ALSO CAMERA, LIGHTING AND MOTION CAPTURE POST
Some ideas for my venture into photography, not sure where or how to start. There is so much information available, so many fantastic photographers. Where do I start, the camera, the shot, technical information? The story is told through the camera which is used to manipulate the elements, how they appear, setting the mood and effects while letting the viewer know what they need to focus on and controlling how they might feel.
Maybe a theme: getting from A to B such as stuck in traffic, walking, driving, on a train, in transit, it is all so familiar. How do I choose? What do I choose? How do I make a photo, isolate something? What is the photo going to say? What do I want to say? How will the shot be composed? How will I frame it? What will be in the frame ? What is in focus? What is the exposure? Is it day or night? What is the depth of field? Will there be some motion blur? Maybe something abstract like I read in a magazine, hiding around corners, pressed against walls, peering down from bridges now this sounds interesting and exciting.
Go out and have a go.
My first experiments:
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COLLECTION of NOTES and LINKS
What do you love about photography?
What area of interest do you love to photograph?
What ideas do you have for more fun when taking photographs?
What event would you like to photograph?
What is it about photography that is important to you?
What qualities does photography bring out in you?
What does your photography say about you?
What do you want in the world that is significant in your photography?
What does when, why and how say about you and your photographs?
Photographers have this innate talent for bringing shadows to life and telling a whole story in a single frame.
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Understanding Focal Length – usually represented in millimeters (mm), is the basic description of a photographic lens. It is not a measurement of the actual length of a lens, but a calculation of an optical distance from the point where light rays converge to form a sharp image of an object to the digital sensor or 35mm film at the focal plane in the camera. The focal length of a lens is determined when the lens is focused at infinity.
The focal length tells us the angle of view—how much of the scene will be captured—and the magnification—how large individual elements will be. The longer the focal length, the narrower the angle of view and the higher the magnification. The shorter the focal length, the wider the angle of view and the lower the magnification.
The Focus Distance determines the area of the image that is in focus, areas in front or behind this area will be out of focus.
F Stop describes the relationship between the diameter of the aperture and the focal length of the lens. Essentially, it is the amount of blurriness seen in the rendered image. The lower the value; the blurrier the area will be beyond the focus distance. Changing the focal length of the lens will affect the amount of blur as well. If you are happy with ta camera’s DOF settings but then change the focal length or angle of view, you probably need to reset the F Stop setting. Typically, values range from 2.18 to 12.
If the camera shutter is open when there is movement then the movement shows up as a blur.
Things to consider:
- angle of view, how much of the scene will be captured
- magnification, how large individual elements in the image will be
- narrow angle of view has higher magnification
- wide angle of view and lower magnification
- wider angle of view stretches the edges of the frame
- compression, appearance of objets being closer to each other than they actually are
CREATIVE TECHNIQUES by Shane Rozario of We Are Observers
Backlight and reflective surfaces
Understanding the character of light and using it to develop your style. If you keep track of certain photographers work you will see a pattern in their approach which forms their style. Personally I love backlight and one of the beautiful characteristics of glass is the way it holds tone as it reflects light.
What to do next
Find a glass building (plenty of them in the city) use the light source (in this case – the sun) and put your point of interest (the building) between you and the light source. Take your first shot to see what the exposure looks like then experiment with over exposing or underexposing. Its that simple.
Creative outcome:
In the example below of the Iconic Opera House, you can see how Ive applied Realistic/Artistic/Abstract to create 3 very different pictures of the Opera House. This is useful technique for all photographers but especially useful for Travel Photography. This creative mindset prevents you from becoming bored with your photography.
How Focal Length Affects Your Background: Take and Make Great Photography with Gavin Hoey
Highlighting Women in Photojournalism
Australian Photography Awards is on the hunt for Australia’s most original, honest and thought provoking photography. Our 2019 categories offer Portrait, Landscape, Aerial, Documentary, Travel / Street, Wildlife, Mobile, Film / Analogue, Open / Illustrative, Student & Junior as well as a Peoples Choice. We have a huge prize pool of cash & Fujifilm camera equipment to be won. Entries open from June 1st 2019 – 2nd September 2019
LENS CULTURE
- Plain Ordinary Working People
- Lay Her Down Upon Her Back
- Landfall
- The Sapeurs of Brazzaville
- Grandma Divers
- The art of visual storytelling – in pictures
- Arabian Transfer: Iconic Architecture and Everyday Street Life
- Images in Transition: Wirephoto 1938-1945
- Experimenting with Tradition: Publishing Insights From TBW Books
- How to Approach a Gallery: Advice from the Director of Von Lintel
- Blessed Be the Fruit
- Earshot
- Worry for the Fruit the Birds
- The Power of Collections: Learning From San Francisco’s
- Jugaad: Of Intimacy and Love
- Hues
- Call Me Heena: Hijra, The Third Gender
- What Makes A House A Home?
- Another Way of Looking At Love
- An Elegy for the Death of Hamun
- A Ballad Through Time
- The Hotel
- Progress?
