SLR Photography Guide - September Edition 2015

S L R PHOTOGRAPHY GUI DE S E P T E MBE R 201 5I SSUE

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Qui ckPhot ogr aphyTi ps Cl a s s i cpho t o gr a phyt i psy o ua r epr o ba bl yno tf o l l o wi ng 1.

Sa v ey ourba c ka ndonl yt a k et hegea ry our ea l l yneedwi t hy ou Thi si soneI ’ m gui l t yofmy s el f , y ett i mea ndt i mea ga i nIfindmy s el fl uggi ng a r ounda nov er l oa dedc a mer aba gt ofindIonl yus eonel enst heent i r eda y !

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Keepy ourc a mer as ens ors pot l es s I tma k ess ens et odoar egul a rs ens orc l ea n, unl es sofc our s ey ouenj oys pendi ng hour sc l oni ngoutdus ts pot s ?

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Getev er y t hi ngr i ghti nc a mer aa nds t opus i ngPhot os hopt ofixmi s t a k es !

Phot os hopwa snoti nv ent edt oc or r ec ts hoot i nger r or sa tt heedi t i ngs t a ge.

I t wa sc r ea t edt ofinet unei ma gest ha twer et a k ena sbes ta spos s i bl ei nc a mer a .

4.Getoutea r l ya nds t a youtl a t e Ac l a s s i ct i pf orl a nds c a pephot ogr a pher si st os hoota tda wna nddus kwhen l i ghti sa ti t ’ sbes t !I fy ouwa ntepi cl a nds c a pephot ogr a phsa ndy oua r es hoot i ng i nt hemi ddl eoft heda y , i t ’ snotgoi ngt oha ppen!

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Don’ tc hi mpwhi l es hoot i ng Chi mpi ngi ss l a ngf orc hec k i ngy ourc a mer a ’ sr ea rs c r eena f t erea c hs hot .

Cha nc esa r ey ou’ l lmi s sot herphot ooppor t uni t i eswhi l el ook i nga ty ourba c k LCDs c r een!

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Looka tt heba c k gr oundfir s t Thequa l i t yoft heba c k gr oundwi l lma k eorbr ea kaphot o.

Lookoutf orbr i ght c ol our f ulobj ec t st ha tdi s t r a c tav i ewer sey ea wa yf r om t hes ubj ec t .

Of t eni t ’ s s i mpl yama t t erofmov i nga r oundunt i ly oufindabet t era ngl e.

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I fy oua r enots hoot i ngi nRAW ma k et hes wi t c hnow!

Whens hoot i ngi nJ PEG, a l lt hec a mer ac hoi c esy ouma k epr i ort opr es s i ngt he s hut t erbut t ona r el oc k edi nt ot hefina li ma ge.

Tha ti sal otofpr es s ur ef or begi nner s !Wha ti fy ouc hoos et hewr ongwhi t eba l a nc ea ndt hec ol our sendup a l lwonk y ?Shoot i ngi nRAW ont heot herha nd, a l l owsy out oa dj us twhi t e ba l a nc e, pi c t ur es t y l es , expos ur ea nds ha r pnes s( a mongs tot her s )a tal a t ert i me i npos tedi t i ng.

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Don’ tbea f r a i dofma k i ngmi s t a k esa nddon’ tbedownony our s el fwheny ou do!Nopr of es s i ona lev erwok euponemor ni ngdec i di ngt obeaphot ogr a pher a ndi mmedi a t el ys t a r t edt a k i nggr ea tphot os .

Mor eQui ckTi ps Don’ tl i mi ty ourl ens esbygenr e Whenonet hi nk sofl a nds c a pephot ogr a phy , t heyof t eni ma gi neepi cl a nds c a pe s c enest a k enwi t hwi dea ngl el ens es .

Somet i mesi t ' sgoodt ot r yadi f f er ent per s pec t i v e.

