Lenspiration | Eliana Franzenburg | Activity https://www.lenspiration.com/members/elianafranzenburg/activity/ Activity feed for Eliana Franzenburg. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:03:00 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 967e6e7d4b2f9c0833a5e051cd82ab5e Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Canon Camera Options in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/canon-camera-options/#post-62081 Sun, 18 Apr 2021 00:58:21 -0400 I would recommend the Canon 80D. I was able to buy mine for around $850 and I absolutely love it. I upgraded from the canon rebel T5.
The 80D has a 45-point AF system and a flip out screen which really comes in handy. I also use it for filming a lot for my YouTube music videos and it has amazing video quality as well.

I’m sure @jamesstaddon…Read more

]]> 834aca127da4b71bd32002302a7cabf9 Eliana Franzenburg changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/12341/ Fri, 24 Jul 2020 18:19:11 -0400 0 1bac7872b3e92d18b4090b94d05677a5 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Quality Printing Company in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/quality-printing-company/#post-52840 Fri, 24 Jul 2020 18:17:02 -0400 I’ve used This Website several times and are always impressed by the quality. Even up close they have extremely high print quality (not to mention amazing prices πŸ™‚ I’ve gotten a couple of 30 x 40 prints and a few 24 x 16’s.

I can not recommend them enough.

]]> 873b2992b327094d2971638fe4ff3afe Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic What size photo should I deliver to my clients? in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/what-size-photo-should-i-deliver-to-my-clients/#post-51518 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:28:46 -0400 I’ve used a thumbdrive before and it works very nicely! The only downside is you have physically hand it to them (or send it in the mail) and that’s only practical if you live close.

Since then I’ve started using Dropbox and that is my favorite way to deliver photos to clients. You just upload your photos to a folder then send a link to your…Read more

]]> 033412966377054bf7075d0cf2470746 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic HSLDA 2020 Photo Contest! in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/hslda-2020-photo-contest/#post-51199 Tue, 09 Jun 2020 01:04:12 -0400 I’m planning on entering as well and this will be the last year I could enter πŸ™‚
I’m also having trouble with the theme of “ornate”. One idea I had was a photo of an eye (you can’t get much more ornate in design than an eye in my opinion) or maybe some type of glass work but don’t know how I would go about either of those…

]]> bbcd8c42995c1af9b699c40c2f3bf917 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Remote Shutter Release in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/remote-shutter-release-2/#post-49927 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:44:30 -0400 @ernestf-lloyd Thanks! I will check these out!

It would help me out if I knew what your budget range is, and what features you are wanting. 😉 🙂

I don’t really want to spend more the $30 considering all the ones I’ve gotten before have broken. Wireless is a must (so I can be in my photos), and I would like it to be able to shoot in bulb mode.…Read more

]]> 8979f9af87bb249e68757e9ec6ff6372 Eliana Franzenburg started the topic Remote Shutter Release in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/remote-shutter-release-2/ Sun, 29 Mar 2020 20:38:59 -0400 Does anyone have any suggestions as to a good shutter release for a canon 80D I could buy?
I’ve gotten a few different ones in the last few years and all of them of stopped working in some way.

Thanks!

]]> 3674dad5ff96a61d80690835d0df14b2 Eliana Franzenburg changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/11868/ Sat, 28 Mar 2020 18:35:56 -0400 0 6616637ad7bfdfcc1fb9f3d6ce0b7ba3 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic FEATURED: Pure in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-pure/#post-48732 Sun, 16 Feb 2020 00:49:48 -0500 Yeah @jamesstaddon I have another angle for the water drops but all I have for the flowers are where they fill the whole frame. I’ll upload them just so they can see the options.

]]> e3fab89acbea3370a9a40bf4c70cff22 Eliana Franzenburg changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/11760/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 02:34:23 -0500 0 c87d56e5f2acb0b4f37b6fa651a4800c Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic FEATURED: Pure in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-pure/#post-48687 Fri, 14 Feb 2020 02:23:27 -0500 Here are my submissions!

I saw the β€œThe words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.”
so why not try to portray the words of the lord quite literally with the bible! I added the cross to get the silver part of the verse as well. (I may or may not have gotten some inspiration from @jamesstaddon πŸ˜‰

]]> 925fd2a5b0737f12992f06a336d699b3 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic FEATURED: Grand Piano in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-grand-piano/page/2/#post-47075 Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:13:07 -0500 So these are what I was able to get. It’s a baby grand and the top didn’t open so I didn’t have that option. There was very little room to be able to fit all of the piano in frame but I did the best I could. The church had Christmas decorations up so I had to do a lot of editing to remove those.

