The Shutterbug Society; Activity #3: Ask and Answer

[ed1nburgh.livejournal.com]

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

[gringotts.livejournal.com]

Well, depending what of but usually the secret is long exposures! Get a tripod or something sturdy for your camera to rest on and set up a slow shutter speed because essentially, you're going to need as much light as possible so having your aperture remaining open as long as possible means that it allows more time for light to get into the camera so that your photo won't end up pitch black. You can also raise the ISO, but that will give you grainy photos.

A tripod is definitely essential though otherwise you will have a blurry photo.

If I was too technical or you have any questions, feel free to ask bb <3

Nadine//Claw

[trickery.livejournal.com]

What's the difference between shutter speed and ISO? I sort-of understand shutter speed, but only on a really basic level, and the ISO definition I found mainly talked about being used for faster shutter speeds.

Elisabeth/Slytherin

[gringotts.livejournal.com]

Shutter speed refers to exposure time. Basically how long it takes the camera to capture the image! In low light conditions such as night, you'll want your shutter speed open as much as possible to allow as much of the available light to get in. That's why you would want a tripod, because the longer the camera takes to take the photo, the more still you have to be. If you hand hold the camera, it will end up blurry. If you're in a well lit area, you won't need a long shutter speed because there will be enough light.

ISO determines the film's sensitivity to light (if using a film camera) / sensitivty to the image sensor based on how much light is getting to the camera.

The ISO therefore ends up affecting your shutterspeed. THey go hand in hand. If you're in a low light condition and you have a fast shutterspeed that you would use in daylight, you can bump your ISO up to 800 and it will have your photo well lit, you don't have to use a tripod or anything. The downside is that your photo will be grainy. Where as if you had a LOW ISO such as 100, you would have to have a longer shutterspeed to compensate for the lack of light getting into the camera.

Here, at a concert I used a high ISO and a fast shutterspeed because I obviously couldn't afford a slow shutter speed otherwise my photos would have been blurry! In focus photos but grainy :-(

one (http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk136/nadineada/concerts/lady%20gaga%20200310/a91fe3f5.jpg) & two (http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk136/nadineada/concerts/lady%20gaga%20200310/ba25f54f.jpg)

I hope that helped D:

[trickery.livejournal.com]

That's great, thank you so much! :D

Also - awesome concert photos. <3

[marchenland.livejournal.com]

I typically shoot concerts hand-held at about 1/15th of a second, 1600 ISO, and no flash of course, relying on stage lighting. I find this gives me the best shots -- sharp enough and with enough light.

Examples:
Skinny Puppy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/4083070237/in/set-72157622630618601/) - they use REALLY challenging lighting!
Faith and the Muse (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/4522898098/in/set-72157623734275067/)
Anguisette (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/4684236579/in/set-72157624236662208/)

- Madeyn / Slytherin