SLR Photography Guide - November Edition 2018

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Sev er a la dj us t mentl a y er s wer ea l s oa ppl i edt oma k et hei ma geda r k er , s ha r per& mor ec ont r a s t y .

St ar bur st s o urbe s tt i psf o rs ho o t i ngs t a r bur s t s As t a r bus ti swhent het hes unexpl odesi nt os t a r l i k es ha pei ny ouri ma ge, a ddi nga ni nt er es t i ngel ementt oal a nds c a pephot ogr a ph.

Pur pos ef ul l yc a pt ur i ngas t a r bus ti sa l s oagr ea topt i onf ort hos et i meswheny ou c a n’ ta v oi ds hoot i ngdi r ec t l yi nt ot hes un.

Ta k et hi sc ompos i t i ona bov ef or exa mpl e.

I t ’ sabea ut i f uls c enewi t ht her i v err unni ngt hr ought hemount a i ns bel ow.

Nor ma l l yphot ogr a pher st r yt ok eept hes unbehi ndt hei rba c k , howev er i nt hi sc a s e, t hes unl i ghtha sbeenus eda sa ni nt er es tel ementwhi l s ts t i l l c a pt ur i ngt hes c enei nf r ontoft hehi k er .

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Us eas ma l la per t ur e( hi ghf / s t op) .

Forexa mpl e, f / 16f / 22wi l lc r ea t ea s t a r bur s t .

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ShootMa nua lModes oy ouc a nf ul l yc ont r olt heexpos ur ey our s el f .Thent r y s potmet er i ngonapoi nti nt hes c enet ha texc l udest hes un.

Anea r t hyc ol orl i k e t hef or egr oundr oc k si nt hi ss c enei sbes t .

Yours hut t ers peedwi l lv a r y dependi ngont het i meofda y , howev erf ort hemos tpa r tt hes es hot swi l lbe mor eov er expos edt ha ni fy ou’ da l l owedt hec a mer at os ett heexpos ur e a ut oma t i c a l l y .

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Youc a nma k et hes t a r bur s tmor ev i s i bl ebypl a c i ngt hes unbehi ndobj ec t s , s uc ha sr oc k s , t r eesoraper s on.

Thec ont r a s t i ngl i ghtbet weeny ourobj ec ta nd t hes t a r bur s twi l lhel pempha s i z et her a y s .

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I t ’ sbes tt odi t c ht hel ensfil t erwhens hoot i ngs t a r bur s t s .

Of t ent heyc a nc a us e unwa nt edr eflec t i onsa ndc i r c ul a rs ha peswhenphot ogr a phi ngdi r ec t l yi nt ot he s un.

Ver t i calLandscapes a na l t e r na t i v ewa yt os ho o t i ngl a nds c a pe s Ha v ey ouev ert houghta boutphot ogr a phi ngal a nds c a pei npor t r a i tmode?

Gener a l l ys pea k i ng,mos tphot ogr a pher swi l ls hootl a nds c a peshor i z ont a l l y , bec a us et heywa ntt oc a pt ur ea swi deahor i z ona st hei rc a mer aa ndl enswi l l a l l ow.

Howev eroneofmyper s ona lf a v our i t et ec hni quesi st ous eal ongerz oom l enswhi c hhel psbr i nga l lt hedi s t a ntmount a i nsa ndobj ec t sc l os er .

Thens hoot apa nor a maors er i esofs hot si npor t r a i tmodet ha tIc a nc ombi nei nt oawi der c ompos i t i onl a t eroni fIc hoos et odos o.

Af t ers t i t c hi ngt hepa not oget herI ’ l lt hena dj us tonl yt hei ma gewi dt hs oi t s eemsmor ec ompa c tors qui s hy .

Thi swi l lhel pempha s i z ev a l l ey sa nd mount a i nsa ndbr i ngt heel ement sc l os ert oget her .