Ont hi sev eni ngt hes uns etwa sac ompl et eďŹ z z er , s oIs wi t c hedt oa t el ephot ol ens( 300mm f oc a ll engt h)a ndpoi nt edt hec a mer at ot hedi s t a nt mount a i nsi ns t ea d!

I mi t a t i onwi l lhol dy ouba c k I t ’ snotha r dt ofindi ma gest ha ti ns pi r ey ou.

Al ly ouneeddoi ss ea r c hphot o ga l l er i esl i k eFl i c k ror500px.

Whi l ei t ’ sha r dnott obei nfluenc edbyt hewor kof ot her swheny oua r efir s ts t a r t i ngout , i fa l ly oudoi si mi t a t ea not herby r ev er s eengi neer i ngt hei rc a mer as et t i ngs , t hens oonerorl a t ery oua r egoi ngt o bec omebor edwi t hy ourownphot os .

Wehi ghl yr ec ommendt a k i ngt i met oma s t ery ourc a mer as t epbys t ep.

Onl y wheny ouha v ef ul lc ont r oloft het ec hni c a la s pec t sofpi c t ur et a k i ng, a r ey ou a bl et o‘ ma k e’ phot osr a t hert ha n‘ t a k e’ t hem.

Onc ey ouha v et het ec hni c a ls i des or t edout , y oua r et henf r eet opus hy our c r ea t i v i t yt owa r dsadi r ec t i ont ha ti sonl yl i mi t edbyy ourowni ma gi na t i on.

I fy ouev erbec omebor ed, s t a r tanewphot ogr a phypr oj ec t .

Forexa mpl e, f or c e y our s el ft os hootwi t ha50mm f oc a ll engt hf ora nent i r emont h, orus ea per t ur e f / 2.

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Ot her sma ypi c kt hei rf a v or i t ec ol ourt ophot ogr a phf orawhol eweek , or t r ys omet hi ngoutofy ourc omf or tz one.

Howof t endoy oufindy our s el fv i s i t i ng t hes a mel oc a t i onsa tt hes a met i meofda ya ndus i ngt hes a mec a mer as et t i ngs onl yt ot a k et hes a mephot ost ha ty oua l wa y sdo?

Exper i mentwi t hy ourDSLRc a mer a .

Pi c kones et t i nga ndwor koutf ul l ywha ti t doesbef or emov i ngont oa not her .

Don’ twor r ya boutt a k i ngper f ec ts hot s , c onc ent r a t ei ns t ea dont r uel yunder s t a ndi ngy ourc a mer a .

Remember phot ogr a phyi sami xbet weent het ec hni c a la ndt hec r ea t i v e.

Thet r uebea ut yofDSLRc a mer a s , i st ha tonc ey ouha v et het ec hni c a ls i dedown pa t , y oua r ef r eet obea sc r ea t i v ea sy ouwa nt .Buty ouwon’ ta c hi ev et hi si fa l l y ou’ r edoi ngi si mi t a t i nga not her ’ sc a mer as et t i ngsa nd/ors t y l e.

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AsAns elAda msonc e quot ed" At r uephot ogr a phneednotbeexpl a i ned, norc a ni tbec ont a i nedi n wor ds .

"It hi nki t ’ sf a i rt os a yt ha tBa s r i ’ sphot ogr a phss pea kf ort hems el v es .

Ti me a ndt i mea ga i n, hepr oduc ess omeoft hemos tbea ut i f ull a nds c a pei ma gesI ’ v e ev erha dt hepl ea s ur eofv i ewi ng, a ndi sa l wa y sa ni nc r edi bl ei ns pi r a t i onf or ot her s .

Wha tdoy ouenj oymos ta boutbei ngaphot ogr a pher ?

Ia bs ol ut el yl ov ena t ur ea ndenj oyt hebea ut i esoft hi swor l dwi t hmy c a mer ai nha nd.

Ther e’ snot hi ngl i k ebei ngouta l lni ghtorr i s i ngv er y ea r l yt os ea lt hemoment .

