SLR Photography Guide - August Edition 2019

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Cov erphot obyBa r ba r aRea ms , US I SO100, f / 4, 1/ 125s ec onds

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Hi ghl i ght s Fr eel ens i ng

8-11

Fa mi l yPor t r a i t s

14-17

Aper t ur ev sShut t erSpeed

20-23

St udentPr oďŹ l e

26-35

Mont hl yCha l l enge

36-41

St udenti ma gebyLeoni eMor r i s , AU I SO6400, f / 4, 1/ 250s ec ond

St udenti ma gebySa ndi eRea d, AU I SO1250, f / 2.

8, 1/ 100s ec ond

St udenti ma gebyLa ur aPet t i gr ew, US I SO1000, f / 5.

6, 1/ 3200s ec ond

Fr eel ensi ng Fr eel ens i ngi sat ec hni queus edi ndi gi t alphot ogr aphy wher et hel ensi sdet ac hedf r om t hec amer aandhel di n f r ontoft hel ensmountbyhanddur i ngexpos ur e.

Fr eel ens i ngi sf orphot ogr a pher swhowa ntt ot hi nk“ out s i deoft hebox" wheni tc omest oget t i ngc r ea t i v es hot s .

I ti s n' tev er y one' st a s t e, buti f y ouwa ntt oexpl or et hi suni quet ec hni quea ndt hedi f f er entef f ec t sy ou c a nget , her ea r eaf ewt hi ngsy ouneedt ok now.

Fr eel ens i ngr equi r esy out or emov et hel ensf r om y ourc a mer awhi l e t a k i ngphot os , whi l emov i ngt hel ensa r oundi nf r ontof( a ndc l os et o)t he s ens ort ogetdi f f er entf oc a lpoi nt sa ndef f ec t ss uc ha sl i ghtl ea k sa nd v i gnet t es.

I tdoesr equi r epr a c t i c e, buty ouc a na c hi ev es omepr et t y dy na mi ci ma gesonc ey ougett heha ngofi t .

Us i ngal ensy oua l r ea dy ha v ei sc hea pert ha npur c ha s i ngal ens ba byorot hert y peoft i l ts hi f tl ens .

Bef or eRemov i ngTheLens : Yourc a mer awi l lnotbec ommuni c a t i ngwi t ht hel ensonc ei ti s det a c hed.

Ther ef or e, es pec i a l l ywhens t a r t i ngouta ndbec omi ng c omf or t a bl ewi t ht hepr oc es s , i ti sbes tt ha ty ous ety ourexpos ur e pr i ort or emov i ngt hel ens .

Youa l s owa ntt os ety ourf oc ust oma nua l i nďŹ ni t y .

Onc ey ouha v eexpos ur ea ndf oc uss et t i ngc or r ec t , t ur nt he c a mer aof f , r emov et hel ens , t hent ur ni tba c kon.

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Pr i mel ens eswor kbes t .

Apopul a rc hoi c ef ort hi sef f ec ti st he50mm 1.

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Wi dea ngl el ens esdonotwor ka swel lbec a us eoft hec ur v ed gl a s s .

Al s o, s ma l l erl ens esa r eea s i ert oha ndl e.

Howev er , a f t ery ou ha v epl ent yofpr a c t i c ea ndbec omef a mi l i a rwi t hf r eel ens i ng, y ouc a n exper i mentwi t hot herl ens es .

Anot hert hi ngt onot ei st ha tma nyNi k onl ens eswi l lr equi r ey out o ma nua l l yhol dt hea per t ur er i ngopenduet oas ea lt ha tc a us esi tt o def a ul twhendet a c hedf r om ac a mer a .

Ma nyphot ogr a pher swho pr a c t i c et hef r eel ens i ngt ec hni quewi l lof t enus ea nol dl ensor pur c ha s eonej us tf ort hi spur pos e, a ndr emov et hea per t ur er i ngs ea l t ok eepf r om ha v i ngt oma nua l l yhol dt her i ngopen.

Youc a nr es ea r c h t het y peofl ensy ouwi l lbeus i ngt os eei ft her i ngc l os eswhen det a c hed.