- The Faithful
- Just Like You, But Different
- The Only Thing You Can’t Get Is Red Ink
- In My Mind There is Never Silence
- American Boys
- My Travels Through the World on My Copy Machine
- Oyster
- Home Sweet Home
- Some Birds Are Not Meant To Be Caged
- Maternal Sheet
- Street Photography Guide
- Combing for Ice and Jade
- I Need You More Than You Need Me
- X-Ray Vision vs. Invisibility
- How To Get The Most Out Of Photography Competitions Guide
- Vanessa Winship: Photographing Sète
- The Americans
- Persistence Pays Off: Tips and Tricks for Applying to Awards & Portfolio Reviews
- Down by the Hudson
- n e w f l e s h
- The Suicide Boom in Japan
- Into the Void
- Exclusion Zone
- Black Queer Diaspora in the Netherlands
- Valparaiso
- The Abstract Underpinnings of Black and White: A Conversation with Barbara Tannenbaum
- The Path of an Honest Man
- Town Boy
- Look Twice, then Again and Again
- Our Songs from the Forest
- Midlife
- Except the Clouds
- Novogen
- How To Get The Most Out Of Photography Competitions Guide
- Here Among the Flowers
- Positive Disintegration
- Infinite Tenderness
- The Lingering Urge: A Review of “Independent Mysteries” by Michael Magers
- Bluid and Sweat
- Known by Sight (Only)
- Stille Berge
- From queer homes to strip-hop: next-gen photography stars
- There is No Ark
- Necessary Words: “Conversations on Conflict Photography”
- On the Speed of the Real
- The Editorial Portrait
- The Wide Truth
- The Illusions of the Photographer
- Portraits and Windows
- Units
- Urban Street Portraits
Original glass-plate negatives from the New South Wales Police Forensic Photography Archive arranged on a lightbox. Photo © Jamie North for Sydney Living Museums
CAPTURED ON GLASS
It’s almost 100 years since New South Wales police used glass-plate negatives to photograph suspects in custody. These negatives are a direct link to that moment in time, and provide evidence about photographic technology and methods in the 1920s.
“How To Take High-Quality iPhone Photos So You Can Finally Leave Your Big Camera At Home”
If you’d like to take better photos with your iPhone than most people can take with a DSLR, this might be the most important page you’re going to read in a long time… That’s because I’m going to share a story about how I went from taking boring iPhone photos to creating incredible photos that most people don’t even believe were taken with the iPhone… And you’re going to discover how you can do the same with your own iPhone photos! From: Emil Pakarklis
6 Portrait Lighting Patterns Every Photographer Should Know
In classical portraiture there are several things you need to control and think about to make a flattering portrait of your subjects, including: lighting ratio, lighting pattern, facial view, and angle of view. I suggest you get to know these basics inside out, and as with most things, then you can break the rules. But if you can nail this one thing you’ll be well on your way to great people photos. In this article we’re going to look at lighting pattern: what is it, why it’s important, and how to use it. Perhaps in another future article, if you enjoy this one, I’ll talk about the other aspects of good portraiture.
CHECK YOUR SELFIE BEFORE YOU WRECK YOUR SELFIE
So how can you look after yourself when taking a selfie? Here’s how to #checkyoselfie to stay safe on your photo shoot and go about it in an eco-friendly way so that you can be proud of your snaps.
Thoughts on Sharing Vacation Photos
Along with navigation (see “Real-World Observations about Mapping Apps,” 19 August 2019), one of the top vacation uses of an iPhone is for taking photos—as the saying goes, the best camera is the one in your pocket. In a typical week, I might take a couple of photos, but over the two weeks while Tonya and I were traveling in Switzerland, I snapped over 1000. Switzerland is unreasonably scenic, so it was nearly impossible to resist yet another postcard-perfect shot of a gorgeous Alpine valley. Despite that compulsion, now and then I’d try to take a step back and think about why I was taking a photo
Photos have the incredible ability to transport you to a place, tell a story and provide inspiration, simply by capturing one moment in time. We have been travelling the world for over seven years together, and our passion for travel photography has continued to blossom. These days we work as professional travel photographers and travel writers, exploring the world and creating stories as we go. Everyday brings a new experience and a chance to learn, and we love being able to bring our travels to life through images.
The Lady in Green – Visions of the Arctic Night
Capture the inner beauty of your furry friends
A portrait isn’t simply a visual depiction of a subject– great portraits go beyond the skin for a closer look, revealing something meaningful about their inner nature. And who is more deserving of a closer look than vulnerable animals in need of loving and supportive families? The Adobe Pawtrait Project is partnering with Sydney Dogs and Cats Home and portrait photographer, James Dore, to expose the inner beauty of some of their most overlooked lodgers, with the help of the immensely talented creatives like you!
16 Years of War in Afghanistan, in Pictures AUG. 22, 2017
KABUL, Afghanistan — Soon after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the United States military’s attention turned to Afghanistan, where Al Qaeda’s leaders were based. The world awaited an invasion that many knew was sure to come.
HEAD ON Photo Festival Tips
Three tips to prepare your submission:
1. Get to know the festival and what we want
Read about the festival first! Find out what we’re about and how the festival runs. We use a blind selection process and are generally looking for well-executed work with a unique voice in any genre of photography.
2. Let your work do the talking
During the selection process, we look at three things; your images, the exhibition description and how they work together as a cohesive body of work on a single theme.
Note: group shows and retrospectives do not need to have an overarching theme.
We understand that words may not come to you naturally, but it is important that you can provide us with the context required to grasp your work. The description and imagery must reflect each other, i.e. do your images communicate what you are saying in words?
Spend a bit of extra time fine-tuning your exhibition description. Keep it clear and concise, do not describe what is already in the pictures and avoid too much ‘art-speak’.
3. Are you the best curator for your own work?
Your photographs are the most important part of your submission. Your work may highlight a very important social cause but if your images or selection of images are not up to snuff you won’t get in.
When you are choosing what work to submit run the images past people who approach photomedia with different perspectives – is the theme interesting? Do the images and words work together?