Next , I ’ l ls el ec ta ni nt er es t i ngpa r toft hepa nor a maa ndc r opi tba c ki nt oas er i es ofv er t i c a li ma ges .

Phot ogr a pher sa r eďŹ ndi ngt r i pt y c hsa r ev er ys a l ea bl enowa da y s .

Fort hos ewho s el lt hei rphot os , i tgi v esy out heoppor t uni t yt oma k et woort hr ees a l esi ns t ea d ofone.

Bec a us ey oua r es hoot i ngas er i esofv er t i c a li ma ges , ea c hi nf ul lr es ol ut i on, t he c ombi nedpa nor a maendsupav er yhi ghpi xelphot ot ha tc a nea s i l ybec r opped i nt ous ea bl ec ompos i t i ons .

Whynotgi v ei tat r ynextt i mey oua r ephot ogr a phi ngal a nds c a pea nds eehow y oul i k ei t ?

St udenti ma gebyKi m Gl ov er , US I SO400, 1/ 250s ec , f / 2Aper t ur e

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Nat ur alFr ames Na t ur a lf r a mesa r eagr ea twa yt odi r ec tt hev i ewer ' sey et oy ours ubj ec ta nd a dddept ha nddi mens i ont oa ni ma ge.

Gener a l l ys pea k i ngana t ur a lf r a mei sa nobj ec ti nt hef or egr oundt ha thel ps l ea dt hev i ewer ' sey et ot hema i ns ubj ec tt ha ti sbehi ndi t .

Forexa mpl e, t he br a nc hesofat r eef r a mi ngabea ut i f uls uns et .

I fy ou’ r es hoot i ngas c enewhi l s t s t a ndi ngnextt oat r ee, t a k eas t epba c ka ndt r yt oi nc or por a t et het r eei nt ot he f r a mi ng.

I t ’ sa ma z i nghowf a s ty ou’ l ls eet hes eoppor t uni t i esonc ey out r a i n y our s el ft ol ookf ort hem.

Fi ndi ngna t ur a lf r a meshel psy out oc r ea t enewper s pec t i v es .

I tc a nma k et he v i ewerf eela st hought heya r el ook i nga ti tt hr oughy ourey esi nďŹ r s tper s on.

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St udenti ma gebyEr i k aMa r t i nez , US I SO1600, 1/ 100s ec , f / 1.

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Fami l yPor t r ai t s I t ’ st ha tt i meoft hey ea ra ga i nwhenf a mi l i esgett oget hera ndphot ogr a ph wonder f ulmemor i est ol ookba c koni ny ea r st oc ome.

Her ea r eourbes tt i psf or phot ogr a phi ngf a mi l i es .

Whenphot ogr a phi ngl a r gef a mi l ygr oupsus eal enswi t haf oc a ll engt hof bet ween1724mm.

Fors ma l l erf a mi l ygr oups , us eaf oc a ll engt hbet ween 24105mm.

I fy oufindy ourha ndsa r eabi ts ha k y , us eat r i podf orbes tr es ul t s .

I fy oua r eabegi nner , Ir ec ommendc hoos i nga nout doora r eaf ort hephot o s es s i on. i . ea na r eawi t hpl ent yofna t ur a ll i ght .

I fi t ’ ss unnyout door s , pl a c et he s uns hi nea ta45degr eea ngl e, a c r os st hes ubj ec t ss houl der s .

Thi sa v oi dsha r s h ba c k l i ght i ng, y eti s n’ tma k i ngt hef a mi l ys qui ntei t her .

I dea l l y , t hebes tt i mei s dur i ngt hegol denhour s .

Next , t hi nka bouty ourc ompos i t i on.

Ha v ey ouev ernot i c edhows omeoft he mos tey ec a t c hi ngf a mi l ypor t r a i t sa r ewhent hec ompos i t i oni ss uc h, t ha tno t wohea dsa r ewi t hi nt hes a mehei ght . i . ei t ’ sbes tt ov a r yt hehei ghtofhea d s pa c el i k ei nt heexa mpl esbel ow.

