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Camera Challenge 3 – Triangle Of Light – Understanding Shutter Speed

Camera Challenge 3 – Triangle Of Light – Understanding Shutter Speed

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...
Camera Challenge 2 Review Triangle of Light – Understanding Aperture

Camera Challenge 2 Review Triangle of Light – Understanding Aperture

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...
White Balancing Your 50 Shades Of Grey – Camera Challenge Bonus Post

White Balancing Your 50 Shades Of Grey – Camera Challenge Bonus Post

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...
Camera Challenge 2 – The Triangle Of Light – Understanding Aperture

Camera Challenge 2 – The Triangle Of Light – Understanding Aperture

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...
Camera Challenge 1 Review – Using Pre-sets To Compare With Full Auto

Camera Challenge 1 Review – Using Pre-sets To Compare With Full Auto

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...
Good Camera Practices – Camera Challenge Bonus

Good Camera Practices – Camera Challenge Bonus

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...
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