Mov i ngTheLensI nFr ontOfTheSens or I fy ourc a mer aha sal i v ev i ewopt i on, t ur ni ton.

Thi swi l la l l owy out o v i s ua l l ys eet henumer ousef f ec t sy ougetwhenmov i ngt hel enst o di f f er entpos i t i ons .

Mov i ngt hel ensl ef tt or i ghtwi l ldet er mi newher et hef oc usi s .

Youc a n a l s omov et hel ensupa nddownf orf oc usi nt hos edi r ec t i ons .

Thef ur t her a wa yf r om t hes ens ory oupul li t , t hel es sf oc usr a ngey ouwi l lha v e.

Al s o, k eepi nmi ndt ha tt hes ens orwi l lbes ens i t i v et ol i ghtt hel es si t ' s c ov er ed.

Thi smea nst ha ty ouc a nc r ea t el i ghtl ea k sorv i gnet t esby a dj us t i ngt hepos i t i onoft hel enst oa l l owl i ghti nc er t a i na r ea s , orbl oc k l i ghtc ompl et el yf r om ot hera r ea s .

Whenpr a c t i c i ngf r eel ens i ng, mov et hel ensl ef tt or i ght , upa nddown, c l os era ndf ur t hera wa yf r om t hes ens or .

Ta k enot eoft hedi f f er entf oc a l poi nt s , dept hsofďŹ el d, t hea mounta ndpos i t i onofl i ghtent er i ng, a ndt he ov er a l lmoodsa ndef f ec t sa sy ouc ha ngepos i t i ons .

KeepI tCl ea n Remov i ngal ensc a nbeabi tner v ewr ec k i ngf orphot ogr a pher sduet ot he r i s kofget t i ngdus tont hes ens or .

J us tbemi ndf uloft heenv i r onmenty ou a r es hoot i ngi na ndc l ea ny ours ens orr egul a r l ywhenpr a c t i c i ngt hi s t ec hni que.

Fr eel ens i ngopensawhol enewwor l df orc r ea t i v es .

J us tbec a ut i ouswi t h y ourgea ra ndk eepi tc l ea ns oy ouc a ns a f el yus et hi st ec hni que.

Ta k es hot s wi t ht hel ensi nmul t i pl epos i t i ons .

Themor ey oupr a c t i c ea nds t udyt he r es ul t s , t hemor ef a mi l i a ra ndc omf or t a bl ey ouwi l lgetwi t ht hepr oc es s .

I fy ouev erj us twa ntt ot r ys omet hi ngnewa ndgetc r ea t i v ewi t houtha v i ng t opur c ha s eas pec i a ll ens , f r eel ens i ngi swor t hexper i ment i ngwi t h.

St udenti ma gebyEr i cDr ec z k o, AU I SO100, f / 8, 1/ 1250s ec onds

St udenti ma gebyMi c hel l eGr a ni er i I SO250, f / 3.

2, 1/ 1000s ec ond

Fami l yPor t r ai t s Li s toft hi ngst odi s c us swi t hy ourc l i entbef or eaf ami l y por t r ai ts es s i on Ther ei sal ott ha tgoesi nt opr epa r i ngf oraphot os es s i on.

Thi sa ppl i est o a nys es s i on, butes pec i a l l yaf a mi l ys es s i on.

Ther ea s oni s , t her ea r e mul t i pl epeopl ewhowi l lbei nv ol v edi nt hes hoot .

Thegoa li st oget ev er y oneont hes a mepa ges ot ha tt hes es s i onr unss moot hl y .

Wor k i ngwi t hmul t i pl epeopl eofa l la gesr equi r ess omepr epa r a t i on.

Communi c a t i onwi t hs omeonef r om t hef a mi l ybef or eha ndc a nhel p t hem a l lbepr epa r eda ndk nowwha tt oexpec t .

Themor ei nf or meda nd pr epa r edt heya r e, t hes moot hert hes es s i onwi l lgof orev er y one, i nc l udi ngy ou.

Her ei sal i s tofaf ewk eypoi nt st ha ts houl dbedi s c us s edpr i ort ot hebi g da y .

