SLR Photography Guide - January Edition 2019

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Si ty ourc a mer aonat i poda ndc ompos et hes hot .

I fy oudon’ tha v eac a bl e r el ea s e, us et het i merf unc t i ont ofir ey ourc a mer a .

Sety ourc a mer at oma nua lmode.

Sety ours hut t ers peedt o1s ec ondorl onger .

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Ha v ey ourghos tmodelmov ei na ndoutoft hef r a me, ormov ea r oundi ns ome wa yt oc r ea t et heghos t l yef f ec t .

Thi st ec hni quewi l lgi v et heef f ec tof“ s eei ng t hr ought hem”bec a us et heexpos ur ec ont i nuesa f t ert hey ’ v emov edt hr oughor outoft hes c ene.

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Howmuc ht i mey oul ea v e t hes hut t eropen, a ndhowl ongy ourghos ts t a ndss t i l lbef or emov i ngwi l lef f ec t t heendr es ul t .

Fort hei ma gea bov e, t hema nmov edhi shea df orabr i efa mountoft i me, t hen r et ur nedt ot heor i gi na lpos i t i onf ort her ema i nderoft heexpos ur e.

Thes ek i nds ofs hot sa r ebes tdonei nl owl i ghtwher ey oua r ea bl et os etaonemi nut eor l ongerexpos ur e.

Youwon’ tbea bl et oa c hi ev et hi sef f ec twi t has hor texpos ur e a st heydon’ ta l l ows uf fic i entt i mef ort hes ubj ec tt omov ei na ndoutoft he or i gi na ls c eneorpos e.

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You wa nty ourpett obet heonl ys ubj ec tt hev i ewer ’ sey ei sdr a wnt owa r ds .

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Ens ur et hewi ndowl i ghti sev enwi t ht hei rent i r ebody .

Whens hoot i ngout door s , phot ogr a phonal i ght l ybr i ghtov er c a s tda yori nt he s ha de.

Gr a by ourpet ’ sa t t ent i onwi t ht oy sort r ea t s .

Us i ngar emot er el ea s ewi l lma k ei t ea s i erf ory out os na pt hes hot .

Don’ tf or gett oa l s oc a pt ur es omei nt er a c t i onbet weeny ourpeta ndy our s el f orf a mi l ymember swhenev erpos s i bl e.

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Bl ur r yPhot ogr aphs Ther ei snot hi ngwor s et ha nunwa nt edbl uri ny ourphot ogr a phs .

I fy ourgoa l t hi sy ea ri st ol es s eny ournumberofbl ur r ys hot s , y oufir s tneedt ounder s t a nd wha tc a us est hem.

Bef or ewes t a r t , i t ’ si mpor t a ntt ounder s t a ndt ha ti ma gesa f f ec t edbyf og, mor ni ngmi s t , s mok e, orha z e, a r enotbl ur r ys hot s .

Theya r es i mpl yana t ur a l l y ha z yi ma ge.Ther ei snot hi ngy ouc a ndoa boutna t ur a lel ement sl i k et hes et ha t a r ec a us i ngy ouri ma gest ol ooknota ss ha r pa sus ua l , ot hert ha nt os hoota ta di f f er entt i mewhent hewea t heri sc l ea r er .

Ther ea r et hr eeba s i ck i ndsofbl urk nownt ophot ogr a pher s .

Outoff oc us , c a mer as ha k ea ndmot i onbl ur .

Thet er m‘ Outoff oc usbl ur ‘ r ef er st ona t ur a lbl urc r ea t edbyy ourl ens ’ opt i c s .

Whent hebl uri sc a us edbys ha k e, weus et het er m‘ c a mer as ha k e. ’ Wheni t ’ s c a us edbyt hes ubj ec tmov i ng, weus et het er m‘ mot i onbl ur . ’

‘ Outoff oc us ’ bl urus ua l l yi s n’ taba dt hi ng, y ouj us tneedt ol ea r nhowt o c ont r oli t .

Ha v eal ooka tt hi sexa mpl ebel ow.

Thema i ns ubj ec ti ss ha r p ( c upc a k ea tt hef r ont )a ndt heba c k gr oundha s‘ outoff oc us ’ bl ur .

Ma nygr ea tphot osha v e‘ outoff oc us ’ bl ur .

Theonl yt i met hi sk i ndofbl uri s ba d, i swheni ti suni nt eni ona l .

Forexa mpl e, i ft hephot ogr a pherwa nt eda l l t hr eec a k esi nf oc us , t hent he‘ outoff oc us ’ bl uri sba d.

