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Photography: Folsom Farmers Market

I went to the Folsom Farmers Market last weekend with my wonderful nephew, Wyatt, who will be turning seven in a few weeks. As his parents sold their beautiful crafts, we wandered around, and I worked on my photography. I think my image quality is improving as I get quicker at adjusting my settings and learn more about the exposure triangle, but it’s slow going. I want to get better much faster than I am, but that’s true of so many things in my life right now.

I’m also in the process of developing my photographic voice, focusing on both how I tell stories and how I edit. I’m drawn toward a vintage, warm tone, and a more photojournalistic style. Close-up pictures are usually my go-to, but I’m aiming for more diverse shots now. Let me know what you think of these and if you have a favorite.

Thank you!

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  • These were taken with my Olympus E-M1 MarkII, using a 75-300mm lens and edited with Lightroom Classic.

25 thoughts on “Photography: Folsom Farmers Market”

    • For sure! I’ll have to do more of these shoots as my family is now selling at the market most weekends. It’s fun to have an excuse to play with my camera and I had lots of interesting conversations with people.

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  3. What a beautiful glimpse into both your journey and your heart! It’s truly inspiring to see how thoughtfully you’re growing as a photographer while cherishing such meaningful moments with your nephew. Your dedication to mastering your craft—from understanding the exposure triangle to refining your storytelling style—really shines through. The vintage warmth and photojournalistic touch you’re exploring give your work a distinctive, soulful character, and it’s wonderful to see you pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone with more diverse shots. Growth may feel slow, but your passion, curiosity, and eye for detail already speak volumes. Keep creating and capturing these special slices of life—you’re doing something truly special.

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    • Aww! You’ve absolutely made my day with this super thoughtful and kind comment. Thank you. I love photography and realize it’s becoming very important to me. I’m so glad you find my journey special and you see what I’m doing. That means the world to me.

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  4. I know as much about photography as I did when I was a kid and we were the proud owners of a box camera 🙂 However I loved your capture of the wonderful fruit and veg with not a poor farmed animal in sight (well, maybe the salmon). I’ll go for the blackberries I think, along with Wyatt being chased by the tram. (Here in Jersey everyone looks forward to the arrival of the French Market at Christmas when the traders from nearby Normandy arrive with their cider, cheeses and pastries.)

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    • Your French Market sounds like a DREAM! I can imagine it’s not only a delight for the senses, but a wonderful sight to see. I’m glad you liked these images and blackberries continue to be one of my favorite things.

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    • Thank you. I think it’s also that I love the details of things, of seeing them really close. It often make the ordinary seem even more beautiful. But I think varied shots do add to an overall spread of photos. Working on trying to have both.

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  6. The Wyatt, fruit, honey, you with the camera, and the man with the dog photos are my favorites! With every shot, one can see an improvement. Keep it up, Bridgette! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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      • We learn by doing. It looked great to me, but I can see the value in a lower angle. I definitely wouldn’t have seen it on the fly, but that’s because my photography skills are more than a little lacking.

        He’s a cute kid.

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      • He is a cute kid! Yeah, being able to see the vision of the shot before you take it is a big part of the process, and I’m still stuck on trying on trying to get my setting correct so the image is in focus and sharp. Which these are much better, even though the light was harsh. I didn’t overcompensate too much this time and get terrible noise, which has been a recent struggle.

        I’ve been following some photographers who use works of art as inspiration, making the everyday look like a painting. This is what I aspire to do. I love the idea of taking the principals of art (movement, diagonal lines, intensional blur, rich colors), and making works of art.

        Hopefully the vision will increase as my confidence with settings does.

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