It was very fun, and also an exercise in moving…Read more

]]> a276235a97b18360c9cc55368994c0e2 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic FEATURED: Grand Piano in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-grand-piano/#post-46532 Sat, 16 Nov 2019 00:59:32 -0500 Is black & white ok? Would having music on the piano work? Or would they possibly want a person in the photo? (learning how to play piano?)

]]> 836ab454f1f9e2c26cfa9a7d01ebe8e0 Eliana Franzenburg changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/11545/ Mon, 04 Nov 2019 19:54:52 -0500 0 e711bede1fa00617527a5b452ab40bfa Eliana Franzenburg's profile was updated https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/11544/ Mon, 04 Nov 2019 19:53:10 -0500 0 ed3fc585c0e206bf91d1e9913fbdaa9e Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic FEATURED: Mother & Social Worker in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/mother-social/#post-44121 Sat, 14 Sep 2019 00:53:01 -0400 Would we need a model consent form? Is there a preferred number and age of the kids?

]]> c4db2991dbea868a7713a5a6c55a7353 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic FEATURED: An Animal that Flies in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-flying-animal/page/2/#post-43792 Sat, 07 Sep 2019 04:01:33 -0400 I have tried to photograph butterflies before but they never turned out that well as butterflies don’t exactly sit around and wait for you to take their photo. I still keep trying every time I see one although I’ve never gotten a good photo till one day.

I was photographing some lavender that my Grandma grows, there were some bees and but…Read more

]]> 69af0dc122c046925074c8410a62157f Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic FEATURED: An Animal that Flies in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-flying-animal/#post-43101 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 22:21:27 -0400 Would a butterfly work? Do we submit the story along with the photo or do we have to do something else?

]]> 70a8ae0bad6c0b51a3c799bf755420fd Eliana Franzenburg started the topic Flower/Flower with Butterfly in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/flower-flower-with-butterfly/ Fri, 19 Jul 2019 03:11:14 -0400 Hello everyone! What do ya’ll think of these photos? Is there anything I could do different?

First photo:
f/7.1
1/320
ISO 200

Second photo:
f/10
1/20
ISO 200
I used a flashlight for the light source.

]]> 13db55c253d7433233ba1bfd7007d07a Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Shooting RAW... ugh... in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/shooting-raw-ugh/#post-42100 Fri, 19 Jul 2019 03:03:24 -0400 I’ve started shooting in RAW recently just as it seems to produce more detailed/sharper photos. I have a Mac so I mainly use the “Photos” app (which works extremely well for what I do) and Photoshop Elements for any in depth editing. The only problem I have when editing is that my laptop is quite old so it can be slow processing the larger files.…Read more

]]> fba8348d95fc536fcfa7911856b7319a Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic How to blur the backround in a family picture in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/how-to-blur-the-backround-in-a-family-picture/#post-41666 Wed, 03 Jul 2019 18:37:29 -0400 To expand on what @loganlamar said, the distance is very important to get the background blur you want. I don’t have as much experience with groups but with individual portraits if you have an aperture of f/8 you need to be at least 6 feet away from your background to get it blurred.

When I do have groups I’ll usually start with about f/8 then…Read more

]]> 8e90743ca6c78caa3375d8abac20d782 Eliana Franzenburg started the topic What does it mean? in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/what-does-it-mean/ Thu, 13 Jun 2019 21:31:10 -0400 Hey fellow “Lenspirationers”!

I am thinking of entering the HSLDA photo contest this year and need some insight. The category for my age group is “Ordinary” and I’m not sure what they mean. That is all the information they give so I’m in the dark.

Any ideas?

]]> 044b18c7ce4f23fafda60205d1484841 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Peony and Logo in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/peony-and-logo/#post-40252 Fri, 31 May 2019 20:31:06 -0400 P.S. I purposely went for a darker high contrast look to make it look a little “richer” if that makes sense πŸ™‚

]]> 92fd6cb743e67b593201edae40d37068 Eliana Franzenburg started the topic Peony and Logo in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/peony-and-logo/ Thu, 30 May 2019 18:53:39 -0400 This is the first peony of the year for us so I took the opportunity to get some shots and this is my favorite.

The lighting is a flash bounced off of the gold side of my 5-in-1 reflector.

Settings:
ISO 640
1/20
f/9
I brightened it slightly in editing but that is all.

