I stumbled upon this and was thinking back to my One a Day project.
Manual Mode on cameras…
You know, that function that most cameras don’t have and that most people don’t comprehend. Here’s a handy reminder of what each aspect within a manual mode will do for you, from exposure, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO:
<rant>
There is a special place in hell for anyone who shoots portrait-orientation video.
It’s right next to people who edit that portrait-orientation video by rotating it to fit within a landscape orientation.
It’s taking a pile of crap and dousing it in more crap.
Stills? Fine — shoot them in whichever orientation you like.
But video? Turn the effing phone sideways to capture the scene in landscape.
</rant>
With the outside fireplace, that would be rather cozy all year-round.
I would have this as a beach house.
the rest of me 