Wa r dr obe: Wa r dr obeswi l lv a r yba s edons ea s ons , f a mi l i esper s ona ls t y l e, a nd l oc a t i on.

Whi l eev er y onedoes n’ tneedt onec es s a r i l yper f ec t l yma t c h, t hei rout fit sdoneedt oflowt oget herwel l .

Ot her wi s e, y ouwi l lendup wi t hphot ost ha tha v eav a r i et yofpa t t er nsa ndc ol or st ha tc a na c t ua l l ybe di s t r a c t i ngt ot heov er a l li ma ges .

Ha v et hef a mi l ypi c kaf ewdi f f er entc ol or s , a ndwor ka r oundt ha t .

Enc our a get hem t oc hoos ec ol or st ha tmes hwel lt oget her .

Youc a nfind gr ea tc ol orwheel sa ndi l l us t r a t i onsonl i net opus ht hem i nt her i ght di r ec t i on.

Al s o, ha v et hem a v oi dt ooma nypa t t er ns .

Aga i n, t hek eyi st o k eept hewa r dr obef r om bei ngt oobus ya ndt a k i nga wa yf r om t he c onnec t i onsa ndexpr es s i onsi nt hei ma ges .

Pos i ng: As kt hef a mi l yi ft her ea r ea nys pec i ficpos est heywoul dl i k et o i nc or por a t e.

Ha v et hem s endy ouexa mpl esf r om onl i nei ma gest heyl i k e t hel ookof .

Thi swi l lgi v ey oua ni deaoft heov er a l lf eela ndmoodt hey a r egoi ngf or .

I nt heend, y oua r et hephot ogr a phera ndt heonei nc ha r ge, buta tl ea s tgeta ni deaoft hef a mi l y ' sov er a l lper s ona l i t y .

Somef a mi l i es wi l lbemor eout goi nga ndpl a y f ul , a ndot her sma ybemor es ubt l ea nd s ophi s t i c a t ed.

Youwa ntt hepos esy ouc hoos et or epr es entt hei rt r ues el v es , r a t hert ha n l ook i ngt oos t a geda ndf a k e.

Seei ngexa mpl esofwha tt heya r el ook i ng f orc a nr ea l l yhel py ougeta ni deaofwhi c hdi r ec t i ont ot a k et hepos ed s hot s .

I ndi v i dua lFa mi l yMember s : Af a mi l yoffiv e, f orexa mpl e, ma yc omewi t hfiv ec ompl et el ydi f f er ent i ndi v i dua lper s ona l i t i es .

Whenc ommuni c a t i ngpr i ort ot hes es s i on, a s k a boutea c hmemberoft hef a mi l y .

Da da nds onma ydes pi s ebei ngi nf r ont oft hec a mer a .

Whi l emom a ndda ught erma yl ov epos i nga ndget t i ng phot ogr a phed.

Onememberma ybeext r emel ys hya ndt i mi d, whi l e a not herma ybehy pera ndexc i t ed.

Get t i ng af eelf ort hi ngst ok eepi nmi ndwi l lhel py oubet t erpr epa r ef or howt odea lwi t ht hef a mi l ya sawhol e.

CommonI nt er es t s : Fi ndouti ft hef a mi l ya sawhol eha sa nyc ommoni nt er es t sorhobbi es .

I nc or por a t i nga tl ea s taf ews hot st ha tr epr es entt hos ei nt er es t sc a nhel p y ougets omephot ost ha tr ea l l yr epr es entt hem a saf a mi l y .

Forexa mpl e, l et ' ss a yt heya r ea l lhugef oot ba l lf a nsa ndha v eaf a v or i t et ea mt ha tt hey s pendt i met oget herr oot i ngf or .

Ma y beha v et hem br i ngj er s ey sor s omet hi ngt ha tr epr es ent st het ea ma ndl ett hem t os sa r oundaf oot ba l l whi l ey ougetc a ndi dphot osoft hem i na c t i oni nt er a c t i ngwi t hone a not her .

I nc l udi ngi ma gest ha twi l lr emi ndt hem oft hi ngst heyenj oy doi ngt oget herc a nl ea v ey ouwi t hi ma gest heya r es ur et oenj oya nd c her i s h.