Head On to the Art Gallery of Hyderabad
This year we presented the wonderful work by finalists of the Head On Portrait Prize AND the Head On Landscape Prize at State Art Gallery of Hyderabad as part of the Indian Photogrpahy Festival.
Top 10 Tips for Portrait Photography by Sharon Hickey June 2018
The Key to Portrait Photography is… to Test and Experiment. Over the years working as a professional photographer focused on people, I have learned that each time I take a photograph I learn something new and so can you! Each photograph gives me feedback and I am able to problem solve for a particular variable so as to refine the final outcome. So next time you set up for a portrait photography session be prepared to Test and Experiment so as to capture what you have in mind!
Description: Depth of Field Calculator & Circle of Confusion Generator Great creative/informative tool for Cinematographers, Videographers, Photographers and the Enthusiast.
TED’S PHOTOGRAPHICS: Photographers Through Time
24 HOUR PROJECT Documenting Humanity to make a Difference, photographers share the human condition of their own city in one single day.
PHOTO SHARING
About Tech
AINT – BAD An Independent Publisher of New Photographic Art
The Aperture Club Sharon and her team of professional photographers are passionate about meeting people, travelling and of course photography. The Aperture Club runs photography workshops and tours that allow you to develop your creativity, with like-minded people. Our workshop are run around Chippendale, Newtown, Circular Quay and other well kept secret locations around Sydney.
BERKELEY ADVANCED MEDIA INSTITUTE
Blue Hour Site: how to take blue hour photos
COLLEGE PHOTOGRAPHER of the YEAR CPOY’s greatest value is educational: it encourages photographers to sort through and evaluate their own work and assemble the best of it to show, both to peers and to the working professionals who donate their time to judge the contest.
COMPOSITION: THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF PHOTOGRAPHY words and photos by Julian Thomas
TOP PHOTOGRAPHY TALENTS FROM JAPAN’S CULTURAL CAPITAL
Adobe recently discovered three Tokyo=based artists who create unique and inspiring work with Adobe Creative cloud photography tools.
GUIDE (Simplified): RAW on 5D mark III with Magic Lantern (Updated May 12th ’15)
The developers working on the Magic Lantern hack for the Canon 5D mark III have enabled continuous 14bit RAW recording last year. We tested it and it works great. The resulting images are totally breathtaking for a DSLR. The installation procedure has now been strongly simplified.
The EOSHD 5D Mark III Raw Shooter’s Guide
Written entirely by Andrew Reid as if one-to-one consultation – absolutely no guest or ghost writing – the EOSHD 5D Mark III Raw Shooter’s Guide is an indispensable book for filmmakers. In the book I guide you through the emerging world of raw video on the 5D Mark III.
Hands on with the Hydrogen One – RED’s gamble for mobile filmmakers
I remember playing with a couple of the RED One cameras and dealing with the myriads of issues when that camera was still in its infancy. I also remember only having marginal success with sorting through such issues. Despite those challenges, it was obvious the camera represented a real game-changer for the industry. It’s part of that reason that when Jim Jannard announced that RED would be putting some of their latest camera tech into a smartphone to create a more mobile acquisition and delivery system, I was interested. I certainly wasn’t the only person that was anxious to learn more about the RED Hydrogen One (RH1) as soon as more details about it started to emerge.
WITLYNX Wireless Bluetooth Camera Shutter Remote Control for Smartphones
Compatible with All iOS and Android Devices with Bluetooth/Including Wrist Strap. Perfect for taking selfies and steady tripod shots. COMPATIBLE WITH ANDROID 4.2.2 OS AND UP / APPLE IOS 6.0 AND UP: Option to use in-built app or Google Camera 360 app and a wide range of devices Including iPhone X, 8, 8 Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 6, 6 Plus, 5, 5S, 5C, 4, 4S; iPad 2, 3, 4, Mini, Mini 2, Air; Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, S6, S6 Edge, S5, S4, S4 Mini, S5, S5 Mini, Note 2, Note 3 Note 5; and other devices from $4.99
Apexel 5 in 1 HD Camera Lens Kit
198°Fisheye Lens/0.63x Wide Angle/15x Macro Lens/2X Telephoto Lens/CPL Lens for iPhone 6/6s Plus SE Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge S6/S6 Edge and most Smartphone
3D LENS FOR DSLR CAMERA and SMARTPHONES
The Kúla Deeper stereo lens is attached to a camera lens thread for high quality stereoscopic 3D photography.
- Use existing lens features like VR, autofocus and metering.
- View images in 3D on the camera display using the included stereo viewer
- Generate any 3D format using the accompanying image processing software Kúlacode
- Compatible with Nikon, Canon, Sony, Sigma and the rest of the gang.
Kúla Bebe 3D lens is attached to any smartphone with a simple clip. It comes with a paper stereoviewer for smartphones, the CinemaBox for viewing the 3D content right away. To make sure you have the fun you deserve, Kúla Bebe also comes with old school red/cyan anaglyph glasses. Kúla Bebe is in production and the limited first batch will be delivered autumn 2017.
What mm lens was used in this shot? Directed by Sergio Leone.
Chris Bray Photography http://chrisbrayphotography.com
- We seek out the world’s most extraordinary wildlife, landscape and cultural experiences bring small groups there in comfort, providing unique access away from the crowds with exclusive charter of ships, aircraft, vehicles and remote lodges for not only the most incredible, unhurried photography opportunities on Earth, but also an amazing holiday.
- Free Course Videos Complete course by award-winning Australian Geographic photographer Chris Bray. Ten easy-to-understand episodes with plenty of examples from basic setup and composition, to aperture, shutter speed, exposure, ISO, lighting, lenses, histograms, white balance and more!