Ca mer aSet t i ngs -Us eAper t ur ePr i or i t yA/AVwi t ha per t ur ef / 8-f / 11.

I fi t ’ sal a r gegr oups et f / 11a ndk eept hel ensa swi dea spos s i bl e.

-SetI SOt o400t hena dj us tunt i ly ours hut t ers peedi ss howi nga tmi ni mum 1/ 160s ec ond.

I dea l l yy ouwa ntas hut t ers peed1/ 200s ec ondorf a s t er , butt ha t i s n’ ta l wa y spos s i bl edependi ngont hea v a i l a bl el i ght .

-SetWhi t eBa l a nc et oAut o -Setmet er i ngt oEv a l ua t i v e/Ma t r i x -Setas i ngl ef oc uspoi nta nda i mi tont heper s on’ sf a c epos i t i onedi nt he mi ddl eoft hegr oup.

Wi t ha na per t ur ef / 8f / 11, ev er y ones houl dbei nf oc us whenk eepi ngt hel enswi de.

Onemor enot e, enc our a geev er y onet omov ei nni c ea ndc l os e.

Fa mi l i ess houl d bec omf or t a bl ewi t ht ouc hi ngea c hot her .

Ta k epl ent yofphot ost oi nc r ea s ey our c ha nc esofc a pt ur i ngev er y onewi t ht hei rey eswi deopen.

Andl a s tbutnotl ea s t , ha v ef unwi t hi t .

Kr i sBeal ( s t ude ntpr o fil e ) ht t ps : / / k r i s mbe a l . s mugmug. c o m Ic l ea r l yr emembert hei ma get ha tfir s tma demes i tupa ndt a k emor enot i c eof Kr i sBea l ’ sj our neyi nt ophot ogr a phy .

I twa st hi sphot os hownbel owoft hebi k e r i deri nt hes t r eet .

Ass oona st hi si ma gepoppeduponmymoni t or , Ik newKr i s wa saphot ogr a pherIwa sgoi ngt oenj oyf ol l owi ng.

Iwa nt edt ok nowmor ea bout t her i der .

Wa sheors heof ft owor k ?Toma k eadel i v er y ?Tov i s i taf r i end, or goi ngs hoppi ng?I ti ss t or y t el l i nga ti t ’ sbes t .

Kr i si snev era f r a i dt oexper i ment .

I es pec i a l l ya dor eheri ma gest ha ts howmot i onbl ur , orahor i z ont ha ti sa ny t hi ng buts t r a i ght , y eta bs ol ut el ywor k s , l i k et heCa r l t onHot elphot oonpa ge23.

I ’ m l ook i ngf or wa r dt owa t c hi ngwher eKr i st a k esherphot ogr a phyov ert henext c oupl eofy ea r s .

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

I t ’ ss uc ha ni nt er es t i ngques t i on.

Iha v eaboxf ul lofpi c t ur es , butInev ert hought ofi ta sphot ogr a phy .

Ir ec ent l ys a wapi c t ur eofSa l v a dor a nc hi l dr eni nmyof fic e a ndr emember edt ha tIt ookmymom’ sc a mer aont ha tt r i p15y ea r sa go.

Of c our s e, Idi dn’ tk nowhowt ous et hec a mer aa ndwa st hr i l l edt ogetaf ewpi xt o f r a me.

About10y ea r sa go, IboughtaCa nonRebelT1bec a us eIwa nt edt ot a k e bea ut i f ulpi c t ur esf orwha twa sgoi ngt obeaf a mousbl og.

Tha tdi dn’ twor kout t oowel l .

About5y ea r sa goIs t umbl eduponal oc a lc l a s s .

Ic oul dn’ tt a k et hec l a s sbut t a l k edt het ea c heri nt omeet i ngmef oraoneonone.

Hes howedmea per t ur e modea nds entmeonmywa y .

Imetupwi t hhi ma ndhes howedmes omet hi ng el s e, butIc a n’ tev enr ememberwha ti twa s .