Sc hedul es : Ther ewi l lbei ns t a nc eswheny ouha v ef a mi l i est ha ta r er unni ngon di f f er ents c hedul es .

Wor k , s c hool , pr a c t i c e, meet i ngs , et c . , c a nma k ei t di f ďŹ c ul tt os c hedul et heper f ec tt i mef orev er y onet ogett oget herf ora s es s i on.

Geta ni deaofev er y one' ss c hedul ea ndwor kwi t hy ourc l i entt o a r r a ngeada t ea ndt i met ha twi l la l l owev er y onet obea v a i l a bl e, r es t ed, a ndwhennoonewi l lf eelr us hed.

Tr yt oa v oi dat i mewhens omeonei s j us tget t i ngof fwor k , orha st ol ea v eha l f wa yt hr ought or us ht opr a c t i c e.

Enc our a get hem t oha v eev er y onedec i deonagoodda ya ndt i met ha t wor k sf orev er y onei nv ol v eda nddoy ourbes tt owor kwi t ht hei r s c hedul e.

St udenti ma gebyDeni s eSul l i v a n, AU Exper i ment i ngwi t hr ea rc ur t a i ns y nc I SO400, f / 22, 2s ec onds

St udenti ma gebyEl geneTi a mz on, CA I SO200, f / 11, 2s ec onds

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I SO, Aper t ur e, a ndShut t erSpeed.

I SOi st heea s i es tt ounder s t a ndbec a us ei tonl yc ont r ol st hea mountof l i ghtt ha ty ours ens orpi c k supon.

Thel owert heI SO, t hel es sl i ghty ou getony ouri ma ges .

Butwha ta boutt heot hert wos et t i ngs ?Whi l et hey a l s obot hc ont r olt hea mountofl i ghty oul eti n, t heya l s oc ont r olot her a s pec t sofy ouri ma gea swel l .

Aper t ur e Aper t ur ei sas et t i ngt ha tc ont r ol showl a r get hebl a deopeni ngi sa tt he f r ontofy ourl ens .

I ti smea s ur edi nf / s t opss uc ha sf / 2.

8, f / 5.

6, f / 16, et c .

Sma l l ernumber s , s uc ha sf / 2.

8, a r ec ons i der edwi deorl a r ge.

La r ger number s , s uc ha sf / 16, a r ec ons i der eds ma l l .

Thi ss eemsabi tba c k wa r ds a ndc a nbec onf us i ngwhenl ea r ni ngy ours et t i ngs .

Whens hoot i ngwi t h t hes ma l l es tnumbert ha ty ourl ensi sc a pa bl eof , t hi si sk nowna s s hoot i ngwi deopen.

Thi si sbec a us et hes ma l l ert henumber , t hewi der t heopeni ngi s .

Cha ngi ngt hes i z eoft heopeni ngony ourl ensc ont r ol showmuc hl i ght y oua r el et t i ngi n.

Thel a r gert heopeni ng, t hemor el i ghty oua r e a l l owi ngi n.

Shoot i nga tf / 2.

8mea nst ha tt heopeni ngi sl a r gea ndwi de, t her ef or eal otofl i ghtwi l lc omet hr oughy ourl ens .

Howev er , s hoot i nga t f / 16wi l lc a us et heopeni ngt obemuc hs ma l l er , mea ni ngl es sl i ghtget s i n.

Aper t ur ea l s oa f f ec t sy ourdept hoffiel d.

Wi dea per t ur es( s ma l lnumber s ) gi v ey ouas ha l l owdept hoffiel d.

Thi smea nst hea r eaoft hepl a neof f oc usi ss ma l l er .

Ma nyphot ogr a pher sl i k et os hootwi t hwi dea per t ur est o getabl ur r yba c k gr ounda ndf or egr oundl ea v i ngt hei rs ubj ec tt heonl y t hi ngs ha r p, a ndi nf oc us .

