Sue Carey found David Peterson’s post titled How to Photograph Shiny Objects on the Digital Photo Secrets blog. She thought his tips might be helpful for people who were photographing shiny objects at the recent workshop.
Category: tips
In case you missed it
In case you missed the excellent “play with your camera” exercise session organized by Sue Carey (WAY TO GO SUE !!!) aided by several members of the camera club executive, this recent post from Digital Photography School titled “Do These 5 Quick Exercises to Learn What Your New Camera Can Do” will help you fill in the gaps.
It’s part of their series of posts for beginning photographers which also included:
- How 10 Minutes a Day with Your Camera Will Help Make You a Better Photographer
- Histograms for Beginners
- Camera Modes Explained for Newbies
- How to Make Sure You Use Your New Camera
- A Beginner’s Guide to Doing Black and White Photography
- How to be a Better Photographer: Camera User Manual University
- 12 Common Newbie Photography Mistakes to Avoid
Understanding Aperture
Fraser Campbell found this excellent primer on understanding aperture and its effect on depth of field and brightness.
Play with your Camera
Come to the Centre Wednesday afternoon January 13th from 1:00 to 3:00 in the Program Room. Bring your camera, its manual, and your tripod (if you have one).
Visit our several “learning stations” where you’ll be able to experiment with:
- aperture priority
- shutter priority
- manually fix focus
- lighting
- portraits
- spot metering
- exposure compensation
- using a soft box
Fireworks!!
Just in time for all the New Years Eve celebrations with fireworks:
Ken found this great article with tips on how to photograph fireworks.
Winter Photography
Now that winter has finally arrived, here are some web sites with tips you may find useful:
- caring for your camera in the cold
- taking great winter pictures
- shooting ice and frost
- taking winter portraits of grandkids
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