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Activity: Ask and Answer
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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.
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Date: 2010-06-21 09:01 pm (UTC)The brightness is from overexposure. I'm not sure what type of camera you are using, but if you're using a point-and-shoot, the problem is sensor size. The sensor is the part of the camera that measures brightness; in point-and-shoots, it's fairly small and thus doesn't get great exposure. To fix this, you'll have to switch out of the AUTO mode on your camera and go to the Manual mode. Set your ISO lower (because of the darkness, the camera will compensate for it and will end up boosting ISO, blowing out the highlights in the sunset.) This will help a bit. Also, if you can change the aperture, boost it a bit to a higher f-stop. That will also help, and will make the colours more true.
NOW, if you're using a DSLR or something that has a lot of shutter speed control, I prefer doing long exposures of sunsets. This here (http://kalbaxecnailla.deviantart.com/art/Just-Another-Sunset-63663062?q=1&qo=1) was a thirty-second exposure; this (http://kalbaxecnailla.deviantart.com/art/Sunset-Delicacy-63465906?q=1&qo=1) was two-minutes and thirty seconds; this (http://kalbaxecnailla.deviantart.com/art/Over-and-Out-133889953?q=1&qo=1) was twenty seconds. You'll want to boost the f-stop to compensate for a longer shutter-speed, and use the lowest ISO possible. I'm not really sure WHY the longer shutter speed makes it look better, but in my experience, I get a better looking sunset when I let the shutter stay open for awhile.
Also, all of them were taken with a "graduated Neutral Density" filter, meaning that it's darker at the top and graduates to clear. What this does is make the sky darker while leaving the foreground the same colour, meaning that the sky won't be blown out and washed out and too bright. If you're using a camera capable of taking filters, I CANNOT recommend a graduated ND filter enough for landscapes. It's absolutely indispensable.
I hope this helps! Feel free to ask me to clarify anything.
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Date: 2010-06-21 09:02 pm (UTC)I've kinda answered this here (http://community.livejournal.com/hh_clubs/1148632.html?thread=34417368#t34417368) too if you want to take a look at that answer also? :)
Lauren//Hufflepuff.
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Date: 2010-06-21 11:17 pm (UTC)William//Slytherin
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Date: 2010-06-21 11:18 pm (UTC)William//Slytherin
To expert photographers:
Date: 2010-06-21 11:23 pm (UTC)William//Slytherin
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Date: 2010-06-22 01:51 am (UTC)kaela // gryffindor
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Date: 2010-06-22 01:52 am (UTC)any ideas or tricks to make smiles not look forced? I think this may have been asked before but ... still~
kaela//gryffindor
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Date: 2010-06-22 01:52 am (UTC)kaela // gryffindor
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Date: 2010-06-22 10:04 am (UTC)Lauren//Hufflepuff.
Re: HOLY LINK TO EXAMPLE, BATMAN!
Date: 2010-06-22 12:15 pm (UTC)exactly this !!
no one seems to know how to wrangle it though :(
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Date: 2010-06-22 12:17 pm (UTC)xD
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Date: 2010-06-22 10:03 pm (UTC)I have a LOT of the mother and baby actually. This one is one of my favorites but there might be a few others that fit your description. I might look through and see.
Really, everything helped so so much. I think I'm going to have to bookmark this reply so I have it for reference.
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Date: 2010-06-26 08:01 am (UTC)Jess//Gryffindor
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Date: 2010-06-26 08:02 am (UTC)Jess//Gryffindor
Re: To expert photographers:
Date: 2010-06-26 08:03 am (UTC)Jess//Gryffindor
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Date: 2010-06-26 08:08 am (UTC)Jess//Gryffindor
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Date: 2010-06-26 08:09 am (UTC)Jess//Gryffindor
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Date: 2010-06-27 05:42 pm (UTC)1) there's no zoom, so you'll have to zoom with your feet
2) there's no flash, so you'll need to make sure you have good lighting
iPhone pictures are probably ones you'll do more post-processing on. http://www.nevercenter.com/camerabag/iphone/ is a lovely app which you can run on your phone itself to edit the photos. It applies various common effects and makes your iPhone photos a little more ~interesting. There's also a flickr group (http://www.flickr.com/groups/takenwithiphone/) just for photos taken with an iPhone, which should help show you what other people have been doing with their phones.
Hope this helps!
rae // ravenclaw
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Date: 2010-06-28 10:57 pm (UTC)Having said that though, having a DLR doesn't mean that you will automatically take better pictures than someone with a point and shoot. I still use my point and shoot sometimes! But, it's like buying a big fancy new car, it doesn't make you a better driver, it just means you have a nicer car.
Nadine//Claw
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Date: 2010-06-28 11:04 pm (UTC)For example...
A family portrait: This should require absolute minimal editing. If you're photographing a family, something they would want to hang on their wall at home or display in general, you don't want to edit them so that they look completely different. When I am retouching, I tend to fix any fly away bits of hair, smooth out their skin a LITTLE, and remove any unnatural blemishes (things like freckles, moles, scars etc.) will stay unless the client specifically specifies.
Model/actor/singer headshot: No editing. Maybe a little dodging and burning, fixing the curves to correct any lighting issues but you want them to be natural otherwise if you edit their photo too much and they walk into their audition looking like a dog's dinner... STRIKE ONE.
Fashion/model photography: Honestly? A lot. Usually it's subtle though. I tend to lightly airbrush the skin (not so it looks plastic, can't say I like that look haha) as well as correcting eyebrow shape, making the eyes pop, brightening the colours and SADLY sometimes body alteration happens if the client requests it. A lot of the time extra makeup is added too.
The general idea is to take a picture that requires as little editing as possible. No photoshop in the world can corect a badly taken photo.
Nadine//Claw
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Date: 2010-06-28 11:09 pm (UTC)If and when you do get someone in front of your camera, it's always good to get them in the position/pose you ideally want them in, and just talk to them and make then laugh. You'll get a lot of funny mid-talk photos, but you'll capture a lot of natural smiles and expressions. Another good trick is, if they can't stop force smiling, ask them to close their eyes for a while, then ask them to slowly open them. When they open their eyes, they SHOULD have their relaxed and natural facial expression!
Nadine//Claw
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Date: 2010-06-28 11:12 pm (UTC)It takes a lot of practice, a lot of trial and error to figure out how fast or slow you need to paint the light. I've tried a few myself and once you get the hang of it, it's really amazing the kind of things you can do. I really loved this one photo of SP when they were in Paris. Patrick tookit, they were standing in the middle of the road and had the light trails from the cars around them!
Nadine//Claw
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Date: 2010-06-28 11:14 pm (UTC)If and when you do get someone in front of your camera, it's always good to get them in the position/pose you ideally want them in, and just talk to them and make then laugh. You'll get a lot of funny mid-talk photos, but you'll capture a lot of natural smiles and expressions. Another good trick is, if they can't stop force smiling, ask them to close their eyes for a while, then ask them to slowly open them. When they open their eyes, they SHOULD have their relaxed and natural facial expression!
Nadine//Claw
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Date: 2010-06-28 11:15 pm (UTC)Nadine//Claw
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Date: 2010-06-30 01:55 pm (UTC)Eve//Slytherin