I fy oua r ewor k i ngwi t hl a r gegr oupsofpeopl e, ora nys i t ua t i ony ouwa nt mos t , i fnota l l , oft hes c enes ha r pa ndi nf oc us , y ouwi l lneedt oa dj us t y oura per t ur et oahi ghernumber .

Thi sgi v esy ouadeeperdept hoffiel d.

J us tk eepi nmi ndt ha ta dj us t i ngt hi sdoesa f f ec tt hea mountofl i ght c omi ngi n, s oy ouma yneedt oa dj us tt heot hers et t i ngsa c c or di ngl yt o c ompens a t e.

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Wheny ouc l i c kt hebut t ont ot a k eaphot o, t hes hut t eropensa nd c l os es .

Adj us t i ngy ours hut t ers peedt el l st hec a mer ahowl ongt ok eep t hes hut t eropent oc a pt ur ea ni ma gebef or ec l os i ng.

Shut t ers peedsa r emea s ur edi nf r a c t i onsofas ec onda nds ec onds .

1/ 250, 1/ 60, 1/ 8, et c .

Thef a s t ert hes hut t ers peed, t hel es st i mel i ghtha st oget i n.

Thes l owert hes hut t ers peed, t hemor et i mel i ghtha st ogeti n.

Asy ouc a ns ee, j us tl i k ea per t ur e, s hut t ers peeddoesa f f ec tt hea mount ofl i ghtc omi ngi nt oy ourc a mer a .

Howev er , s hut t ers peeda l s oc ont r ol s howy ourc a mer ac a pt ur esmot i on.

Shoot i ngwi t hf a s ts hut t ers peeds f r eez esmot i on.

Thi si st hebes topt i onwhenphot ogr a phi ngbus y c hi l dr enora nys i t ua t i onwher et hi ngsma ybemov i nga ndy ouwa ntt o f r eez et hemot i on.

Shoot i ngwi t hs l owers hut t ers peedsa l l owsmor emot i onormov ement i ny ourphot os .

Thi smea nsy ouwi l lgetmot i onbl uri ny ouri ma ges .

Whi l es omephot osbeneďŹ tf r om mot i onbl ur , a ndt ha ti st hei nt ent i onof t hephot ogr a pherf orc r ea t i v epur pos es , t y pi c a l l yy ouwa ntt oa v oi di ti n r egul a rda yt oda yphot os .

Youma ya l s owa ntt ous eat r i podwhens hoot i ngwi t hs l owers hut t er s peedst oa v oi dc a mer as ha k e.

Ca mer as ha k ei sc ompl et el ydi f f er entt ha n mot i onbl ur .

I toc c ur swhent hec a mer amov eswhi l et a k i ngt hes hot .

Thi s c a nc ompl et el yc a us ey ourent i r ei ma get obeoutoff oc us .

Soi fy oua r e f or c edt os hootwi t hs l owers hut t ers peeds , ma k es ur ey ous t a bi l i z ey our c a mer awi t hei t herat r i podorpl a c ei tons omet hi ngs t ea dy .

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Whens hoot i ngi n f ul lma nua lmode, a dj us t i ngoneoft hes es et t i ngsma yr equi r ey out o a dj us tt heot hert oc ompens a t ef ort hel i ght( expos ur e) .

Thes es et t i ngswi l lv a r ydependi ngont hel i ghty oua r ewor k i ngwi t h a ndt hec r ea t i v eout c omey oua r el ook i ngf orwheni tc omest odept h offiel da ndf r eez i ngorc a pt ur i ngmot i on.

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I tt a k est i me, pr a c t i c e, a ndpa t i enc et oget c omf or t a bl ewi t hhowt heya l lwor kt oget her .

Thebes twa yt oma s t er t hi si sbyl ea r ni ngea c hs et t i ngfir s ti ndi v i dua l l y .

Onewa yt odot hi si s byus i ngpr i or i t ymodes .

Sety ourc a mer at oei t herAper t ur eorShut t er SpeedPr i or i t ya ndt a k ei ma gesi ndi f f er ents c ena r i os .

Thec a mer awi l l s hoota l li ma gesa tones et t i nga ndt hec a mer awi l la ut oma t i c a l l y a dj us tt heot hers et t i ngst oc ompens a t ef orexpos ur e.