I fy oua r es eei ngt oomuc hbl urf ory ourl i k i ng, y ous i mpl yneedt oi nc r ea s ey our a per t ur ef / numbera nd/ort a k eones t epba c kf r om t hes ubj ec t .

Somet i mesi t c a nbeduet ot hephot ogr a phers t a ndi ngs oc l os et ot hes ubj ec tt ha tt hel ens c a n’ tf oc uspr oper l y .

Ori tc oul dbet ha ty oua r enotf oc us i ngc or r ec t l yont he ma i ns ubj ec t .

I fy out hi nki t ’ saf oc uspr obl em a ndus ua l l yus ema nua lf oc us , t r y AUTOf oc us i nga nds eei ft hepr obl em s t i l lexi s t s .

Wea l s or ec ommends i ngl e poi ntf oc us i ng, pl a c i ngas i ngl ef oc a lpoi ntov ert hema i ns ubj ec t .

Thi si s c ov er edi nourDSLRPhot ogr a phyCour s e.

Ca mer as ha k ei sobv i ous l yc r ea t edwhenwha t ev eri shol di ngt hec a mer ai s mov i ng.

Whet hert ha tbeaphot ogr a pher sha nds , orat r i podt ha ti sgent l y mov i ngwi t ht hewi nda nds of or t h.

Wheny ou’ r eha ndhol di ngt hec a mer a , t her e wi l lc omeac er t a i ns hut t ers peedwher ey ourbodymov ementwi l lc a us et he c a mer at os ha k e.

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Toa v oi dc a mer as ha k e, y ouneedaf a s t ers hut t ers peedt ha nt hel engt hofy our l ens .

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Not e, t hei ma gebel owi sbl ur ybec a us et hephot ogr a pherha ndhel dt hes hot wi t ht hef oc a ll engt ha t50mm a ndt hes hut t ers peedwa ss ett oonl y1/ 10t h s ec .

Mot i onbl ur , i st her es ul toft hes hut t ers peednotbei ngf a s tenought oc a pt ur ea mov i ngs ubj ec ti na ni ns t a nt( pr es umi ngt hi swa sy ouri nt ent i on) .Ma ny phot ogr a pher sus emot i onbl ura sa na r t i s t i cf or m ofi ma ger y .

Howev eri ft he mot i onbl ury ous eei ny ouri ma gesa r euni nt ent i ona l , t heni t ’ sapr obl em.

The goodnewsi s , a l ly ouneedt odoi ss etaf a s t ers hut t ers peed.

I fy ouha v emov i ngs ubj ec t si ny ouri ma gest ha tl ookl i k ebl ur ybl obs , a ndi twa s uni nt ent i ona l , y ouneedt os etaf a s t ers hut t ers peed.

Youc a ndot hi sbyei t her s et t i ngal owera per t ur ef / number , orus i ngahi gherI SO. Themor eexper i enc ed y oubec omea saphot ogr a pher , t heea s i eri twi l lbet oa ut oma t i c a l l yk nowwha t s hut t ers peedi sr equi r edf ordi f f er ents i t ua t i ons .

OTHERCAUSESOFBLUR As i def r om t het hr eema i nt y pesofbl uri nphot ogr a phy , t her ea r eot hert hi ngs t ha tc a nc a us ebl uri ny ours hot s .

Forexa mpl e, di r t ygea rc a us edbydus t , ďŹ nger pr i nt s , s unbur nc r ea ms , moul det c .

Bef or eea c hphot os hoot , c l ea ny our gea r .

I nt hev er yl ea s t , wi pey ourl enswi t has of tl ensc l ot h.

I t ’ sa l s oi mpor t a ntt ounder s t a ndt ha tanoi s ya nd/ orpi xel a t edi ma gei s n’ tbl ur .

Al t houghi tma yl ookl i k ebl urbec a us et hepi xel sov er l a pea c hot her .

I ’ v eha d ma nybegi nner sa s kme‘ whyi smyi ma gebl ur y ’ ?Us ua l l ywha tt heyr ea l l ymea n i s , ‘ whyi s n’ ti ts ha r p’ ?Thi sk i ndofl os sofs ha r pnes si na ni ma gei sof t enduet o y ourI SOs et t i ngbei ngpus hedv er yhi gh.

