by Katy Cameron | 23.03.2015 | Camera Challenge Posts, Camera Challenges 2015
Last month we enthusiastically embraced the first side of the Triangle Of Light, Aperture, and this month we’re going to move round to Shutter Speed. The main purpose of this month is to see the effect that different shutter speeds can have on different elements...
by Katy Cameron | 09.03.2015 | Camera Challenge Reviews, Camera Challenges 2015, Photography, Tutorials
This month’s challenge was to start understanding the ‘Triangle Of Light’, beginning with aperture. The main idea was to show what the effect is when your aperture is increased or decreased, particularly when close to the subject of the photo. This is the setup I...
by Katy Cameron | 06.03.2015 | Camera Challenge Reviews, Camera Challenges 2015, Photography, Tutorials
Now that we have moved away from full auto mode and the presets in our camera challenges, there are a few things that we need to consider apart from the aperture and shutter speed in order to ensure a good photo. The first thing you need to consider is the metering...
by Katy Cameron | 23.02.2015 | Camera Challenge Posts, Camera Challenges 2015
Well done everyone with the last challenge, this month we’re going to have some fun playing with aperture. Now you know those photos where there’s 1 thing in focus and everything else is a pleasing blur? (The Japanese call it bokeh, and apparently the arty farties...
by Katy Cameron | 09.02.2015 | Camera Challenge Reviews, Camera Challenges 2015, Photography, Tutorials
This month’s challenge covered using the pre-sets on your camera compared to full auto mode. The main point of this exercise was to start to try and understand the ‘Triangle Of Light’, which is used to describe the balance needed by the 3 main settings that you...
by Katy Cameron | 30.01.2015 | Camera Challenges 2015, Photography, Tutorials
One of the things that’s often missed in the ‘how tos’ of camera use is how to hold yourself and the camera, and also how to compose and take the shot, so I thought I’d do a wee bonus post for those of you doing the camera challenges. Holding Your Camera The first...