Ta k enot eof howdi f f er entl i ght i ngs i t ua t i onsa f f ec tt heot hers et t i ngs .

Themor ey oupr a c t i c ea ndbec omef a mi l i a rwi t ht hes et t i ngsa ndhow t heyc ont r oldi f f er enta s pec t sofy ouri ma ges , t heea s i eri twi l lget .

Do y ourr es ea r c h, l ea r nf r om ot her s , butmos ti mpor t a nt l y , geta smuc h ha ndsonpr a c t i c ea sy ouc a n.

Donotexpec tt oma s t erma nua lmode ov erni ght .

Bepa t i entwi t hy our s el fa ndy ouwi l lha v et hes es et t i ngs ma s t er edbef or ey ouk nowi t !

St udenti ma gebyTer r iAnder s on, US I SO2500, f / 41/ 60s ec ond

St udenti ma gebyDa phneSt ev ens , CA I SO200, f / 2.

5, 1/ 400s ec ond

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Howdi dy ouďŹ r s tbec omei nt er es t edi nphot ogr a phy ?

WhenIwa sal i t t l egi r l , If el lof fmys c oot eri nours t r eet , mos tf or t una t el y i nf r ontoft hehous eofav er yk i nda ndwonder f ulma n.

Thi sma npi c k ed mea ndmys c oot erupa ndt ookmehomehous esa wa y .

Af r i ends hi pgr ew bet weenmyf a mi l ya ndt hi swi dowedma ni nhi s60' s , pa r t i c ul a r l ywi t h myl ov el yMum. Hewa sa na ma z i ngma n, a na r t i s t , aphot ogr a pher , a phi l os ophera ndama nwi t hdr ea mswhol ov edt oc r ea t e.

Hi shous ewa s ona na c r eofwi l dma gi cga r densba c k i ngont ot hebus h, a ndheha d c r ea t edas ec r etexc i t i ngpl a c et her ef orhi sgr a ndc hi l dr ent oenj oywhen t heyc a me.

Ther ewa sat r eehous ewi t har opel a dder , apoolwi t has wi ng, ac r eekwi t hbr i dgesa ndawoodwor k i ngr oom f orc r ea t i ngt hemos t bea ut i f uls c ul pt ur esa ndc a s t l esf r om t r eer oot s .

Butbes tofa l l , wa sa t r a pdoora ndl a dderi nt hek i t c hent ha tl edt ot heda r k r oom!I twa ss o exc i t i ngt os t a ndt her ewi t hhi m, l i s t eni ngt ohi mt el lmewha thewa s doi ng, a ndt hens uddenl y , t her ewa sa ni ma gebei ngc a r ef ul l yc l i ppedup t odr y .

AndTHATwa st hebegi nni ng. . .

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I wi l lnev erf or gethowexc i t edIwa st oha v et hi s , a ndhowr es pons i bl eI f el tf orc a pt ur i ngs omet hi ngont hi sc a mer a .

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Thi swonder f ulma nwhohugel yenr i c hedmyl i f edi eda t86i n 1986a ndIpa r t l yl ook eda f t erhi ma sanur s edur i nghi sl a s tda y si n hos pi t a l , f orwhi c hIwa ss ov er ygr a t ef ul .

Fa s tf or wa r dt omyt eena gey ea r s .

Mypa r ent sga v emeas i mpl ec a mer a , whi c hIf oundwa y sa ndmea nst oea r nmoneyf orfil ma nddev el opi ng.

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Iwa sonmywa y !Iwa sk nowna st heonet ha ta l wa y sha d ac a mer aa ndIs hotev er y t hi ng!WhenIs t a r t edNur s i nga sawa yt or un a wa yt ot hec ount r y , a f t ernotr ea l l yenj oy i ngUni , Ifina l l yha dar egul a r i nc ome, s ot hefir s tt hi ngIboughtwa sa nSLR!ILOVEDha v i ngt ha tfir s t SLRa ndboughtma ga z i nesa ndwha t ev erIc oul ddot ogetbet t er .