Ia l s oenj oys howi ngot her smyphot ogr a phy a nds eei ngt hei rr ea c t i onwhent heyv i ewbea ut i f ull a nds c a pesIa m f or t una t et oc a pt ur eher ei nFi nl a ndwher eIl i v e.

Howha sourphot ogr a phyc our s ehel pedy ou?

Ev er y t hi ngIl ea r neda boutphot ogr a phyi sf r om t hi sc our s e!Ia mf or ev ert ha nk f ul f ort hea dv i c ea ndt ea c hi ngst ha ty ougi v ei ny ourl es s ons .

Iha v el ea r nedal ota nd f ort ha tIa m gr a t ef ul , t ha nk y ou.

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Wha t ’ sy ourf a v or i t ephot ogr a pht ha ty ou’ v et a k ena ndwhy ?

I fIha dt opi c kj us tone, i twoul dha v ebeent a k enont heev eni ngIwent t ophot ogr a pht hes uns etov erLa k eLohj a nj ä r v i .

J us ta f t ers uns eta sI wa sr ea dyt ol ea v ef orhome, Inot i c edbea ut i f ulc ol or soft hes k y r eflec t i ngonanea r byboa t .

I ’ v ea l wa y sl i k edphot oswi t hboa t si nt he f or egr ound, a ndt hi spi c t ur es oonbec omemyf a v or i t e.

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

Fornow, phot ogr a phyi smyhobbya ndIenj oys hoot i ngwhenI ' mf r ee.

AsIt hi nka boutphot ogr a phyc ons t a nt l ya ndwoul dl i k et oha v eaj ob t ha tIr ea l l yl ov e, I ’ ma i mi ngt ooneda yha v ei ta smyf ul lt i mec a r eer .

I woul dl i k et ot r a v elt hewor l da ndphot ogr a pht hebea ut yoft hel a nd whi l s tmeet i ngot herphot ogr a pher swor l dwi de.

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Shoot i ngWi t hPur pose Whe nI fir s ts t a r t e dphot og r a phymyt r i g g e rha ppyfing e rwa ss hoo ng e v e r y t hi ngi ns i g ht !Myr e a conwoul dbe , ‘ Wowl ooka tt ha tbi r d. . . c l i c k c l i c kc l i c k ’ .

Al otha sc ha ng e ds i nc eI fir s ts t a r t e dout .

I ’ v el e a r ne dt ha t s hoo ngwi t hpur pos e , noma e rwha tg e nr ey oue nj oyphot og r a phi ng , g e t sf a rbe e rr e s ul t st ha nl e ngmyt r i c k e rha ppyfing e rs hootoff hundr e dsofr a ndoms hot sonea e ra not he r .

S hoo ngwi t hpur pos eme a nsy ouha v et a k e nt he met ot hi nka bout wha ti ti sy ouwa ntt hee ndv i e we rt os e ewhe nt he yl ooka tt hei ma g e .

Y ouri ma g e ss houl dha v ea ni mpa c ta ndt e l l as t or y , ot he r wi s et he ya r eno di ffe r e ntt ha na nyot he rpoi nta ndc l i c kphot oupl oa de di nt het hous a nds t os oc i a l me di ae v e r yda y .

Wi t houtpr ope rpl a nni nga nde x e c u on, t hepur pos ewi l l r e ma i nobl i v i ous .

S ur ea ny onenowa da y swi t haDS L Rc a ne ndupwi t hni c ei ma g e s , but wi t houtc ons i de r i nga l l a s pe c t soft hee x pos ur ea nda l l owi ngt hec a me r a t oma k ede c i s i onsf ory ou, y ou’ r enotr e a l l ys hoo ngwi t hi nt e nt , whi c h me a nsy ouwon’ tg e tt hos eWOW mome nt s .

S hoo ngwi t hpur pos eme a nsy out a k ei nt oc ons i de r a ona l l a s pe c t sof t hei ma g ey ou’ r ec r e a ng , s t a rngwi t ht hes ubj e c ta ndc ompos ion, t he l e nsy ouc hoos e , a l l t hewa yt ot hea pe r t ur e , I S Oa nds hu e rs pe e d.

