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

To expert photographers:

[mmailliw.livejournal.com]

What is the hardest thing you've ever photographed?

William//Slytherin

Re: To expert photographers:

[rhye.livejournal.com]

Butterflies! I wanted to get them with their wings opened, but you have to wait for the exact moment when they open their wings, right before they fly away. I got a lot of closed wings and blurry smudges and almost nothing very worthwhile. It didn't help that I was using a macro lens, which is very hard to focus.

Jess//Gryffindor

Re: To expert photographers:

[marchenland.livejournal.com]

Roller derby skaters zooming past a group of cheering children in crappy lighting, for an advertisement. If the kids were in focus, the skaters were BLURS (even though I had them skating in slo-mo), and it the skaters were in focus, the kids were non-existent.

I ended up having to do it as 2 shots and make a composite, which was okay for the ad campaign, but really sucks:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marchenland/3527408026/in/set-72157617978035425/

I don't have the equipment OR the skill for the shot I was trying to do.