Archive for the 'Intermediate' Category

Camera Repair

Camera won’t work? Camera leaks light? Camera just messing up?
Don’t despair…. we have some tips and solutions that could save you tons of money in camera repair or replacement.
Read on and smile:
First, the most common problem:
The camera, or flash, simply won’t turn on. Are you certain the batteries are fresh? If so, don’t despair…. [...]

Flash Photography

Flash Photography …. when and how to use flash units.

Always remember: The power of a beam of light falls off fast!
Technically…. light falls of as the distance is squared.
This is an important consideration with smaller cameras that do not have automatic exposure control, like the two bottom cameras:

Smaller “point-and-shoot” cameras have flashes with non-automatic exposure [...]

Film Types

Film types and characteristics:
Let’s start with basic Black & White film …
Low speed film (100) will be pretty fine grained because the silver salts are smaller and packed closer together.

High speed film like (400) is much faster because (basically) the silver salts are larger, thus more sensitive to the light, but will tend to be [...]

More on Composition

A bit more on how we see ……

We tend to equate horizontal scenes with quiet and tranquility….
and vertical images suggest power and majesty.

We always … automatically look at people’s eyes first.

Or we will look to that part of the scene that stands out - contrasts - with the rest of the image.
So keep these factors [...]

Composition : The art of Composition and Photography

There are a few basic rules of composition that you need to be aware of and practice:

THE RULE OF THIRDS
Simply put … divide the view- finder into thirds, vertically and horizontially … the four intersecting points are where you want to place subject matter of interst. THE “S” CURVE …. will help you lead the [...]