tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38621790415160411262024-08-28T12:26:19.456-07:00This website supports the Wadswick Green Photography Club to encourage and improve our photography. Feel free to add comments and questions.Wadswick Green Photography Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00742968210801239847noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862179041516041126.post-86823509330734209252023-08-27T03:28:00.005-07:002023-08-30T11:34:50.524-07:00

Many of our cameras have automatic HDR modes. What is HDR and why do we need it. HDR - The final imageHDR stands for High Dynamic Range. In photography, dynamic range is the difference between the lightest and darkest tones that can be captured in a single image. The human eye has a much wider dynamic range than most cameras, we can see details in both the shadows and highlights of a scene, even

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If you store all your photos on your phone, tablet or camera memory card you risk losing all your photos if you lose it or if they fail or get damaged.  Memory cards, in particular used to be notoriously unreliable; they may have improved but I do not trust them.Serious photographers usually rely on 3 levels of data storage:Their working copies - computer hard driveImmediate backups -

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 If the rate of uploading photographs to the Shared Folder is anything to go by, we are all suffering from some form of photographic block.  We all need inspiration and that inspiration takes 2 forms:Artistic inspiration having found time and determination to take photographs what shall we photograph?How do we find time in our busy lives to take photographs.Artistic Inspiration.I think

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 While I was walking the dog this morning I became aware of the "leading lines" formed by the paths I was walking on and thought I would take some photographs to demonstrate this "rule of composition".  All these photographs were taken with my iPhone as I had not intended to take any pictures today as the sun was so high, not the best lighting for landscapes.Taken from Box Hill Common

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Exposure CompensationWhen full automatic fails you!If you took any photographs of the recent snowfall I bet the snow appears blue or grey if you left your cameral on a fully automatic setting, as in the image on the left above.  That is because your camera does not know what the scene in front of it looks like, it does not know whether you are photographing a snow field in full sunlight

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In my last posts we have discussed the aperture triangle and basic camera settings, starting with aperture control.Recap There are 3 main aspects that control the exposure of your photographs:The size of the aperture (aperture)The time the aperture is open for (shutter speed)The sensitivity of the sensor (ISO)We considered the semiautomatic modes on your camera that set one of these 3 values

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Aperture TriangleThe Exposure Triangle (from Digital Camera World)There are 3 fundamental controls on our cameras and they form the sides of this triangle:Shutter Speed - the length of time the camera is open to allow light to reach the sensor.Aperture - the size of the hole in the lens that allows light to reach the sensor.ISO - The sensitivity of the sensor to light.The first 2 controls limit

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After commenting on a cropped image of a bee in last week's assignment pictures I thought it would be useful to talk about image resizing and cropping.  I will use my own picture of a bee to illustrate this topic, the original was taken in an iPhone 13, in a square format and was saved as an HEIC file. HEIC, High Efficiency Image File, is Apple's proprietary means of reducing file size

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DoF SummaryRevision My previous posting about Depth of Field only considered aperture size and is summarised in this image:For less DoF you need a large aperture/small fNoFor more DoF you need a small aperture/large fNoThere are other factors that influence Depth of Field which I now want to consider.Other Factors that Affect Depth of FieldFocal LengthThe following 2 photos of Sonny were

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 When I first explored Photoshop many years ago it was difficult to use and required a lot of skills to make significant changes.  Since then I have used Canon's own software or Lightroom to make basic edits, usually limited to cropping and basic lighting changes.I have recently read some articles and viewed some YouTube videos describing new Artificial Intelligence elements inPhotoShop

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 We agreed at our meeting in January that:Taking photos and sharing them is an essential part of the club.Google Photos is our preferred method to share photos as it can be used across all devices, it does not require any apps to be loaded, and it is private.  All club members need to be able to upload their photographs into the shared club folder in Google Photos. The aim of this

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 It is a year since I gave a presentation on the Exposure Triangle so there was a request at our meeting last week to go over it again.  I remembered having seen a "cheat sheet" from Digital Camera World and suggested it might be a good idea to print it off to keep in your camera bag (or save it on a mobile device).The diagram, above, shows:aperture (the size of the opening) DECREASING

