by Katy Cameron | 08.06.2015 | Camera Challenge Reviews, Camera Challenges 2015, Photography, Tutorials
So how did you all get on with the leap into Manual? Were you able to bring together the lessons of the year so far? Here are my examples from the challenge: Landscape: Actually this first photo from the National Gallery in London on a rainy February evening could...
by Katy Cameron | 11.05.2015 | Camera Challenge Reviews, Camera Challenges 2015, Photography, Tutorials
This month we finally reached the third side of the Triangle Of Light, ISO. Although not as exciting as the other two sides, as far as effects go, it’s very useful in allowing you to be able to capture images in lower light situations while still getting the aperture...
by Katy Cameron | 24.04.2015 | Camera Challenge Reviews, Camera Challenges 2015, Photography, Tutorials
Over the past decade digital cameras have come a long way in the quality arena. These days even your phone camera will boast more megapixels than the original digital cameras, but for all the millions of megapixels that the manufacturers can cram into the sensor now,...
by Katy Cameron | 06.04.2015 | Camera Challenge Reviews, Camera Challenges 2015, Photography, Tutorials
This month we’ve continued to explore the Triangle Of Light by looking at the effect of shutter speed either in freezing motion or blurring either the background or the subject. For the first two parts of the challenge, I used a competition at our local velodrome –...
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...