Tips for the Week Jody Ellis Photography

Shutter 
Shutter speed - shutter speed is how long you are exposing a photo (on my canon 550D and above, you can see it in mode 'TV' for example, and it's top left eg. 1/125). To capture fantastic night shots, you can't use a regular shutter speed (i.e. 250) as all you will get is black. This is because you don't have a long enough exposure, you need to draw it out. BUT, longer exposures (i.e. 80) require either a VERY steady hand, or a tripod. This is because as the photo is exposed for longer, a shaky hand can cause blurring in the image, even with IS. You can also acheive fantastic slow motion, this is how I captured those fantastic fire twirling photos from the Outback Fusion event.

images taken from
http://www.homephotog.com/tutorials/shutter-speed.shtml


Equipment 
Don't ever feel like you can't be good at what you do just because you don't have the most expensive or most equipment out there. I started out with a 3.2mp hand held konicaminolta taking photos of flora and fauna and framing and selling them at local markets to raise funds for a new camera. In the end, I pretty much sold my soul for a digital SLR, I saved for 3 years for it. It's not so much the equipment that makes a photo, but the persons ability to 'see' a good photo and know how to use what they have to it's best potential.

Julie-anne Johnston Says, I took this image with a second hand point and shoot camera, its a great image, shame about the time stamp (Was still learning how to use it at the time I took this).  








Didgital SLR's Sensors
  Digital SLR's use Sensors, and in this case, size does matter. The bigger the sensor, the better the quality of photo you can acheive. It is more important than your pixiles! To reduce your maintenance, ensure the digital SLR you buy has a self cleaning sensor! (Canons have this feature).


Thankyou Jody from Jody Ellis photography 

Tungsten (How to get really blue)

Tungsten film is balanced for indoor photography under tungsten light, and is primarily used to eliminate the orange tint caused by (tungsten) light bulbs, and gives the final image a natural color balance.

When shot outdoors, tungsten film produces a strong blue cast, an effect which is often used purposely to create different color contrasts making it look like night or better showing up water

Ideas for use have included daylight films so they look like night to do this you underexpose the film commonly done in movies

There is a heap of explanation as to  why tungsten does what it does but above is the shortened version if you want the full explanation try out Tungsten Film.

Photo by the amazing Nathan Seivwright

Competition Walk About

This weeks competition is walk about the aim to take you camera out with you and take photos that interest you.  I did this here is my example which wont be added to the competition.  There are a few extra rules and the Mastermind behind it Jody smith from Jody Photography said its a fun way to explore your camera and surrounds.

Competition
Your challenge is to take your camera with you on a walk and photograph anything you find interesting on the way. You must then share your album on the group, DO NOT upload your images directly to the group as this will clog and confuse the page. (To do this, look at the bottom of your album, click share and chose to share with a group, pick our photography group). Please make sure your album is set to 'public' so that everyone can visit and see.

Feel free to describe each photo and why you thought it was interesting. Share where you walked.

Rules

CHANGES TO REGULAR COMP RULES:
* Please like an ALBUM only, not individual photos, voting is based on the album not the individual images.
* You can of course, have more than 2 images, you can have a max of 15 images.
* No Photoshopping, but adjustment of contrast etc. ok

Please view the comp rule document on the group page for information on regular rules. As usual, the album with the most likes at the end of the comp wins.

My walkabout was done going to the shops to check my mailbox and back.

Example



Really sorry about the date stamp its a second hand camera I got yesterday and I am still figuring it out. 

Next Weeks Competition
Next weeks competition will be 'Florals' normal rules apply for this comp

Distilled Pilbara Competition

Tuesdays are end of comp and this weeks theme was 'Distilled Pilbara'.  The distilled Pilbara theme was designed to be open and ambiguous so the participants of the comp would take what they wanted from the theme.  Water in the Pilbara was used allot in the imagery, as were iconic locations.

The winner of the event was Dave Curtis with his brilliant image.  Dave said that the image was of a waterhole on the Fortescue River near Kalgan Pool Crossing off the Marble Bar Road Dave said the image was taken quite a few years ago with a point and shoot Sony Cybershot. 

Runner up with one less vote and in need of a special mention was Yiel barber who's image of Newman draped in early morning mist was lovely.  

The Pilbara Photographic Group

The Pilbara abounds with amazing imagery. It's locations and events are world class and its photographers amazing. This blog is for them. The important thing about this group is FUN, respect and sharing a passion. The blog will include tips and hints, finding locations, the right light and equipment, communicating with like minded people and appreciating others work. 

I hope you all enjoy it.
Kind regards