- Shutter speed explained
- Free Portrait Lighting Guide
- Night photography settings your camera wants you to use
- Night Photography Tips: 9 essential steps for beginners
- RAW Versus JPG – Why You Might Want to Shoot in RAW Format
- Digital Camera Modes
- What is ISO?
- Introduction to Aperture in Digital Photography
- Introduction to Shutter Speed in Digital Photography
- 6 Ways to Use Shutter Speed Creatively
- How to Shoot Light Trails
- 5 Photo Essay Tips A Post By: Christina N Dickson
- 13 Places Take Beautiful Motion Blur Shots
- New photographer’s guide to the blue hour
Digital Photo Secrets: photos too blue, white balance might be to blame
Exposure Guide: Photography Blog with Photography News, Tips & Tutorials
THE FOX DARKROOM & Gallery is a Melbourne darkroom for hire and exhibition space. It promotes and celebrates photography through hands-on workshops and by exhibiting work from emerging and established artists.
HOW TO USE DIGITAL ART TO ENHANCE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY – If I had to describe briefly my passion for photography, I’d discard the word passion because what I really feel about this art, is admiration. The condition that makes photography so unique is its ability to communicate. I am not talking about communicating facts, events, any of that; the kind of communication I’ve discovered seven years ago was the message of emotion, sensation and feeling.
Safabakhsh began photographing six years ago, coming to it “accidentally,” he says. While studying graphic design in university, he started playing around with a phone camera and sharing the results on Facebook. He submitted images to a Facebook page on minimalism, and one of them was featured. Another Facebook photography page selected one of his images as a pick of the week, and he decided to pursue photography more seriously.
How to Turn your iPhone into a Professional Video Camera in One Easy Step Whoever said, “the best camera is the one you have with you” must have been talking about smart phones.
Chris Burkard’s landscape photography tutorials
“It’s not about subject matter – it’s about how you saw it and how you felt it.”
Taking Photos for Social Media? Try These 4 Tips
On social media, a picture is worth a thousand clicks. And images get more than double the engagement on Facebook compared to text, according to Hubspot. The 2018 Social Media Marketing Industry report stated that 80 percent of marketers use visuals in their social media posts. With photocentric platforms like Pinterest and Instagram amassing 250 million and 1 billion users, respectively, you’re missing a valuable opportunity to connect with potential customers if you don’t up your photography game.
A 5-point checklist for capturing the best landscape image possible
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10 quick landscape photography tips
Landscape Photography Tips: National Geographic
THE BEST LENS to USE is the ONE THAT is WITH YOU
Ian Wright Travel Photography: Design Elements
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Photo.net: a site for photographers by photographers
STUDIO: SYDNEY PROP SPECIALISTS 8 photographic studios available for hire in Sydney
LENS CULTURE
- Redefining Street Photography with Alex and Rebecca Norris Webb
- The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand
- Chosen [Not] To Be
What are some rare historical photos you wouldn’t believe exist?
Gigantes
5 QUESTIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN PHOTOGRAPHER BRIAN SOKOL
Brian Sokol is a conceptual artist, photographer and author, dedicated to documenting human rights issues and humanitarian crises worldwide. Brian was recently in Sydney and we had the opportunity to talk with him about his extraordinary work and the stories behind some of his images, as well gain some insights into the complexities of working for different organisations.
Big Sky: Portraits from the Outback
For Birds’ Sake
The 30 Most Amazing Photos Of Frozen Things You’ll Ever See If you live somewhere that gets really cold you know how far beneath your warmest jacket and scarf the chill factor can creep. When Mother Nature unleashes a cold front, she often freezes everything in her path, creating the most incredible scenes. As the coldest months of the year rapidly approach, here are some of the best photos of frozen things to get you in the mood for snow boots and shovels!
Snow Melts And Flash-Freezes Into Icy Downhill River
Mountain Thaw Creates A River Of Ice This is what Narnia looked like before the return of Aslan. The original site is in Russian but if Google translate is at least partially right, this was a winter snow that started to melt and then flash froze into these surreal shapes.
Every Moon Photo Shot by Apollo Astronauts is Now on Flickr. Want to browse the entire collection of photos captured on the moon by Apollo astronauts with their chest-mounted Hasselblad cameras? You can now do so right on Flickr. The Project Apollo Archive has uploaded over 8,400 high-resolution scans of photos shot by Apollo astronauts during trips to the moon. The images are unprocessed versions of original NASA scans. It’s a huge treasure trove of photos that includes both iconic images and blurry outtakes, all grouped into the film magazines they were exposed in.
In the Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts in Hobart – Morton Allport, possibly environmental photography in Australia. Allport’s ‘Excursion to Lake St Clair February 1863 album’, a phonebook with text and images. https://stors.tas.gov.au/AUTA001126254101
INFRARED CINEMATOGRAPHY
‘BRINDABELLAS | edge of light’ features the sky and landscapes of the Canberra region of Australia – in particular the Brindabella Ranges – captured in monochromatic (near) infrared. This feature-length film (140+ minutes in total) focuses on the interplay of mountain light, air and water as these elements are transformed across the seasons – from clouds to mist, rain and snow – then frost and ice – and onto creeks and rivers. It explores both the wider montane vistas of the Brindabellas and the more intimate details of the natural flows that are created by these mountains and, in turn, shape the very landscapes they arise from.
40 Incredible Examples Of Infrared Photography Because everyday objects reflect infrared in proportions that differ sharply from that of visible light, the tonal relationships are wildly unexpected. Such near-infrared techniques used in photography give subjects an exotic, antique look. Green vegetation becomes white, whereas human skin becomes pale and ghostly. The resulting images look alien.
