Thursday, March 19, 2009

Here's a cut-and-paste of the sunny 16 rundown (not sure who to credit):

Let's assume an F stop of f/8 and a ISO (film speed) of 400.
Here's what these 10 light levels are and the shutter speed that would be needed.

A Sunny day outdoors — 1/2000 sec
A hazy bright day — 1/1000 sec
A bright cloudy day without shadows — 1/500 sec
An overcast day, or open shade on a sunny day — 1/250 sec
A heavily overcast day — 1/125 sec
Deep shade. The woods on an bright overcast day — 1/60 sec
Just before a thunderstorm or late on a heavily overcast day — 1/30 sec
A brightly lit store interior — 1/15th sec
A well lit stage or sports arena — 1/8th sec
A well lit home interior — 1/4 sec

Photo Art Contest

Sunday, March 15, 2009

I joined a camera club. I'm lovin' it so far although I've only been to 1 meeting. Next one is Wednesday night and you can hand in an entry to their photo art contest. This is what I ended up with to enter.

The last meeting they had a speaker on making panoramics. I have taken a series of boring shots to play with in the panoramic program. I still have to scout out something interesting to shoot for the panoramic sharing night.

A GREAT book!

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Understanding Exposure - Bryan Peterson

I'm slowly working my way through the book and am learning alot already! I definately recommend it.

General Info

Thursday, July 24, 2008

• Print publications require high quality 300 D.P.I. But 200 D.P.I. will provide very acceptable quality for all but the most demanding gallery exhibitions.
• Aperture Priority (Av): You choose the aperture setting and the camera choses the best shutter speed.
• Shutter Priority (Tv): you set the shutter speed and the camera chooses the aperture.
• big numbers mean big zoom, small numbers mean wider angles of view
• A 50mm lens will record a natural image with the least lens distortion caused by wide angles and no zoom. It most closely records what your eyes see
• A mirror reflects light from the lens to the viewfinder (hence SLR = Single Lens Reflex). When you hit the shutter release the mirror swings out of the way and gives that signature clunk noise
• A tripod is usually needed when your shutter speed drops below 1/60 or when using longer telephoto lenses
• The further or higher above the camera lens the less likely you will be to get the red reflection
• bounce the flash off walls and ceilings to give a softer light and less harsh shadows
• Be careful when the walls are colored as the flash will pick up color and tint your subject
• A diffuser is a good companion to a powerful flash. It's a translucent cover that softens the light from a flash

TIPS:

• When reviewing images zoom in to check the image is still sharp when viewed at full size
• Cable release extension cord is very expensive. If your camera uses 2.5mm jack plugs, buy 'step up' and 'step down' converters to 3.5mm from any electronic parts store. You can then purchase extension cable for regular stereo equipment instead of the expensive proprietary branded cable. I found 6 meters for a dollar!

Tidbits of info..

Monday, July 21, 2008

A few things I have learned and wrote on scraps of paper that WILL get lost eventually!

• to get the zoom on a lens, divide the long end by the wide end.

example: 24-70 rounded up is about 2.92 x zoom

55-250mm is about 4.55 x zoom

• hmm... I wrote something else down but I should have elaborated on it because now I have no idea what I meant by what I wrote. LOL

Rebel and Me...

Blogging my journey learning my Canon Rebel XSi.

Purchased on June 21, 2008!

• Canon Rebel XSi body (black)
• Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS (kit lens)
• Tamron 58mm UV filter

Missed having zoom verrrrryy badly so I bought the Canon 55-250mm f 4-5.6 EFS IS on July 17, 2008! I love it! Also got a Canon 58mm UV filter for this lens.