

Tonight, we met up with the other couples in our group to celebrate with Stanton, and play a few games. Much cake and ice cream was had, and it was nice to see people in a more casual setting than usual. Celebrating is good for the heart, and it was a privilege to be able to share a few hours with another great couple (the others that came too weren't bad either).



This picture was taken in two shots with my Canon XSi and my 28-135mm IS lens.

In regards to the blog, this month has been fun while it lasted, and I have learned a lot of new things in that time. It reinforced some ideas I already had (I really don't take that many portraits), and I was able to branch out a few times and try something different (lighting). However, the biggest photography lesson I learned in the month was that you can't be afraid to crank your settings to get a shot; if you need to turn it up to 1600 ISO do it! Don't be afraid of quality loss, because a crappy picture is better than no picture.