Exploring Infrared Cinematography opens up a whole new spectrum of light not visible to the unaided eye. This has the potential to give otherwise ordinary scenes a surreal and dream-like appearance. In this article, we explore several of the unique applications and technical hurdles.
How to Interpret Common False Color Images Though there are many possible combinations of wavelength bands, the Earth Observatory typically selects one of four combinations based on the event or feature we want to illustrate. For instance, floods are best viewed in shortwave infrared, near infrared, and green light because muddy water blends with brown land in a natural color image. Shortwave infrared light highlights the difference between clouds, ice, and snow, all of which are white in visible light.
MARK ROGERS ON HIS APPROACH TO PORTRAITURE
Mark Rogers is known for his innate ability to distil the essence of a story or character into a singular image. His portraits are defined by an ease and directness that balance intimacy with presence and feeling. It is this approach that has secured him over the past two decades work with prominent clients and a regular spot as a finalist in The Head On Portrait Prize, National Portrait Prize, Moran Photographic Prize and Olive Cotton Award.
Mark recently took some time off the set of the upcoming movie ‘Peter Rabbit’ where he is working as the stills photographer to talk about his approach to portraiture and what it is like working on set.
“The personality, the presence and the approach of the photographer are somehow written in the portrait. For me, it’s a process of manufacturing spontaneity. With people, particularly celebrities, who have been photographed a lot, there is always a tension between them performing a portrait and finding an intimacy together where this mask may drop.”
Mark is always thoroughly prepared before his subject arrives so he is ready and relaxed when he takes the first picture. “Setting the lighting with an assistant sitting in, preparing the backdrop and props, using music for the right atmosphere – whether calm or energetic, so that I am happy with the image and can then concentrate on breathing the life of the subject into it. Then it [the process] can become a direct relationship with my subject, where we are both relaxed and spontaneity can occur.”
Being prepared is equally important on set where ‘action’ is repeated over multiple takes and the actors are different each time. “Magic only ever occurs fleetingly. Often the best portraits of actors are between scenes when they bring the character and performance we need for a powerful shot.”
You can keep up to date with Mark on
Facebook: /markrogersphotographer
Insta: @markrogers_photo
Web: markrogers.com.au
Jarrad Seng is a creative based in Western Australia who now travels around the world with musicians and taking pictures. He has worked with UK bands and artists such as Passenger and Ed Sheeran and his client list includes Converse, Qantas and many tourism agencies around the world. Jarrad is not your traditional landscape photographer and it is his unique approach that has won him an online fanbase of over 300,000 people.
We asked Jarrad to share some words of wisdom with us on how he approaches photography, not the technical stuff but more on his attitude to photography. This is what he had to say.
“I’ll preface these words by conceding that I don’t consider myself a landscape photographer, at least not in the traditional sense. In fact, you’ll be hard pressed to find many images of mine which don’t feature some sort of human element or other subject of interest. That said, I think all photography techniques and attitudes can (and should be) be applied across all genres.”
Ask yourself, what makes this photo interesting?
“Sounds obvious, but I sometimes question whether many photographers ask themselves this question while they’re shooting. Often we can get into a routine when we’re working on autopilot, and not really thinking critically about the image we’re creating. What’s the point of interest? What is unique about this photo? Should I add a human element to add scale or personality to the photograph? Should I play with unconventional angles or shutter speeds to challenge the traditional view of the scene? Let’s be honest, landscape photography can be amongst the boring images cluttering social media – don’t add to the noise!”
“Short and sweet. Straighten those horizons. Wonky lines are the first thing I’ll notice about a photograph, and it’ll taint the whole image. So unless you have a deliberate reason for not doing so… get those horizons level!”
“It’s cliche, but it’s true. If the image you’re capturing seems like a piece of cake, it probably means that thousands of other photographers have stood in the same spot and taken the same shot too. I mean, anyone can walk a few metres from the carpark to a viewing point, or follow a herd of tourists to the ‘classic’ spot. But how many are willing to hike up a mountain to gain a fresh angle? Or drive into the wilderness at midnight for the clearest night skies? Or hang out of an open plane window? The greater the risk and the greater the effort, the greater the reward. Of course, you also run the chance of not getting a shot at all, if you don’t play it safe. But that’s all part of the fun, isn’t it?
Facebook: /jarradsengphotography
Insta: @jarradseng
Web: www.jarradseng.com
Facebook: /markus.andersen.3705
Insta: @markusxandersen
Web: markusandersen.com
The Secret To Understanding F-Stops For Creative Photography
500px Basic Portrait Lighting Tutorial
Exclusive to Nikon cameras, the NEF is Nikon’s RAW file format. RAW image files, sometimes referred to as digital negatives, contain all the image information captured by the camera’s sensor, along with the image’s metadata (the camera’s identification and its settings, the lens used and other information). The NEF file is written to the memory card in either an uncompressed or “lossless” compressed form.
The primary benefit of writing images to the memory card in NEF format rather than TIFF or JPEG is that no in-camera processing for white balance, hue, tone and sharpening are applied to the NEF file; rather, those values are retained as instruction sets included in the file. You can change the instruction set as many times as you like without ever disturbing the original image’s RAW data. Another benefit of the NEF file is that depending on the camera, it retains 12-bit or 14-bit data, resulting in an image with a far greater tonal range than an eight-bit JPEG or TIFF file.