Idor emembert ha tIdi dn’ tha v et he pa t i enc et ofigur eoutt hefil eor ga ni z a t i onpa r t .

Andt hephot oswer en’ tgr ea t , s oI wa s n’ tpa r t i c ul a r l yi ns pi r edt ol ea r n.

ThenIs a wTa ny a ’ spos t spr omot i ngt hec hea ts heet s .

Ik epts eei ngt hem.

Ov er a ndov er .

SoIboughtt hem!Ifigur edt ha tt hec hea ts heet sma t c hedupwi t hmy a t t ent i ons pa n-Idi dn’ ti nt endondoi ngt hel es s ons .

I t ’ si r oni c , bec a us eIha v en’ t us edt hec hea ts heet s .

Tha twa say ea ra go.

SoIs uppos et hea ns weri st ha tI ’ v ebeeni nt er es t edi nphot ogr a phyf orawhi l e, butnev err ea l l yk newi t .

Wha torwhoi ns pi r esy ou?

Ir ea l l ya ppr ec i a t ea ma z i ngphot os-whet hert heyc a pt ur eamoment , al a nds c a pe, aper s ona l i t y , as t or y , orwha t ev er .

Ia ppr ec i a t et hes k i l lr equi r edt oc a pt ur ea momenti nt i me.

Inowk nowhowha r di ti st oc r ea t es omet hi ngs pec i a l !

Il i v ei nas ma l l , s omewha tr ur a lt owni nCa l i f or ni a .

Andmyf a v or i t e, qui r k y r es t a ur a ntha st hes ebl a c ka ndwhi t ephot oswhi c ha l wa y sc a ughtmyey e.

They a r eSOoutofpl a c eher e( phot osofl a nds c a pesa ndgr a pev i nesa r et henor m) .

Butt hes eB/ Ws hot swer es odi f f er ent-v i nt a ge, ur ba n, s t or y t el l i ng.

Il ea r nedt ha t t hi sf a mousphot ogr a pherl i v edt heendofhi sl i f ei nourl i t t l et own, whi c hi swhy hi sphot osa r eher e.

Hi sphot ost ouc hme.

IďŹ ndmy s el fl i nger i nga ndwa nt i ngt ot a k ei nmor e.

Hi sna mei sJ oeSc hwa r t z .

Hi ss t or yi sc ompel l i nga ndhi sphot ogr a phyi s wonder f ul . ( www. j oes c hwa r t z phot o. c om)Hi swebs i t ei sagoods t a r t , butgoogl e hi si ma gesf oramor ec ompl et ec a t a l ogue.

Howha sourphot ogr a phyc our s ehel pedy ou?

Ohmygoodnes s , wher et obegi n?

I ’ ms ur et hi smi ghts eem obv i oust oev er y one, but ….

Fi r s tofa l l , i t ’ sbeenmyfir s t i nt r oduc t i ont ot heexpos ur et r i a ngl e.

I tt ookmea bout6mont hst or ea l l yha v ei t s i nki n, butt ha tf ounda t i oni sk ey .

Al ongwi t ht ha ti st hel i ngo!Under s t a ndi nga l lt hea bbr ev i a t i onsa ndt er ms , a l ong wi t ht heexpos ur et r i a ngl e, i sk eyf orbei nga bl et oa s s es swha twor k eda nddi dn’ t wor ki naphot o.

Combi net ha twi t hr ev i ewi ngt hepi c t ur esi mmedi a t el y( y es , figur i ngoutt hefil e s t or a gea ndhowt os howt hemet ada t a )ha sa l l owedmet oputt hepi ec es t oget hert ol ea r na ndi mpr ov e, c l i c kbyc l i c k .

It a k eal otofpi c t ur esf a i r l yf r equent l y .

Sot ha tha sbeenv er yi mpor t a ntt oc ement t hel ea r ni ngi nt omybr a i n.