Que sonsy ous houl dbea s k i ngy our s e l ft obe g i nwi t hi nc l ude : -Wha tl e nss houl dI us et os ui tt hec ompos ionI ha v ei nmi nd?

-DoI ne e daf a s tors l ows hu e rs pe e d?i . e . a mI phot og r a phi nga mov i ngs ubj e c tt ha tI wa ntt oc a pt ur ei ti nas pl i ts e c ond, ordoI wa ntt o s howmov e me nt ?

-DoI wa ntal a r g eors ma l l de pt hoffie l d?DoI wa nte v e r y t hi ngi ns ha r p f oc us , ordoI wa ntba c k g r oundbl ur ?

Be f or ea l l owi ngt hec a me r at os e tt hes hu e rs pe e d, a pe r t ur e , ora ny ot he rs e ng , r e g a r dl e s sofwha tmodey ou’ r ei n, fig ur eoutwha ti ti sy ou r e a l l ywa ntoutoft hi sc a pt ur e .

De c i deonwha tt hepur pos ei s , t he ndoubl ec he c kt ha tt hel e ns , c ompos iona ndc a me r as e ng swi l l a l l owy out oc a r r yt hr oug ht ha t i nt e nt .

I fi ti s n’ t , c ha ng et he m!

. . . s ho o t i ngwi t hpur po s ec o nt i nue d As ur es i gnofs omeonewhoha snots hotwi t hpur pos ei sc l ut t er !Yours ubj ec t s houl dbet hef oc usa ndc l ea r l yt heobj ec tofy oura f f ec t i on.

I ma gest a k enon i mpul s ewi t houtmuc ht houghta r eof t enc l ut t er ed.

Abus yi ma gedoes n’ tc onv ey ames s a gea ndus ua l l yi ndi c a t esaphot ogr a pher sl a c kofpl a nni ng.

I nt he c ompet i t i v ewor l dofphot ogr a phynowa da y s , i mpul s es hot sof t ent r a ns l a t est o l os sofa udi enc e.

Knowi ngt hel oc a t i oni sj us ta si mpor t a nta sk nowi ngt hes ubj ec t .

Forexa mpl e, I ’ v ek nownbi r dphot ogr a pher st ov i s i tal oc a t i ona tdi f f er entt i mesoft heda y , l ook i ngf ora r ea swi t hma xi mum a c t i v i t y .

Don’ tf or gety ourownba c k y a r dc a n of t enbeagr ea tl oc a t i onf ors hoot i ngwi t hpur pos e!Thi si swher eI ’ v ebeena bl e t os pendt i mes t udy i ngbi r dbeha v i oronada i l yba s i s .

Ik nowwha tflower st hey a r ea t t r a c t edt oa nda twha tt i mesoft heda y .

Bygr owi ngbi r da t t r a c t i ngpl a nt s i npot s , Ia ma bl et or ea r r a nget hem i nt hega r dent ot a k ea dv a nt a geoft hebes t pos s i bl eba c k gr ounds .

T hi nkt hr oug he a c hphot os hootmor ec a r e f ul l y , i ts howsi nt hee nd.

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FAQ QUE S T I ON1-Whya r emyi ma g e sne v e ra sg oodonmyc omput e rmoni t ora st he y l ookont hec a me r aL CDs c r e e n?

ANS WE R-Y ourc a me r a ’ sdi s pl a yi sl y i ngt oy ou!T hes o wa r eony ourDS L Rc a me r a wa st we a k e dt oma k ei ma g e sl ookt he i rbe s tons ma l l e rL CDs c r e e ns .

I twa sde v e l ope d t oma k ephot oss e e mbr i g ht e ra ndmor ev i br a ntt ha nt he ya c t ua l l ya r e , g i v i ngaf a l s e i mpr e s s i onofe x pos ur e .