After-capture processing of the NEF file by Nikon’s Capture NX2 software, or other imaging programs, offers greater control over the final image than the processing of a JPEG or a TIFF. After processing, the NEF file can be saved as a TIFF, JPEG or again as a NEF with the addition of any applied Capture NX2 processing saved inside the file as a second or alternate instruction set. As long as the original NEF file is preserved, the “digital negative” remains untouched; processing a NEF file does not alter the original instruction set.
What are the differences between: RAW, NEF, Compressed-NEF, TIFF, and JPG file formats?
Nikon calls images saved in the RAW format “NEF” files. Nikon RAW NEF files can be edited in Nikon View Editor, PictureProject, Nikon Capture Editor and Nikon Adobe Photoshop plug-in.
This unique format consists of the RAW data of an image, along with an instruction set that provides extensive image editing capability not available with other file formats. With a NEF file, the original RAW data of an image is never changed. All corrections and adjustments that you make are preserved in the file’s instruction set. You can change the instruction set as many times as you like without ever disturbing the original image’s RAW data. Using the software listed above you can change the shooting White Balance, adjust Exposure Compensation as well as basic color, sharpening and levels controls.
Current Nikon DSLR cameras, including the D3-series, D2-series, D700, D300(S), D200, D100, D7000, D5000, D3100, D3000, D90, D80, D70s, D70, D60, D50, D40X, D40, all support the NEF RAW file format. All future Nikon Digital SLR cameras will support the NEF RAW file, and some Coolpix cameras will as well.
Many users think of their NEF files as their original digital “negative” which they then make changes to and save the changed files as TIFF (or JPEG) for printing.
NIKON D610
Ten Tips and Tricks for the Nikon D610/D600
AWARDS & COMPETITIONS
HEAD ON for Portrait, Landscape, Mobile and Student photography.
LENS CULTURE EXPOSURE AWARDS The LensCulture Exposure Awards 2017 aim to discover and showcase the world’s best contemporary photographers — including all genres of photography, and from diverse cultures on every continent. Now in its 8th year, the competition will help photographers of all levels gain global recognition and move forward creatively and professionally. Our international jury will select six top winners as well as eight jurors’ picks, 25 finalists and five student spotlights.
DIGITAL PORTRAITURE AWARD = National Portrait Gallery The winner receives $10,000 and a residency at The Edge, the State Library of Queensland’s digital culture centre for experimentation in science, art, technology and enterprise. Finalists’ work will be exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery and online.
PICTURES of the YEAR INTERNATIONAL POYi began as a photographic contest in the spring of 1944 in Columbia, Missouri, when the Missouri School of Journalism sponsored its “First Annual Fifty-Print Exhibition” contest. Its stated purpose was, “to pay tribute to those press photographers and newspapers which, despite tremendous war-time difficulties, are doing a splendid job; to provide an opportunity for photographers of the nation to meet in open competition; and to compile and preserve…a collection of the best in current, home-front press pictures.”
WORLD PRESS PHOTO CONTEST “We exist to inspire understanding of the world through quality photojournalism.”
World Press Photo is an independent, non-profit organisation committed to supporting and advancing photojournalism and documentary photography worldwide. Among their many activities, World Press Photo organises an annual exhibition featuring the award-winning photographs from the prestigious World Press Photo Contest for press photography. The 2016 contest had 80,408 images submitted by 5034 press photographers, photojournalists and documentary photographers from 126 countries.
CAMERA CLUBS
RYDE EASTWARD LEAGUES CAMERA CLUB
OBSERVERS, We Are Observers. We believe the best way to learn photography is to do photography. The purpose of our Adventure-Workshops is to take you out and get you shooting. Our aim is to improve your observation and help you shoot with a creative mind. We understand the process of creativity and love to share our knowledge and experience. We are passionate about people and we believe the camera is a great tool for adventure. Shane Rozario and The WAO team. “share the photographers mindset”
OBSERVERS free events coming up WE ARE OBSERVERS run three types of free events, weekly Summer Socials, exploration around Sydney’s Foreshore, monthly See.Saw talk, an open discussion with inspiring photographers talking about their work, and special Access All Areas events.
Patrick Witty
Long, B., 2015. Complete digital photography, 8th ed. ed. Cengage Learning PTR, Boston, Mass.