Iended upf eel i ngpr et t yc omf or t a bl ewi t hdi a l sa nds et t i ngsont hi sc a mer aa nd s hotonma nua lf ory ea r sonfil m.

Iha dmyfir s tov er s ea st r i pa t21t oBa l i( a sy oudi dt heni nAus t r a l i a )a nd a l lofas uddent hewor l doft r a v elphot ogr a phyopenedupt ome, di f f er entc ul t ur es , wonder f ulf a c esa ndbea ut yofl a nds c a pe.

Thes ea r ea s ofphot ogr a phyha v er ema i nedmyf a v our i t est ot hi sda y .

Then, ma r r i a ge a ndac hi l d, whi c hopenedupawhol edi f f er enta r eaa ga i nwhi c hIl ov ed phot ogr a phi ng.

MySLRev ent ua l l ydi ed, buti twa si nt hi sc r os s ov ert i me whenc ompa c ta nddi gi t a lc a mer a semer gedwhi c hIwentwi t h.

Ar ound a bout2006Ij umpedi nt oDSLR, butwa sc ompl et el yov er whel medwi t h t hedi gi t a lt ec hnol ogya ndc omput er s , a st ot hi sda yIa ms t i l lac omput er dummys or et r ea t edt oAut o. . .

MyDa dha dahuges t r ok ei n2005a ndt henmyMum gots i c ki n2011a nd s ubs equent l ydi edi n2013, s ol i f egotabi tc ompl i c a t edf oraf ewy ea r s ( a nds t i l li s )butwhenIs a wTa ny a ' sa d, Ia s k edmyhus ba ndt ogi v ei tt o mef orChr i s t ma s2014.

Ineededt ofinds omet hi ngf orme.

Soher eIa ma ga i nbec a us eIj us tha dt odomor e.

Wha torwhoi ns pi r esy ou?

Ic a n' tpi npoi ntapa r t i c ul a rper s onwhoi ns pi r esmea l t houghIdol ov e t hewor kofs omephot ogr a pher s .

Wha ti ns pi r esmei st hebea ut yoft he l i ghta ndda r ka r oundusi nt hewor l dweha v e!Il ov epa s s i oni nwha twe a r es eei ng, ďŹ ndi ngt hes oul , whet heri tbeaper s on, a na ni ma lorev ena l a nds c a pe.

Ia mi ns pi r edbyt hepeopl et ha tc a ns eet hi sa ndc a pt ur ei t .

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Ia mi ns pi r edwhenIs t a ndi na s t unni ngl ybea ut i f ulpl a c ea ndc a nhea ra ndf eelt hehea r ta nds oula nd s ol i t udeofapl a c ec a l l i ngt ome.

Ia mi ns pi r edwhent hebr ea t ht a k i ng bea ut yofapl a c es oot hesme.

Ia mi ns pi r edwhenc onf r ont edwi t ht he c a c ophonyofSEAs i aa ndi t ' sc r a z ybea ut y , a ndt hepeopl et her e.

Ia ms o v er yi ns pi r edbyt hei ma gesputupi nourc our s egr oup, bys oma nyofour v er yt a l ent edf a c ebookpa gemember swhoa r ea ma z i ng, s omeofwhom I ha v ebeenf ol l owi ngf oral ongt i menow!

Howha sourphot ogr a phyc our s ehel pedy ou?

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I tha sa l s oopened upawor l dofi ma gesa ndexper i enc est ha tIwoul dnev erha v ebeen expos edt oot her wi s e, a sIwa snotr ea l l yi nv ol v edmuc hi ns oc i a lmedi a bef or et hi s .

Whi I eIwa sc onfidenti nfil mi nSLRpr ev i ous l y , Idi dnotc ope wel lwi t ht het r a ns i t i ont odi gi t a l , s ol os tmys k i l l sa ndc onfidenc e.

Iwa s t ot a l l yi nt i mi da t edbymyc a mer a !Thi sc our s eha sbeena ma z i ng, bot hi n i nea s eofl ea r ni nga ndt hes uppor tf r om bot hTa ny aa ndJ ohn, buta l s o f r om t hi sa ma z i nggr oupt ha tha sbeens etupbyTa ny a .

