Kanata Seniors' Centre Camera Club
Seniors Enjoying Photography
The links page of our website is a list of online resources submitted by club members.
It has been reorganized, several new links have been added, and all links have been verified.
If you have any online photography resources that you find useful why not share them with the rest of the club? Email a link to us here.
Here are some videos with tips on photography under adverse conditions presented at the November 2nd meeting.
For Winter Photography, please see my November 2017 Tips Cold Weather Photography
Phil Tughan
I was asked how I took this photo:
which I submitted to the September “Breakin All the Rules” challenge and was shown at the October 5th meeting.
Here are the instructions that will get someone started in panning trees (or other vertical subjects). The head movement is the key. As you can see white birch trees make a nice image however I have done dark trunks against a blue sky and it was awesome.
If shooting in MANUAL MODE then set your speed then aperture according to meter
The above settings are a starting point. You may have to make adjustments to suit the lighting.
Now the technique to shoot !!
Compose your shot then, while camera is still next to your eye, START moving your head up and down. Using a count of 10 this is how it goes:
Compose……Move your head up and down 1-2-3-4-Press shutter button—6-7-8-9-10.
Do not stop head movement to click the camera on 5 . It is a nodding head movement all the way through the count of 10.
Move 1-2-3-4 ”CLICK” 6-7-8-9-10.
Ask Anne Jones or Marg Jackman to demonstrate.
Have fun with it .
Shirley LeClair
Thanks again to Jim Walker for his very interesting presentation on mounting techniques for our photos.
You can review his PowerPoint slides here.
For the September meeting slideshow, I submitted an example of a “Tiny Planet” image that I made of the Beaverbrook Library. In the review, I asked for suggestions about other locations that would make good Tiny Planets.
I received a couple of good recommendations but more members asked how I did it.
First I shot a 11 image 360 degree panorama then I followed these steps in Photoshop:
If you have any questions about how I did this, I’ll be glad to try and answer them.
There’s a great video here by Mike Browne (thanks to Phil Tughan for bringing him to our attention) that demonstrates the whole process.
Bill Robertson
Here are five videos I chose with tips on how to improve your photography:
This One Thing Will Make You a Better Photographer;
Phil Tughan
Note that this article originally appeared in the May 2016 issue of the shutterBUG.
Photographing glass can be an exciting, and sometimes frustrating, exercise. When light strikes a glass object three different things can happen: 1-light can be transmitted; 2-it can be reflected; and 3-it can bend (refraction). These three unique properties of light need to be considered when attempting to photograph a glass object.
There are two main techniques for photographing glass. The overall goal of either technique is to define the contours at the edges of a glass object. Each technique is defined by the way light is seen at the edge of the glass, either as black lines or as white lines. Continue reading “Photographing Glass”
At our meeting on June 1, Ron Pierce gave an excellent presentation on Table Top Photography. You can review his notes here.
Here are five videos I chose with tips on tabletop photography:
Phil Tughan
Here are some videos I chose with tips on choosing the right lens:
Phil Tughan
