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Monday, 7 October 2019

Useful photohraphy definitions with examples of photographs part 1

Useful Photography definitions

Aperture: is the size of the hole in the lens which combined with the shutter speed, controls how much light gets into the camera.

Aperture mode / Aperture Priority: (AV) the mode that automatically calculates the shutter speed when you choose the aperture you want to use.

Camera shake: is when the camera moves as you press the button, causing the image to be blurred.

Close-up / Macro: means close-up photography and is great to photographs of flowers, bugs, shells and other tiny objects.

Composition: arranging objects in the photographs that look pleasing. Also see Rule of Thirds.

Contrast: is the difference between the bright and the dark areas of the photo. High contrast image will show very dark and very light areas in the same photograph.

Normal Image (balanced contrast):

High Contrast Image:

Low Contrast Image:

Cropping: Cutting of the edges of your image, either by moving in closer to the subject or trimming the edges using photo editing software.

Uncropped Image:

Cropped Image:

Depth of field (DOF): shows the range of components in a scene, front to back that remain sharp. Shallow depth of field makes the objects sharp in the foreground only. Deep DOF makes everything in the image sharp from foreground to the background.

The image below is photographed using Shallow depth of field, using f5.6

The image below is photographed using Deep depth of field, using f16

Exposure: is the amount of light that is allowed to hit the camera sensor. Too much light results in Overexposed images, whereas too little light results in Underexposure of the image.

Correct Exposure:

Under Exposed Image:

Over Exposed Image:

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Wednesday, 2 October 2019

The Image of The Month

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Saturday, 28 September 2019

Tattoo Photoshoot

Photographs taken Basingstoke for a book 'Romantic Tattoos' book can be purchased on Amazon

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Monday, 23 September 2019

How to use one light source to light portraits

Light is the most important element in photography. The subject has to be lit well to give it the three dimensional feel and most importantly to enhance the mood if that’s what you as a photographer wish to achieve. I love dramatic lighting and that’s how I light my subjects.

Basic lighting for a portrait is to position the main light to the right side of the camera pointing downwards from the model’s face. At this stage look at how the light falls on your subject – look out for shadows under the nose and under the lips.

You can add a fill-in light on the other side of the face at a lower power to fill-in the shadows.

However I have just used one light on the below photograph, the main light is positioned approximately 40 degree from the camera.

Lighting diagram for the above image:

Below is the lighting diagram for the next image that I took. The camera and the model both remain at the same position. I have only changed the angle of light in order to achieve the desired look.

Lighting diagram 2

The model is looking towards the light, with her head slightly down, so the hair also catches the light. The main light is positioned at approximately 45 to 55 degree from the camera. The light stand has been moved slightly higher in order for the hair to catch the highlights.

The final image and the setting that I used: - F-stop f6.3, Exposure time 1/60, ISO 320.