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Night view in Wadswick GreenOur next meeting is on Thur 26 Jan at 10 o'clock in the Village Hall.  Please let me know whether or not you are able to attend.The main agenda topic will be to discuss the future of the club.Do we want to continue to meet?If so:How often?For How Long?To do what?What are the aims of the club?To encourage and improve our photography.How can we resolve problems

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Using an Internet BrowserNot the Google Photos App Open any of my recent emails on the computer or mobile device where the photograph you want to upload in stored.Click on any of the buttons that invite you to Upload images, you will be taken to the Google Photos web page.  You may have to log in using your Google ID..Click on button Upper Left - "Add Photos". You will go to all your

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 Experiments in Manual Settings on the iPhone CameraIntroductionWhile looking into the iPhone camera manual settings I found there is an adjustment setting for nighttime photographyReferencesThe Apple iPhone User Guide includes a Guide on Taking Night Mode photos but does not explain what is happening and what changes to expect.I found a better article online on the MacRumors

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Off camera flash I shot over 900 photos within a couple of hours at the pantomime dress rehearsal.  That might seem a lot but, in my defence, many were burst shots of the same subject hoping that at least one "would be a keeper". I was also finally able to practice my off camera flash with a cast of willing volunteers. The problem in the Greenhouse is always finding a non

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 November Assignment - Through the WindowNovember's assignment was an unfortunate failure as no-one was able to submit any photographs.  I had thought it would be a convenient topic as we all have big windows with things happening outside them.  I have submitted a couple of images but have yet to make a nighttime trip to Corsham with my camera which I think we will provide good

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 Dear all,Through the Window - The Phantom HeadsThe November MeetingJohn and I had a quiet chat over coffee on Thursday and finally admitted defeat trying to get him onto Google Photos as we could not reset his password without a phone number he no longer uses and cannot remember!   A lesson to us all in the importance of keeping your Apple and Google accounts up to date and secure

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 Dear allMy favourite photograph from last week.  I was aware of changes in the light as I walked down the main drive, turned the corner and saw this.  The light was changing very quickly.  I like the way the puddles reflect the sunset.A reminder about our meeting this coming Thursday.  The proposed agenda is:Assignment Reviews:Bring along or send any or all of your

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 Cambridge University Officer Training Corps REME Wing 1977I know that Norman is interested in digitising old photos as part of his family tree research and has found some useful apps to help him.  I have just found an apple/android app that automates scanning and enhancing prints using artificial intelligence that might be of general interest if, like me, you have a huge library of old

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 My personal project topic for last week was "images with paths".  As I walked home on Friday evening I saw this view which matched that brief and introduced an opportunity to test 2 of the latest new capabilities in the iPhone camera, High Dynamic Range and RAW.You may not be aware that the camera on your phone is being updated each time the underlying operating system software is

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 I have just closed our October assignment by uploading my last contender image for the tree and sky topic.  Yes it has trees, lots of them, and it does have a bit of sky but I do not think the sky is a strong enough part of the image.  I like the leading line created by the path drawing your eye into the image but there is no clear subject at the end of it.  I was trying to

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The iPhone has a very easy to use facility for taking Panorama images: hold down the shutter button and rotate camera from left to right with an onscreen indicator to help you keep it level as you swivel from the hips.It is not so easy with a Digital SLR (or mirrorless) camera requiring a sturdy support and some clever software manipulation.   When I first tried this many years ago the

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 We seem fated not to be able to hold our double bill session on off camera flash and mobile device image editing.  The camera flash session is very much a practical class so has to be a physical meeting but it would be possible to do the mobile editing online via Teams or Zoom on Thur 27th if there is enough demand for it. We could do a demonstration of photo editing using Google

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Having lost a lot of my photographs in the past when a hard drive failed, I am very strict about backing up all my images.  Fortunately most of the backups are created automatically but I do keep an eye on them every so often to make sure they are working.   Everyone's back up regime is likely to be different but I will describe my backup regime as elements of it will be useful to

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