This page will contain a full list of all of the projects that we will be working on throughout the year.
If you have any ideas that you would like included here then please post a new message in the blog.
Using Christmas lights to create amazing bokeh (background blur)
f/4, 1/10 sec, ISO 100, Manual Focus, Zoom In tight
by Gavin Hoey
How to Blur your Background:Don't stand too close to your background, move closer to the camera,
Zoom In
by Tony Northrup
Apertures and F Stops
Aperture sizes, the amount of light entering the camera and depth of field
by Mike Browne
Aperture sizes, the amount of light entering the camera and depth of field
by Mike Browne
Understanding shutter speed
Understanding exposure (aperture, shutter speed and ISO)
Splashes: using off-camera flash
a) water splash and b) Paint Splash
by Gavin Hoey
water: f/8, 1/250 sec, ISO 100, manual flash 1/16 power, WB=tungsten
water tray, bag of water and pin, white or coloured card, blue roll
paint: f/16, 1/200 sec, ISO 200, manual flash 1/16 power, 70-300mm
white tiles, water based paint, pipette, duck tape, boom armlow power flash for a faster flash and better freezing of motion.
a) water splash and b) Paint Splash
by Gavin Hoey
water: f/8, 1/250 sec, ISO 100, manual flash 1/16 power, WB=tungsten
water tray, bag of water and pin, white or coloured card, blue roll
paint: f/16, 1/200 sec, ISO 200, manual flash 1/16 power, 70-300mm
white tiles, water based paint, pipette, duck tape, boom armlow power flash for a faster flash and better freezing of motion.
Colours
Letters
Low-key portraits:
Using a single Speedlight, black background, silver bounce umbrella giving better control of light rather than a shoot through which scatters light.
f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO 100.
by Gavin Hoey
Using a single Speedlight, black background, silver bounce umbrella giving better control of light rather than a shoot through which scatters light.
f/11, 1/200 sec, ISO 100.
by Gavin Hoey
Reflections
Fish-eye
Double exposures
Long Exposures and ND Filters
Time Lapse
Motion and Panning:
movement with blackout technique.
on-camera flash, f/10, 4 sec, ISO 100
by Robert Grant
movement with blackout technique.
on-camera flash, f/10, 4 sec, ISO 100
by Robert Grant
HDR / bracketing
Light trails and star trails
Landscape
Macro and Close-Up Photography
by Bryan Paterson
Flash Photography Exposure Basics
by Greg Cazillo
Pocket Wizards using the AC3 Controller in Studio
Controls Main Key light, Fill light and a Hair/Separation light
Auto TTL and Manual Modes
includes some Flash Exposure Compensation (FEC)
by Mark Wallace
High Speed Sync
Slow Sync
Rear-Curtain Sync
by Mark Wallace
by Bryan Paterson
Flash Photography Exposure Basics
by Greg Cazillo
Pocket Wizards using the AC3 Controller in Studio
Controls Main Key light, Fill light and a Hair/Separation light
Auto TTL and Manual Modes
includes some Flash Exposure Compensation (FEC)
by Mark Wallace
Slow Sync
Rear-Curtain Sync
by Mark Wallace
Product Photography
by Karl Taylor
PhotoShop and Lightroom
by Karl Taylor
PhotoShop and Lightroom