SOME PHOTOGRAPHERS
Mircea Albutiu http://www.mirceaalbutiu.com
Louise Allerton http://www.louiseallerton.com
Jennifer Allison https://jenniferallisonphotography.com/about-me/
Michael Amendola http://www.michaelamendolia.com
Emanuele Amighetti http://www.emanueleamighetti.com
Tony Amos http://www.tonyamos.com
Jim Anderson http://www.jimanderson.com.au
Mossi Armon http://lensmagazine.net/mossi-armon/
Among Atem http://www.atongatem.com
Elizabeth Avedon http://elizabethavedon.blogspot.com.au
Stacey Baker https://www.photoawards.com/stacey-baker-2/
Roger Ballen https://www.rogerballen.com
Pablo Bartholomew http://www.bartholomew.tv
Nicola Bernardi http://www.nicolabernardi.com
Ben Bohane http://www.wakaphotos.com/ben-bohane/
Nancy Borowick http://www.nancyborowick.com/cancer-family/the-family-imprint/
Chris Bray http://chrisbrayphotography.com
Jan Breckwoldt https://500px.com/janbreckwoldt
Alicia Brodowicz http://alicjabrodowicz.com
Sally Brownhill http://sallybrownbill.com
Paula Broom https://www.instagram.com/paulabroom/
Françoise Callier http://invisiblephotographer.asia/tag/francoise-callier/
Brett Canet-Gibson https://www.lensculture.com/brett-canet-gibson
Peter Carroll https://www.petercarrollphoto.com/about/index
Aletheia Casey http://www.aletheiacasey.com
Brian Cassey http://www.briancasseyphotographer.com
Oscar Castillo http://www.eltestigo.net
Robert Catto https://www.robertcatto.com
Alejandro Cegarra http://www.alecegarra.com
Giles Clarke http://www.gilesnclarke.com
Michael Robinson Chávez http://photowings.org/michael-robinson-chavez-biography/
Julie Coddington http://www.juliacoddington.com
Michael Coyne http://www.michaelcoyne.com.au
Virginia Cummins http://www.virginiacummins.com
Sean Davey http://www.seandavey.com.au
James Whitlow Delano http://www.jameswhitlowdelano.com
Peter De Vries http://www.pieterdevries.com.au
César Dezfuli http://www.cesardezfuli.com/about
Erika Diettes. http://www.erikadiettes.com
Douwe Dijkstra https://www.instagram.com/monochromevisions/?hl=en
Bill Dimas http://tristanstefanedouard.com.au/tag/bill-dimas/
John Dobson http://www.johndobson.com.au
Ken Duncan https://kenduncan.com
Julia Durkin http://www.loeildelaphotographie.com/en/2014/05/30/article/25003/auckland-festival-of-photography-interview-with-director-julia-durkin/
Natan Dvir http://natandvir.com
Sarah-Jane Edis http://www.sarah-janeedis.com
Sandy Edwards http://www.australianphotographers.org/artists/sandy-edwards
Graham Elliott http://www.elliott-graham.com
Mark Evens http://www.markevansphotography.com
Samantha Everton http://samanthaeverton.com
Adam Ferguson http://www.adamfergusonphoto.com
Fabiola Ferrero http://www.fabiolaferrero.com
Elizabeth Fortescue http://www.artwriter.com.au/about/
Alasdair Foster http://flakphoto.com/profile/alasdair-foster
Murray Fredericks http://www.murrayfredericks.com.au
Johanna-Maria Fritz http://www.johannamariafritz.de/About
Milton Gan http://miltongan.com
Christopher Getts https://www.photographers.com.au/httpwwwfacebookcomcgettsphotography
Alessia Glaviano https://www.lensculture.com/alessia-glaviano
Steven Godbee https://www.thecultureconcept.com/tag/steven-godbee-publicity-and-photography
Stephen Godfrey https://sjgodfrey.com
Craig Golding http://www.craiggoldingphotos.com/index
Renzo Grande http://www.renzogrande.com
Miriam Grigalashvili
Natela Grigalashvili https://www.lensculture.com/natela-grigalashvili
Hugh Hamilton http://www.hughhamiltonphotography.com
David Handley http://www.lebook.com/davidhandley
Simon Harsent http://www.simonharsent.com
Ron Haviv http://www.ronhaviv.com
Gary Heery http://www.garyheery.com/profile/
Andrea Hernandez http://andreahernandezzz.weebly.com
Meg Hewitt https://meg-hewitt.com/bio/
Sophia Howarth http://www.sophiehowarthphotography.com
Richard I’Anson https://richardianson.com
Nadia Janis https://www.instagram.com/nadiajanisz/
Kent Johnson http://www.kentjohnsonphotography.com.au/#sthash.3rXwG0iU.dpbs
Quentin Jones http://www.jonesphoto.com.au/biocontact.html
Alex Kess https://www.alexkess.com
Ken Kobre http://kobreguide.com
Katrin Koenning http://www.katrinkoenning.com
De Koila Freelance Photographer, Lecturer, Greece
Marko Kokic http://www.reportagebygettyimages.com/features/the-caucasus-a-place-seldom-seen/
Demetris Koilalous https://www.lensculture.com/demetris-koilalous
Grzegorz Kosmala http://urbanphotoawards.com/grzegorz-kosmala/
Teru Kuwayama. http://terukuwayama.com
Cristian Laemmle-Ruff https://www.kristianlaemmleruff.com
Cam Langley http://www.capp.net.au/photographer/Cam-Langley-Photography-Kerang-VIC-3579.cfm
Nelson Lau http://www.lookingglassphotography.com.au
Olivier Laurent https://www.lensculture.com/olivier-laurent-2
Alex Levac http://alexlevac-blog.tumblr.com
Jon Lewis http://www.jonnylewis.org
Megan Lewis http://www.meganlewis.com.au
Geoffrey Liau http://www.geoffreyliauphotography.com
Andrzej Liguz http://moreimages.net/portfolio/
Dina Litovsky https://www.instagram.com/dina_litovsky/?hl=en
Glen Lockitch https://glennlockitchphotography.net
Katharine Lotze https://app.blink.la/u/katsnapspix, http://katharinelotze.com
Tom Luscombe https://shop.contactsheet.com.au/collections/tom-luscombe
Graham MacIndoe https://www.grahammacindoe.com
Eleanor Macnair https://www.instagram.com/eleanormacnair/?hl=en
Simon Marnie http://www.gettyimages.com.au/photos/simon-marnie?excludenudity=true&sort=mostpopular&mediatype=photography&phrase=simon%20marnie
Greg Marsden http://erickimphotography.com/blog/2014/08/30/the-vibrant-street-light-of-sydney-by-greg-marsden-ho-hum/
Belinda Mason http://www.belindamason.com
Paul McDonald http://twtstleonards.com.au/news/global-photographer-paul-mcdonald-brings-australias-captivating-photographers-st-leonards
Wendy McDougall http://www.wendymcdougall.com.au/Home.html
Robert McFarlane http://www.robertmcfarlanephotos.com/about.html
Dan Macintosh http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-27/landline_-dan-mcintosh/5771692
Aquin Mathews https://www.aucklandartgallery.com/whats-on/event/aquin-mathews-indian-photography
Sue Mcarthur https://www.theloop.com.au/suemcarthurphotography/portfolio
Barbara McGrady http://www.guwaali.com.au/?q=Barbara%20McGrady
Younes Mohammad http://www.younesagha.com/bio
Jeff Moorfoot http://www.jeffmoorfoot.com.au
Richard Morecroft http://www.richardmorecroft.com/photos2.html
Matt Moyer http://www.mattmoyer.com Matt Moyer is a photographer and filmmaker committed to documenting the social and cultural issues that affect our world.