Theexc i t i ngt hi nga boutr ea l l yunder s t a ndi ngt hel i ngo a ndexpos ur et r i a ngl ei st ha tIc a ngot oanews i t ua t i ona ndha v eaba s i ci deaof howt oa ppr oa c hi t .

Wha ts et t i ngs ?Wha ta r et hec ha l l enges ?HowdoIov er c ome t hos e?Wha tdoIwa ntwi t ht hes hot s ?

Myfir s tgoi nanews i t ua t i oni s n’ tnec es s a r i l ys t el l a r , butnowI ’ ma bl et ogeti nt he ba l l pa r kmos toft het i me.

AndwhenIr ev i ewt hepi x, Il ea r npr et t yqui c k l yhowt o i mpr ov et henextt i me.

Al loft ha texper i enc ej us tget sfil eda wa yf orf ut ur e r ef er enc e, a ndwhenpos s i bl e, It r yt odoa“ doov er ”wheni t ’ ss t i l lf r es h.

Mydo ov er sa r eALWAYSbet t er .

Ir a r el ygoouta ndha v eac ompl et ef a i l( a l t houghi tdoes s t i l lha ppen) .

Ov er a l l , mys uc c es sr a t ei smuc hbet t era ndi tma k est hepr oc es ss o muc hmor ef un.

I ’ v ea l s ol ea r nedt obec ur i ousa ndt opl a y-Il ov et r y i ngnewt hi ngs( wi t hfla s h, or s hut t ers peed)t ot r ya ndgets omet hi ngdi f f er ent .

Thi sc our s eha sopenedmyey es t oa l loft hedi f f er entpos s i bi l i t i es .

Ic a n’ ts a yenougha boutt heFBgr oupt oo.

Il ea r nSOmuc hf r om l ook i nga t ev er y one’ sphot oswi t ht hei rs et t i ngs-y oua r ea l ls ot a l ent eda ndbr i ngs omuc h exper i enc et ot hec onv er s a t i on.

I ’ ms ogr a t ef ulf orev er y one’ spa t i enc ea nd enc our a gement-mypr ogr es swoul dnotha v eha ppenedwi t houtt hegr oup.

Wha t ’ sy ourmos tmemor a bl emoment ?

Iwa si nVeni c e, I t a l ydur i ngCa r ni v a l .

Iha da bout6mont hsundermybel twhen Iwent .

Att ha tpoi nt , Ic oul doc c a s i ona l l yt a k ea‘ dec ent ’ s hot , butmyk eeper s wer ea l wa y sunpr edi c t a bl e.

I ’ mv er yexc i t a bl e, s oIma deadec i s i ona f t ert he s ec ondda yt opr a c t i c eONEt hi nga tat i me, s ot ha tIc oul dgetmyhea da r ound t hes et t i ngsa ndnotgett ooc onf us eda ndmi ni mi z et heobv i ousmi s t a k es .

Ont hi sni ght , Iwa sgoi ngt opr a c t i c eni ghts hot si nt hes qua r e.

It ookmyNi f t y 50/ 1.

8t os eehowi twoul ddoi nVERYl owl i ght .

It ookpi c t ur esofv a r i oust hi ngs a ndwa senc our a gedt ha ti twa spos s i bl e.

TheF/ 1.

8i sa ma z i ng!

ThenIs a wher .

LaMa s c a r a .

Shewa ss t unni ng-wi t huni quebl uea nda qua c ol or sa ndbr i ghtwhi t es equi ns-Is etupa ndc l i c k eda wa y .

Thewhol et i me, I k eptt hi nk i ng, “ Pl ea s e.

Pl ea s e.

Pl ea s e.

Pl ea s e.

Pl ea s e.

Lett hes et ur nout . ” AndwhenIs a wheront hec omput ert ha tni ght , s het ookmybr ea t ha wa y .

Il ov e hers omuc h.