Howe v e ry ouc a na dj us tt hebr i g ht ne s soft heL CDs c r e e nt o ma k ei te i t he rbr i g ht e rorda r k e rt oma t c ht ha tofy ourmoni t or .

T hea mounty ouc a n a dj us ti tde pe ndsont hemode l y ouha v e .

QUE S T I ON2-Whya r e n’ tbot he y e si nf oc uswhe nus i ngl owa pe r t ur ef / numbe r ss uc h a sf / 2.

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ANS WE R-Whe nphot og r a phi ngape r s onwi t ha na pe r t ur eoff / 2.

8ort he r e a bout sa nd al ong e rz ooml e ns , f ore x a mpl e70mmorl ong e r , i ti sbe s tt ok e e pbot he y e sont he s a mef oc a l pl a nei fy ouwa ntbot ht obei ns ha r pf oc us . i eha v et hepe r s onl ook i ng di r e c t l ya ty oua ndnota ta na ng l e , s obot he y e sa r et hes a medi s t a nc et oy oua st he phot og r a phe r .

T hea l t e r na v ei st oi nc r e a s et hef / numbe rhi g he rt os a yf / 5.

6orus ea wi de rf oc a l l e ng t h, f ore x a mpl e30mm.

QUE S T I ON3-Whydomyi ndoorphot osha v eay e l l owc ol ourc a s t ?

ANS WE R-T heAut oWhi t eBa l a nc es e ngony ourDS L Rs ome me sg e t si twr ong , e s pe c i a l l ywhe ni tc ome st oi nt e r i orl i g h ng .T hequi c k e s ts ol u oni st os wi t c ht ot he T ung s t e n( a l s oc a l l e dI nc a nde s c e nt )whi t eba l a nc eorF l uor e s c e nt , de pe ndi ngont he l i g h ng .

I fy ouha v eami xofl i g h ng , f ore x a mpl el i g hts t r e a mi ngi nt hr oug hawi ndow whi l ey ouha v ei ndoorl i g ht ss wi t c he dona swe l l , t he ny oune e dt os e tKe l v i na nd e x pe r i e ntwi t hdi ffe r e ntt e mpe r a t ur e st ofindt her i g htone .

Ora l t e r na v e l yy ouc a n us eag r e yorwhi t ec a r d.

Hol di tne a rt hes ubj e c t , t he nc a pt ur eaCus t omWhi t e Ba l a nc es e ngony ourc a me r a .

QUE S T I ON4-S houl dI ha v eonet r i podl e gf a c i ngt her e a rort wo?

F orl ong e r/he a v i e rl e ns e s , i t ’ sbe s tt oha v eonel e gouti nf r onta st he r e ’ l l bel e s s c ha nc eoft het r i podt oppl i ngov e r .

F orwi de rl e ns e si t ’ st heoppos i t et or e duc et he c ha nc eofat r i podf oote ndi ngupi nt hei ma g e .

QUE S T I ON5-Whydon’ tmys uns e tphot osl ookv e r yc ol our f ul ?

ANS WE R-T heAut oWhi t eBa l a nc es e ngony ourc a me r aa i mst opr oduc ene ut r a l r e s ul t s , whi c ho e nme a nsi tc a ndr a i na l l t heor a ng el i g htoutofs uns e t sa nds unr i s e s .

I r e c omme nds wi t c hi ngt oDa y l i g ht/S unl i g htwhi t eba l a nc ef orna t ur a l c ol our s , or Cl oudy/S ha det or e a l l ye mpha s i s eg ol de ns k i e s .

Di dyouknowouronl i nephot ogr aphycour s e nowcomeswi t hdownl oadabl echeats heet s ? " I fyouhaven' tt akenadvant ageofpr i nt i ngt hecheats heet s , Is t r ongl ys ugges tyout aket i met odos o.

Thes eal onear ewor t h t hepr i ceoft hecour s e. " ~JohnSmi t h( s t udent ) Checkoutouronl i nephot ogr aphycour s eoverat ht t p: / / www. s l r phot ogr aphygui de. com/ onl i necour s es . s ht ml