The Shutterbug Society; Activity #3: Ask and Answer

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Activity: Ask and Answer
Points: 10 points participatioon
Dates: NOW until Thursday, July 1 at 22:00 PDT.

Details: Since this is a photography club and we have members of all skill levels, for this activity, you're going to have the opportunity to ask or answer photography questions you've always wondered!

FOR QUESTIONS: Be sure that it is a question of substance. Asking, "What's a camera?" will not get you points, but asking something of more substance, such as "What is the rule of thirds?" or "What's the difference between digital cameras and film cameras," will count towards points. If you are only planning on asking questions, you must ask THREE questions to get participation points.

FOR ANSWERS: If you know the answer to a question you see, feel free to respond! In order to get participation points, you must answer one question with at least five, complete sentences. It is encouraged that you post an example of what you're talking about, to make your answer totally clear.

Of course, feel free to go beyond the minimum! You may ask more than three questions or answer more than one, or any combination thereof.

If you have any questions for me, please respond to the thread below!

Shoot things, legally! Join The Shutterbug Society today!

Comments

[mel-tatsuya.livejournal.com]

Sunset photos. They NEVER work for me. Sometimes too bright and you can't see anything, others they don't look nearly as awesome as they really are. Tips please?

Melanie//Gryffindor

[silvertigerx.livejournal.com]

Excuse the COMPLETE AND UTTER NUB, but exactly how are some cameras "better" than others? Like, a picture is a picture, right? Does getting a different camera really improve the quality?

Silver//Gryff

[silvertigerx.livejournal.com]

Question to the ~awesome photographers~ out there: how much would you generally, say, computer-edit a picture? In fact, is it even considered "standard photography" to do that, or is photography just mostly concentrated on shooting a good pic in the first place?

Silver//Gryff

[silvertigerx.livejournal.com]

How do you handle MASSIVE landscapes that you want to capture? I remember when I went to the Grand Canyon last year and tried to take pictures, they'd either come out all flat and blurry or really, the scope would just be too small

Silver//Gryff

[mel-tatsuya.livejournal.com]

I'm tired of seeing so much yellow/orange in horror photography. How can I create a sad, haunting, scary atmosphere with other colors?

Melanie//Gryffindor

[mel-tatsuya.livejournal.com]

Now to the most basic question ever: best time of the day to take outdoor pics?

Melanie//Gryffindor

[raenbow.livejournal.com]

PORTRAITS.

1) How can I get my friends to let me take pictures of them?
and
2) How can I encourage my victims subjects to not look ~forced when they look at the camera?

rae // ravenclaw

[raenbow.livejournal.com]

LIGHT PAINTING. (http://digital-photography-school.com/25-spectacular-light-painting-images)

How do I get started, and how do I not suck?

For what it's worth, this is my gear:

Canon EOS 1000D / Rebel XS
1) 50mm 1.8
2) 28-70 2.4
3) 18-55 something-or-other

And I do have plenty of access to darkness. And a bright torch.

rae // ravenclaw

[amethysth.livejournal.com]

What's the best way to make a posed photograph look natural? (Is this even possible?)

Aimee/Puff

[mmailliw.livejournal.com]

What is the absolute worst thing you can do as a photographer?

William//Slytherin

[mmailliw.livejournal.com]

I usually take photos using my iPhone camera. Is there anything to keep in mind when using this 'camera' as opposed to a normal one?

William//Slytherin

To expert photographers:

[mmailliw.livejournal.com]

What is the hardest thing you've ever photographed?

William//Slytherin

[kaelakaelakaela.livejournal.com]

ummm what does DSLR or whatever stand for ? we just got a really fancy new camera and I have no idea what any of this means or how it works hahahha I has a large confuse

kaela // gryffindor

[kaelakaelakaela.livejournal.com]

OH ALSO~
any ideas or tricks to make smiles not look forced? I think this may have been asked before but ... still~

kaela//gryffindor

[kaelakaelakaela.livejournal.com]

Why is it that a lot of times a picture will look awesome on a computer or laptop screen but then when you print it out it will look ...flat almost? jw jw

kaela // gryffindor

[supremacy-born.livejournal.com]

What's the best way of getting an effect where a part of the photograph is out of focus if you're using a manual camera?

Eve//Slytherin

[supremacy-born.livejournal.com]

What are the benefits of colour filters? I've noticed that many professional photographers tend to use colouring filters in their images, and I'd like to know their benefits, and if there are any filters that are particularly good - any recommendations are great!

Eve//Slytherin

[supremacy-born.livejournal.com]

Can a hand-held digital camera take professional, high-quality images? I've seen a lot of people using them and lately they seem to have really improved the quality of these cameras, but I still wonder whether or not it can compete with say, the image quality of a digital SLR.

Eve//Slytherin

[fairytaleaddict.livejournal.com]

B/W or colour? Are there motifs or situations when one would work better than the other?

Isabella//Ravenclaw

[fairytaleaddict.livejournal.com]

When I try and work with shades the image often comes out as rather... flat, lack of contrast and drama. Does it have to do with my crappy camera (I use my iPhone one, I know, I'm sorry) or is there something else I can do to enhance it?

Isabella//Ravenclaw

[fairytaleaddict.livejournal.com]

Pointers when photographing a moving object?

Isabella//Ravenclaw