Bef or epus hi ngy ourI SOs ohi ghl y , fir s ta s ky our s el f , i smya per t ur et hel owes t f / numberIc a npos s i bl ygo, y ets t i l lbeha ppywi t ht hedept hoffiel d?Onc ey ou ha v eal owf / number , t heni nc r ea s ey ourI SOunt i ly ouha v eaf a s tenough s hut t ers peedf ory ourneeds .

Ofc our s et her ewi l lbet i meswheny ouha v eno ot herc hoi c ebutt oi nc r ea s ey ourI SOa ndha v ea ni ma get ha ti sl es ss ha r p.

Tha ti sper f ec t l yfine.

I t ’ sbet t ert ogett hes hot , t ha nnotgeti ta ta l l .

J us tk now, t ha tgr a i nyi ma gesa r enotbl ur yphot os , butr a t herar es ul tofahi ghI SO s et t i ng.

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Herflowera ndma c r owor ki sa bs ol ut el y gor geous .

I ’ ma l s oahugef a nofSa m’ spor t r a i twor k .

Theyha v eas pi r i t eds t r eet j our na l i s tf eela boutt hem t ha tIa bs ol ut el ya dor e.

Ther ei sa na nnua lphot o f es t i v a lhel dher ei nAus t r a l i ac a l l ed‘ Hea dOn’ t ha tIf ol l owea c hy ea r .

I fSa m wer et os ubmi therpor t r a i twor kt ot hi sf es t i v a ls omet i mei nt henea rf ut ur e, Ic a n s eet hem doi ngv er ywel l .

Heri ma gesha v et ha tgr i t t yAus t r a l i a nf eela boutt hem t ha tof t enwi ns uc hc ompet i t i ons .

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

Iha v ebeeni nt er es t edi nphot ogr a phyf ory ea r s .

Igr ewupi naf a mi l yt ha ta l wa y s t ookphot os .

Iha v et a k enphot osf orma nyy ea r sbutnev err ea l l yl ea r ned phot ogr a phy .

Iwa sa l wa y st ol dIha d“ goodf r a mi ngofmys hot s ” .

Mypa r t ner pur c ha s edmeac a non7dma r kI I .

Het ol dmeIwa sgooda tphot ogr a phya nd ma y benowIha dani c ec a mer ai twa st i met ol ea r nt hewa yIwa nt edt ous ei t .

I wa ss t r uggl i ngwi t hma nua lmodeunt i laf r i endputmeont oy ourc our s e.

Onc eI gott heba s i c sf r om t hec our s eofhowt oma na gema nua lmode, Iha v enotgone ba c kt oa ut os i nc e.

Wha torwhoi ns pi r esy ou?

Na t ur ei ns pi r esme.

Ot herphot ogr a pher si nt hes t udentFBgr oupa ndf r i ends i ns pi r eme.

Chi l dr enl os ti nt hei rownl i t t l ewor l dpl a y i ng, s oma nyt hi ngst ha tI geti ns pi r a t i onf r om.Il ov ewa l k i ngwi t hmyc a mer aa ndget t i ngl os ti namoment , bet weenmea ndwha t ev erorwhoev erIa ms hoot i ng, t ha tot her sdon’ ts ee.

Whet heri t ’ samomentwi t habugt ha tnooneel s eev ens a w, orc a pt ur i ngac hi l d pl a y i ng, l os ti nt hei rownwor l d.

I t ’ sj us tt ha tmoment , t hej oyoft hec a pt ur ea nd s ha r i ngi twi t hot her s .

Thes mi l eapa r entgi v esy ouwheny ouc a pt ur edoneof t hei rk i dsj us tbei ngt hems el v es .

Howha sourphot ogr a phyc our s ehel pedy ou?

Thec our s et a ughtmema nua lmode.

I tga v emev er ys i mpl es t eps( c hea ts heet s onmyphone)t ha tIc oul df ol l owt os t a r tmeont hej our neyt ol ea r ni ngmy c a mer a , i nt hewa yIwa nt edbutha ds t r uggl edwi t h.

Iha dbeent r y i ngt odo ma nua lmodebutf a i l i ngt ounder s t a ndpeopl esexpl a na t i ons .

I ta l ls eemeds o c ompl ex.

Thel es s onss howedmeonebut t ona tat i mehowt ous emyc a mer at o i t sf ul lpot ent i a la nda l l owmet oc a l lt hes hot s , notl etmyc a mer adowha ti t t houghtwa sbes tf orme.

Lea r ni nghowt oc ha ngemyf oc uspoi nt st owher eI wa nt edwa soneofmyf a v our i t ea ndmos ti mpor t a ntt hi ngsIl ea r nt .