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

Ia c t ua l l ydon’ tha v eaf a v or i t el oc a t i on!I st ha twei r d?It endt ot a k epi c t ur es ofev er y t hi ng-I ’ m notas pec i a l i s ta ta l l , a ndIdon’ tha v eagenr et ha tI ’ m nec es s a r i l ydr a wnt oa tt hi spoi nt .

Thegoodpa r toft ha ti st ha tI ’ mv er s a t i l e a ndc a nfigur et hi ngsouti ndi f f er ents i t ua t i ons .

Thedowns i dei st ha tI ’ m not r ea l l yna i l i ngas k i l lort ec hni quei nonea r ea .

Myf a v or i t epi c t ur esa r enotnec es s a r i l yl oc a t i ons pec i fic , nora r et heyt he “ bes t ”pi c t ur es-r a t her , t hey ’ r emoment s , s t or i es , oraf una ppr oa c ht o s omet hi ngnew.

Butnowt ha tI ’ mt hi nk i nga bouti t …. i t ’ sI t a l y .

Iwa ss t i l ls onewdur i ngt ha t t r i p, butIs t i l ll ooka tt hos epi c t ur esa nds mi l e.

Ther ewa ss omuc ht os ee a ndpr a c t i c e-i twa ss uc hawonder f uloppor t uni t ya ndexper i enc e!

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

I ’ ms oi ns pi r edbyt hes t udent s ’ bea ut i f ulphot os , I ’ dl ov et ogetbet t era t t a k i ngabea ut i f ulpi c t ur e.

Andofc our s e, I ’ dl ov et ot a k es ha r perpi c t ur es .

I ’ m bet t er , butIha v eal ongwa yt ogo, f ors ur e.

I ’ da l s ol i k et ofindmor epa t i enc e i nt er msoft a k i ngpi c t ur es , r ev i ewi ng, a dj us t i ng, a ndbei ngmor et hought f ul .

I t ’ st r i c k yt hough, bec a us eIt a k epi c t ur esa tev ent sa ndt her e’ sal otgoi ngon.

I ’ ma l wa y sa f r a i dI ’ m goi ngt omi s ss omet hi ng.

I ’ da l s ol i k et obebr a v er— not bei ngs hya boutf ut z i ngi t emsf oras t i l ls hotori nj ec t i ngmy s el fi nt oa s i t ua t i ont ogetabet t era ngl e.

Is t i l lf eell i k ea ni mpos t erwi t hmyc a mer a .

Theev entphot ogr a phyha sbeena ni nt er es t i ngdev el opment .

I ’ mf a mi l i a r wi t hi tbec a us eI ’ v eor ga ni z edev ent sa ndhi r edphot ogr a pher s .

Ik nowwha t or ga ni z er swa nta ndneedi nt er msofphot os .

Iha v es omel oc a lc onnec t i ons , s oIs t a r t edpr a c t i c i nga ts omef ood& wi net y peev ent s .

Theya r eHARDf or s ur e, a ndt her e’ ss omuc ht ha tget si nt hewa yofabea ut i f uls hot( t r a s hc a ns , wr i s tba nds , ugl ywhi t et ent s , hor r i bl el i ght i ng, et c . ) .

Butt ha ts a i d, mys hot s wer edec ent( ora tl ea s ti nt heba l l pa r k ) .

Iha v eac l os ef r i end( a k amys i s t er ! ) whoi nt r oduc edmypi c t ur est oor ga ni z er s , a ndt hi sy ea rI ’ v ebeenpa i df ora f ewev ent s !

Ther ei sa l wa y sat ont ol ea r na ndi mpr ov eupon, buti fIdec i deonac a r eer c ha nget obec omeagy ps y , It hi nkt hephot ogr a phyc oul dea r nmer oom a nd boa r ds omewher e.

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

I ’ ms t i l lr el a t i v el ynew, s oI ’ l lgea rt hi st owa r dsf ol k sl i k emeornewerbec a us e t ha t ’ sa l lt hea dv i c eIc a nof f er-ha !

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