{"id":854,"date":"2017-05-06T14:07:58","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T14:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/?p=854"},"modified":"2017-05-06T14:07:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-06T14:07:58","slug":"featured-photographer-kendall-schmidt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/06\/featured-photographer-kendall-schmidt\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Photographer: Kendall Schmidt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your Name:\u00a0<strong>Kendall Schmidt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Type of Camera:\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Nikon D810, D700<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you love to photograph the most?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>In my film days, when I was first learning photography, I\u2019d shoot any and everything, which wasn\u2019t that much as film cost money and I was a money strapped teenager. Fast-forward a several decades to the digital era, when I got back into photography, I started out shooting my kids doing soccer and gymnastics. A decade or so later I find myself loving landscapes\/nature and wildlife.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is one thing you have learned that has improved your photography? \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Know your camera and become comfortable with changing all the various settings it provides. Once you have the triangle down (ISO, shutter, aperture), explore the various metering, focus and white balance modes. Play with exposure compensation and learn how\/when it can benefit an exposure.<\/p>\n<p>When you see something you feel is image-worthy and you start to formulate your composition, run through a mental checklist of all your settings to ensure you are leveraging your camera to its fullest potential to capture in-camera the best possible exposure.<\/p>\n<p>Too many times I\u2019ve rushed a shot, only to find later that I had overlooked a setting tuned for a previous exposure. Ever leave exposure bracketing on when trying to capture a bird in flight? What the heck? In my defense the day started very early and it was a very long hike\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advice you\u2019d give to others wanting to grow in their photography skills: \u00a0<\/strong>Objectively critique\u00a0photographs; yours as well as others. Ask yourself, what is it you like or dislike about a photograph? And like anything, practice, practice, practice!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-856\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CoffeeBook-03.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CoffeeBook-03.jpeg 854w, https:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CoffeeBook-03-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CoffeeBook-03-768x1151.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CoffeeBook-03-683x1024.jpeg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Name:\u00a0Kendall Schmidt Type of Camera:\u00a0\u00a0Nikon D810, D700 What do you love to photograph the most?\u00a0\u00a0In my film days, when I was first learning photography, I\u2019d shoot any and everything, which wasn\u2019t that much as film cost money and I was a money strapped teenager. 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