Also I finally got around to making an actual logo! What do ya’ll think of i…Read more

]]> 0219fd5aa78dca29a7517ab1d47008ba Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Proverbs 3:5-6 VP Challenge (ends February 14) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/proverbs-35-6-vp-challenge-ends-february-14th/page/3/#post-37239 Fri, 22 Feb 2019 01:08:12 -0500 @bensharpeningcharacter Thank you for your advice! I will definitely keep all that you said in mind!

]]> 95e9bb6238f096e6b9866df1606f2f23 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic FEATURED: Praying Hands (ends March 9) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/details-praying-hands/#post-37231 Fri, 22 Feb 2019 01:04:22 -0500 This is what I have come up with so far! Lots of different angles and I converted some to black and white.

There may be more in the future…

]]> 98e535ac34e11b0f33237ebf9cc98d99 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Proverbs 3:5-6 VP Challenge (ends February 14) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/proverbs-35-6-vp-challenge-ends-february-14th/page/2/#post-37028 Sun, 10 Feb 2019 05:25:40 -0500 I wasn’t able to actually go out and shoot something so decided to use an old photo. It doesn’t really illustrate the verse but it’s pretty!

]]> c0c8e018246403c55ca9042f2264c990 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Wintery Wonder in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/wintery-wonder/#post-36961 Fri, 08 Feb 2019 05:10:28 -0500 @bennett-family If you go to “Your Dashboard”, click “my photos” you can filter your results and select “declined”. You can see which ones they declined but they don’t say why. Hope that helps!

]]> 31987b5038c915f5f307d48fee351524 Eliana Franzenburg changed their profile picture https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/10178/ Fri, 25 Jan 2019 22:12:02 -0500 0 65babb501cf3a572feff94778330de10 Eliana Franzenburg's profile was updated https://www.lenspiration.com/activity/p/10177/ Fri, 25 Jan 2019 22:10:51 -0500 0 cfea6c3ec97c01f2abccf8e1bd472ccc Eliana Franzenburg started the topic Yellow Marigold in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/yellow-marigold/ Fri, 25 Jan 2019 22:08:33 -0500 I was clearing out my memory cards and found this photo that I never did anything with, so I spent a little time with it and this is the end result. What do you think?

The first one is the edited one, all I did is make the background black and crop it a little.
The second one is completely un-edited.

1/200
f/5.6
ISO 100

]]> 22b211d885c95e362574a7217b4769e9 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Guiding Light (ends February 1) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/guiding-light/#post-36571 Thu, 24 Jan 2019 23:42:09 -0500 @jamesstaddon How would you go about photoshopping a lighthouse into a photo?

]]> f0c1626c1a144699e43bfd0e001a7910 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Snow Covered Landscape (ends January 12) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/snow-covered-landscape/page/2/#post-36313 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 19:44:55 -0500 Never mind. I will be there.

]]> 4dd032049515a586cf69595fb18fc0cb Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Snow Covered Landscape (ends January 12) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/snow-covered-landscape/page/2/#post-36312 Tue, 15 Jan 2019 17:15:44 -0500 I don’t think I’ll be on the webinar tonight, but hopefully you can make one of them work!

]]> 17abeca838da9ea44bc593e47d015541 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Proverbs 3:5-6 VP Challenge (ends February 14) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/proverbs-35-6-vp-challenge-ends-february-14th/#post-36277 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 17:53:43 -0500 Can we make more than one wallpaper or should we just focus on one.

]]> 71703457c2d94f7f434cd396e7bc4481 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Snow Covered Landscape (ends January 12) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/snow-covered-landscape/#post-36265 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 18:17:49 -0500 Here are the last few I took.

]]> dafc2d7028801b2b61626f72064bbe60 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Snow Covered Landscape (ends January 12) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/snow-covered-landscape/#post-36262 Sun, 13 Jan 2019 17:13:29 -0500 It finally snowed here! I was able to grab these just before it got dark out.

P.S. I know it’s a little late but I will have probably one or two more in about an hour.

]]> f7829dcaa0305929bae572037667fd0f Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic FEATURED: Pipe Organ (ends January 12) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/pipe-organ/#post-35646 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 19:06:02 -0500 Ok, I will do some research and see what I find. Unfortunately (for this assignment) all of our family is right around us so my family won’t be doing any traveling.

]]> df4e5360408ad419dae7b012fadfa8f6 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic FEATURED: Pipe Organ (ends January 12) in the forum Shoot to Serve Assignments https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/pipe-organ/#post-35636 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 17:17:08 -0500 @jamesstaddon Would a grand piano work? I don’t think we have any pipe organs anywhere close to us.

