[Slade Mitchell]

Steve –

Thank you so much for the reply. I had a good feeling that my problem was lighting this whole time. It’s hard to practice when you dont have a subject who is willing to do any acting and stuff like that, haha. I will work on seeing if I can get some more neutral lighting areas, and see if that improves my results. The aperture, ISO, and shutter speed were all being controlled manually, as photography, and video are two things I very much enjoy, and love to learn about, so I am practicing with manual only.

The thing I have the most trouble with is using the focus while trying to shoot, haha. Anyway, thanks for the advice, I will see if I can get a more balanced lighting and try it out.

~Slade