Iwa ss t r uggl i ng ev ent ogetmyphot osdownl oa dedf r om t hec a mer aea r l y2015butt her e wa sj us tt hi sgr ea ts a f et ynetwi t ht hegr oupt oc a t c hmea ndhel pmet o wor ki toutwi t houtmeha v i ngamel t down!(okt her ema yha v ebeen s ome)Iha v enowl ea r nedmuc hmor et ha nIev ert houghtIc oul dha v e f r om t het ec hni c a ls i deoft hi ngs , pur el ybec a us eoft hehel pIha v ebeen gi v enf r om t hi swonder f ulc ommuni t y !

Wha t ’ sy ourmos tmemor a bl emoment ?

Mymos tmemor a bl emomentwa si nAugus t2016.

Iwa si nt heGol dCoa s t Queens l a ndAus t r a l i af oranur s i ngr euni ona ndha dbeent a l k i ngt oa n ea r l ymemberoft hi sgr oup( RonCout t s , whoha sgi v enmeper mi s s i ont o ment i onhi m) .

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Thebes tda y , ev ent hought her a i n wa ss oba dt ha twec oul dn' tev ens eeBr i s ba nef r om a c r os st her i v er .

But s uc hamemor a bl ea ndf unda y !Thi sha sc ont i nuedont omeet upswi t h t hes emember swhi c hIwi s hIc oul dj oi nmor eof t en.

Yourf a v our i t el oc a t i on?

Ic a n’ tpi c konea l one.

WhenIs i ti nas pota ndf eelmyhea r ts oa r , t ha ti s mys pot .

Iwor ki naj oba saNur s ei nav er ybus yGPPr a c t i c ewher eI nut ur ea ndi nt er a c ta l lda yl ong.

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Not i met or ec ha r gea l one= mel t down.

Tobei nt hebus hwi t hmydogsa ndc a mer aa ndbea wa yf r om t hec i t y ! !Soma nybea ut i f ulpl a c est ha ta r egr ea tt ogot owi t houtt oo ma nypeopl e.

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Howc a ny oupi c konl yonef a v our i t el oc a t i on?

Wha tpl a nsdoy ouha v ef ort hef ut ur eofy ourphot ogr a phy ?

Iha v es ov er ymuc ht os t i l ll ea r n.

Mybi gbl oc ki sedi t i nga ndmya nxi et y wi t ht hec omput ers t uf fwi t ht hi s .

Somynextpr oj ec tt ot a c k l ei s phot os hopa ndl a y er s !Idi dn' tr ec ogni s ehowi mpor t a nta tl ea s tba s i c edi t i ngwa sunt i lt hel a s tc oupl eofy ea r sa ndwi l la l wa y swa ntt odoa s muc ha spos s i bl ei nc a mer a , but , Ineedt ogetbet t er .

Iha v es t a r t edt oha v epeopl ea s k i ngt obuymyi ma ges , whi l eIha v eno a mbi t i onst obeapr o, i twoul dbeni c et oha v eanonďŹ na nc i a l l y dependentt hi ngofma y bes el l i ngs omes hot s !

Butj us tt ok eepl ea r ni ngi st hepr i or i t yf ornow.

Wha t ’ sy ourbes tpi ec eofa dv i c ef orot her ss of a r ?

Mya dv i c e!Don' ts hor t c utt hel es s ons .

Thes ea r ey ourf ounda t i onsa nd bui l di ngbl oc k s .

Youc a nbr ea kt her ul eswheny ouunder s t a ndhowy ou a r ebr ea k i ngt hem, t hengof ori t .

As kques t i ons , i nt er a c ta ndha v ef un.

Don' tgetov er whel med, ev eni fy ou don' tha v et het i me.

J us tk eepa ti t , y ourt i mewi l lc ome.

Oh. . . a ndj us tl ov et hemoment .

Al wa y s .

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I fy ou’ dl i k et ol ea r nmor ea boutt hewhol es et , y ouc a nfindt hem ov era t : ht t ps : / / www. s l r phot ogr a phy gui de. c om/ phot oa s s i gnment s /

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