Somet hi ng s os i mpl e, y eti tma deahugedi f f er enc et ome.

Idi dt r yt ogoba c kt oa ut oone da yj us tt os ee, whenIl ook eda tt hefir s ts hotIc oul dn’ tdoi t .

Ia l mos t i mmedi a t el ywentba c kt oma nua la sIdi dn' tl i k et hewa ymyc a mer aha d ba l a nc edt hec ol our si nmys hot , ori t sc hos enf oc uspoi nt .

Igetal otmor e k eeper snowt ha nIus edt o.

Yes , Is t i l ls c r ewupmys et t i ngswhenIc ha nge l oc a t i ons , wha tIa ms hoot i ng, ors wi t c hl ens es , butInowr ea l i s ef a s t era nd k nowhowt ofixi t .

Wha t ’ sy ourmos tmemor a bl emoment ?

Mos tmemor a bl emomentwa smyfir s tma nua lma c r os hot .

I twa sabeea tt he bot a ni cga r dens , i t ’ soneoft hepr i nt sweha v ea thomeonourwa l l .

Iwa ss o exc i t eda ndpr oudoft ha ts hot .

Igothomea ndr emembers a y i ngt omypa r t ner l ookwha tIdi d!Look !

Mos tr ec ent l ywa sas hotoft wohov erfli esmi dfli ght , a ndbei nga s k edbyTa ny a t oa ns wert hes eques t i onsf ort hema ga z i ne.

Hones t l ynots omet hi ngIev er t houghtIwoul dbedoi ng.

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

Myf a v our i t el oc a t i oni st hebot a ni cga r densa tMountCoot haf orma c r o phot ogr a phy , ora thomewa nder i nga r oundmyownga r denl ook i ngf orbugs .

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

Myf ut ur epl a nsf ormyphot ogr a phyi saha r dques t i on.

Iwoul dl i k et os el lmy wor k , a l t houghIa ms t i l lv er yc r i t i c a lofi t .

Is t oppedpos t i ngi nt hegr oup( a sa l otofusdo)bec a us eIc ompa r emy s el ft oot herpeopl e.

Is eema nya ma z i ng phot ogr a pher s .

Is t a r ea tt hei rwor ka ndt hi nk‘ wow’ Iwi s hIc oul ddot ha t .

La t el yIs t a r t edt obel i ev eIc a n.

Iha v ebeent ol dIs eet hi ngsdi f f er ent l yt o ot her s , byf r i endsa ndot herphot ogr a pher sIha v ebeenoutwi t h.

Atfir s tI wa s n’ ts os ur et hi swa sagoodt hi ng, nowIt hi nki ti s .

I fwea l ls hott hes a me wa y , t ha twoul dbev er ybor i ng.

Iha v ebeent a l k i ngt os omeoft hel oc a ls hops i nt hea r eaa bouts el l i ngmywor k .

Ia m nots ur et ha ta ny t hi ngwi l lc omeofi t y et .

Ha v i ngt hec onfidenc et oa tl ea s ta s kt hem a nds howmyphot ost ot hem wa sabi gs t epf orme.

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

Mybes ta dv i c ei st odoi ty ourwa y , s hootwha tma k esy ouha ppy .

Don' tc ompa r e y our s el ft oot her s , l ea r nof ft hem, butbek i ndt oy our s el fa nddon’ tgi v eup.

We a l lha v eda y swher ewedonotk nowwhywebot her ed.

Thos eda y swher ewegot i twr onga ndnotones hots eemedt owor kt hewa ywewa nt ed.

Wea l ll os eour moj oa ndi ns pi r a t i ona ts omepoi nt .

Keeps hoot i ng.

Keept r y i ng.

Pl a ywi t hi t , a nd i fi tdoes n’ twor k , wel lnooneha st ok nowbuty ou.

Anexper i menti snota f a i l ur e, i t ’ sl ea r ni ng, s ok eepl ea r ni nga ndha v ef un.

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Remember , t het r i c ki st ounder expos e t hei ma geenought oi nt ens i f yt hebl a c k s , butnots omuc ht ha tt hes ubj ec ti ss oda r k i twoul dl ookunna t ur a lwhenedi t ed.

Todo t hi sy ou’ l lneedt ous ema nua lmodes oy ou ha v ef ul lc ont r olov ery ourc a mer as et t i ngs .

Ta k eat es ts hota ndc hec ky ourhi s t ogr a m.

Thei ma gehi s t ogr a ms houl di dea l l ybe pus hedf ur t hert ot hel ef t .

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