Christopher Mueller http://www.nebuliarts.com/christoph-mueller/
Yaniv Nadav http://www.yanivnadav.com
Seiko Nedic https://www.zelkonedic.com
Gael Newton http://photo-web.com.au/gn/about-gael-newton/
Matthew Newton http://www.matthewnewton.com.au
Luke O’Brien http://www.lukeobrien.com.au/about-luke
Trish O’Donnell https://500px.com/trishodonnell/about
John Ogden http://www.oggy.com.au
Gerry Orkin http://www.gerryorkin.com/about
Pamela Pauline https://www.pamelapauline.com
Chris Peken https://www.chrispeken.com/resting-in-peace
Emma Phillips http://www.emmaphillips.com.au
Jack Picone https://www.jackpicone.com
Matt Portch http://www.mattportch.com
Peter Powditch http://www.rayhughesgallery.com/contemporary-australian/peter-powditch
Zodiac Purlija http://www.zoricapurlija.com.au/Artist.asp?ArtistID=32593&Akey=A2QTAD5R&ajx=1
Andrew Quilty http://andrewquilty.com
Manu Quintero http://www.manuquintero.com/about
Claudio Rasano. http://www.rasano.com
Johannes Reinhart https://www.johannes.com.au
Evan Richards http://www.evanrichards.com
Eugene Richards https://eugenerichards.com
Will Riera http://www.wilrieraphoto.com
Clair Rosen http://www.clairerosenphoto.com
Moshe Rosenzveig http://www.4dphotography.com.au
Alessandro Rota http://alessandrorota.photoshelter.com/about
Paul Rovere http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/national/the-best-by-age-photographer-paul-rovere-20121001-26v5v.html
David Rubinger https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2017/mar/03/david-rubinger-photojournalist-israel-in-pictures
Steve Rushworth https://www.foap.com/users/steven.rushworth
Lisa Saad http://www.lisasaad.com
Adam Scarf https://adamscarfphotography.com
Michael Schauer https://regnumsaturni.carbonmade.com/about
Robin Schwartz http://robinschwartz.net
Ben Scott http://www.photographlive.com
Lesley Sebastian http://lessysebastian.wixsite.com/lessy-sebastian
Colin Seton
Dean Sewell photographic essay: Ten days in a Russian steelworks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Sewell_(photographer)
Nathan Shapiro http://www.nathanshapiroactor.com
Roz Sharp
Michael Silver http://www.photonet.com.au
Alexia Sinclair https://alexiasinclair.com
Glenn Sloggett http://www.glennsloggett.com
David Maurice Smith https://www.davidmauricesmith.com
Friso Spoelstra http://www.frisospoelstra.com/index
Doug Spowart http://www.cooperandspowart.com.au
Maggie Steber http://www.maggiesteber.com/main.html
Kris Stenders https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/p/kriv-stenders/20881#ccTall
Mim Stirling http://www.photography-now.com/artist/mim-stirling
Frédéric Stuchin http://www.fredericstucin.com
North Sullivan http://www.northsullivan.com/#/
Lawrence Sumulong http://www.lawrencesumulong.com
John Swainston Australain Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP)
Nyk Sykes http://nyksykes.com
Eugene Tan https://www.canon.com.au/explore/eugene-tan-photographing-liquid-magic-aquabumps
Anastasia Taylor-Lind http://www.anastasiataylorlind.com
Tbilisi – has a thriving photographic scene.
Julian Thomas https://www.instagram.com/_julianthomas/
Amy Toensing http://www.amytoensing.com An American photojournalist committed to telling stories with sensitivity and depth, is known for her intimate essays about the lives of ordinary people.
Rob Tuckwell http://robtuckwell.com.au
Astrid Verhoef http://astridverhoef.nl/#!/news/0
Maya Vidulich
Dougie Wallace http://www.dougiewallace.com
Greg Weight http://www.gregweightphoto.com.au
Nicole Wells http://www.nicolewells.com.au/about
Michael West http://www.michaelwest.com
Annette Widitz http://annettewiditz.tumblr.com
Vanessa Wiggins https://www.vanessawiggins.com
Caleb Williams http://www.calebwilliams.com.au
Carl Williams http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/profile/1283075/
Ian Wittenberg http://ilanwittenberg.com/portfolio/
Scott A Woodward http://scottawoodward.com
William Yang http://www.stillsgallery.com.au/artists/yang/
James Webster
James Whitlow Delano https://jameswhitlowdelano.photoshelter.com/index
Tom Williams http://www.tomwilliamsphotos.com
Fiona Wolf-Symeonides http://www.wolfwerk.net/category/about/
Kyla Woods https://www.theloop.com.au/kylawoods/portfolio/Journalist/Sydney
Krystle Wright http://krystlewright.com
Daniella Zalcaman http://www.dan.iella.net
Ohad Zwigenberg http://www.ohad-zwigenberg.com
