We are lucky to have photography as our hobby. During this difficult time we still can use our cameras to express ourselves by capturing images we see in our minds. Composition plays a big role in making our photos most appealing. This video gives a great summary of some major composition forms. May you enjoy it as I do. Be safe.
Frank Knor
This post on the Photofocus blog has links to two FREE virtual Photography conferences coming up in April and FREE training from Leica, Nikon, Olympus, and Sigma.
Mike Browne, whose YouTube videos have been featured often at past club meetings, has announced this:
This free twelve week programme of teaching, exercises and competitions will help you appreciate your home environment in a way you would never have believed possible, finding beauty in every angle and shadow.
No one wants Lockdown, but it’s a great opportunity to practise new ways of seeing and photo techniques, whilst keeping yourself and others safe whilst growing your skills and having the opportunity to win free access to my online courses.
I’ll post a free video tutorial every Sunday at 19.00 pm (UK Time) that also sets a challenge for you to enter an image in our weekly Photography Locked Down competition on Facebook.
Winners and runners will be announced ‘Live’ on Youtube the following Sunday by myself – and some superstar guests I promise you won’t want to miss. You’ll get the next free tutorial and photo challenge immediately afterwards.
This is an amazing opportunity to grow your skills, win free access to online training and keep your mind out of mischief – you literally give it your best shot.
Thanks to Phil Tughan for sharing this tip.
While we’re all cooped up at home, we might want to try some macro photography.
Phil Tughan
During this period of social isolation due to the COVID-19 virus, why not learn to use Photoshop Elements? You can download a fully functional 30 day trial copy of the latest version of Photoshop Elements here using your Google, Facebook or Apple sign-in or by creating a free Adobe account.
Once you have Photoshop Elements downloaded and installed, take advantage of the free tutorials from Adobe, the many useful YouTube tutorials, and the free instruction on Lynda.com available through the Ottawa Public Library (as described in this earlier blog post).
Until the Centre re-opens, if you need help with any of this and if you are running Windows 10, I’ll be glad to schedule one-on-one remote tutorial sessions. Send an email to contact@ksccc.ca to arrange a time.
As always, if you have questions about photography, send them to contact@ksccc.ca and we’ll try and find you an answer.
Bill Robertson
Here are two blog posts from last year with ideas on how to photograph Christmas trees:
Why not give it a try and share your results with the club.
Manfred Mueller gave an excellent presentation on sharpening at our December 6th meeting. To review his slides, click here.
You can make any sort of presentation, on any photography subject that you like which might be educational for our membership. You should plan for a presentation of no longer than 20 minutes, as we are time limited on the availability of the hall.
If you decide to put together a presentation supported by your selection of YouTube videos, as I have done over the last 2 years, here is how to put together the document to attach to our website once your meeting presentation is finished:
Your document should look something like this:
Motion Photography.
Videos to watch as suggested by <insert your name here>
Digital Photography 1 on 1:Episode 15: Panning by Mark Wallace from Adorama TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXzNtp1shXU
Shutterspeed – Easy Explained. Photography Tutorial for Beginner by Benjamin Jaworskyj https://youtu.be/1wHtRelnbRk
Canon: Tips for Shooting Vehicles in Motion with Kevin Wing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2YEj7WfOWM
Have one of your chosen videos be fairly short (3-7 minutes), if you plan to have it shown as an introduction to your presentation. Place this video at the top of your list. Bill or Amy usually download that video to a USB storage device so that it can be played on the club projector.
Forward the document to the club email account contact@ksccc.ca one week prior to the meeting.
If have any questions or you would like to put your name forward to do the presentation for a particular month, please get in touch with me as I will be coordinating the program. Remember, it’s all about having fun and learning with photography. My email address is philiprt@magma.ca
Phil Tughan
Mike Browne is one of my favourite photography instructors. I thought this video would be a great one to watch heading into our new season of photography.
Phil Tughan
There are thousands of these and I would encourage you to do your own searches and look until you find a site where the tutorials and presentation are to your interests.
John Williamson