]]> b56051be018a8886aa3fd77d37eee3d0 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Cinnamon Rolls! in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/cinnamon-rolls/#post-35635 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 17:14:50 -0500 @jamesstaddon

does it appear like the angle of light is almost the same as the on-camera flash?

It does but that was the effect I wanted but with just a little bit more depth. I had the flash on the far left but also had it pointing down slightly (does that make sense?). I have some more photos where I put the flash on the counter, left of the…Read more

]]> ffa0aac72db96a7bfabd427cb8059860 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Cinnamon Rolls! in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/cinnamon-rolls/#post-35560 Sun, 09 Dec 2018 04:17:33 -0500 @bennett-family I guess the purpose behind the photo is to just make them look pretty and delicious as possible. I never really think what the purpose is behind the photos I take unless I’m intending to use the photo for something such as a desktop background a card etc. But that’s probably something I should start doing. πŸ™‚

it’s hard to tell w…

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]]> 12e363545ef55c188e1f77e8f61079d8 Eliana Franzenburg started the topic Cinnamon Rolls! in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/cinnamon-rolls/ Sat, 08 Dec 2018 15:28:10 -0500 I have always wanted to try food photography but never had the equipment to make it look good. Now I got a cable to enable the flash to come off the camera and have been learning how to use it along with my new camera. (which I am LOVING) πŸ™‚
When I made cinnamon rolls the other day I decided to see if I could get a fairly good photo and this the…Read more

]]> 1351f8b4b5dad775c2a06bad50d7c8ac Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic How to Expose for the Dress in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/how-to-expose-for-the-dress/#post-35539 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 00:30:20 -0500 Ahh…That makes sense. Thanks!

]]> 982955e4712712d23914ece62d8a40f5 Eliana Franzenburg started the topic How to Expose for the Dress in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/how-to-expose-for-the-dress/ Fri, 30 Nov 2018 02:02:49 -0500 This is something I wondered about for a long time and would like to know the answer.
When you photograph weddings how do you get the dress properly exposed? I’m not asking for any reason other than its bothered me for a long time πŸ™‚ I’m not planing on ever doing weddings but I know some of you have.

]]> d756a37fe6c13c77e34af74c01a6b25d Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Rose with Bible Verse in the forum Photo Critique https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/rose-with-bible-verse/page/2/#post-35346 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 05:00:01 -0500 @bennett-family Thanks for the tip! and yes, it does make sense πŸ™‚
I’m doing better! I had some setbacks but I’m finally making headway and am on the way to recovery!

]]> d3ea330811f01d7f8bdc52ce55221009 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic International Version of the Canon 80d in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/international-version-of-the-canon-80d/#post-35242 Sun, 25 Nov 2018 03:17:06 -0500 I bought a camera! Just before I placed the order where I had originally found one in my price range, I decided to look one more time just to be sure and…there was one even cheaper with a lens included and it was sold by canon!

I can’t wait to get it and test it out πŸ™‚ Thanks for the help guys!

]]> 00b713c9804a42263e0b6559a25dbdd4 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic International Version of the Canon 80d in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/international-version-of-the-canon-80d/#post-35174 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 17:23:19 -0500 @dhancock Thanks I hadn’t seen that one but it’s over my price point. The one I found is $750.

]]> d6b1e5c17132910609a4db02d0aef5e7 Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic International Version of the Canon 80d in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/international-version-of-the-canon-80d/#post-35113 Wed, 21 Nov 2018 17:34:51 -0500 @josiahw Thanks! I wasn’t going to get a warranty anyway so I think I’ll just go with the international version!

]]> 4cb9ecacc1c87ee6baa41c9176dc3b3a Eliana Franzenburg started the topic International Version of the Canon 80d in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/international-version-of-the-canon-80d/ Wed, 21 Nov 2018 03:35:35 -0500 So I’m planning on getting the Canon 80d this week with black Friday sales and I found one in my price range on newegg.com but I realized that it’s even cheaper if you get the “international version”. What is the difference between that and just the regular 80d? They are both new so that’s not the deciding factor but I would love to save some…Read more

]]> b5d655dc968767954e2585ef654701fd Eliana Franzenburg replied to the topic Black Friday Week in the forum Photography Q&A https://www.lenspiration.com/forums/topic/black-friday-week/#post-35024 Tue, 20 Nov 2018 17:00:15 -0500 I’m planning on buying a new camera!

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