Steve Crane

2010 April Competition Winners: Projected Images

Here are the projected image winners from the April competition for which the set subject was Carnival. Set Subject Tuba Player Marietjie Kumst Stage of Light Marthinus Retief Fair Ladies Marthinus Retief Open Red & Blue Drops Marius Swart My Upside Down Garden Elsa van Zyl In the Clouds Irmel Dunaiski

SoFoBoMo

SoFoBoMo is short for Solo Photo Book Month – a group event where a bunch of photographers all make solo photo books start to finish in 31 days. SoFoBoMo 2010 runs from June to July. Visit SoFoBoMo to find out more and pledge your own participation if you’re up to the challenge.

Monitor Calibration – do we really need it?

OutdoorPhoto have an article on monitor calibration on their site. It begins thus, I have been wanting to tackle this question for some time now and have been pondering the answer and from which angle to handle it. A recent conversation brought it to a head, though. so here goes: If: Colour is perceived differentlyContinue reading “Monitor Calibration – do we really need it?”

Photo masterclasses

BBC Wildlife have made their twelve-part Photo Masterclass tutorial series available for download. They say; Welcome to the complete collection of our Photo Masterclasses. Just click on the images below to download a PDF of each masterclass and your photography skills will soon improve with our experts’ advice. Click here to visit their page andContinue reading “Photo masterclasses”

2010 March Winners

Here are the winners of the March competition for which the set subject was Urban Decay. Please note that only digital images are available for display. Prints Set Subject Décor by Eskom Paddy Howes Stone Town Decay Paddy Howes Old Chain in the Harbour Neels Beyers Open Na die Oes in die Overberg Neels Beyers Continue reading “2010 March Winners”

Helpful Photography Cheat Sheets to Make Your Life Easier

Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned professional, sometimes we all need our memory jogged. It’s never a bad idea to have some convenient references handy just in case. I have listed what I think are some helpful cheat sheets to keep in your camera bag. Helpful Photography Cheat Sheets to Make Your Life Easier

Spyder 3 Express Review

At the club meeting on Wednesday there was some question about calibration of the projector and members’ monitors. It was asked how much the hardware calibration devices cost and I answered that they start in the vicinity of R2,000 for the entry level ones. It seems that I was incorrect; the entry level Spyder 3Continue reading “Spyder 3 Express Review”

Three Ways to Control Depth of Field

Depth of field (DOF) refers to the amount of a scene in the “sharp” range. Shallow DOF is typically characterized by heavily blurred backgrounds that you might see in outdoor portraits. Deep focus (opposite of shallow DOF) is typically characterized by tack sharp landscapes with no visible blur. The most widely accepted method for controllingContinue reading “Three Ways to Control Depth of Field”

What Makes a Great Photograph

Newcomers to Photography, and even seasoned shooters, are often confused as to what it is exactly that makes a Great Photograph. We all know what a pretty, or cute, or moving photograph is, at least at some emotional, non-verbal level, but we find it hard to define in words what separates the Good from theContinue reading “What Makes a Great Photograph”

2010 February Competition Winners

Here are the digital/projected image winners of the February competition for which the set subject was Sweets/Candy. Set Subject 1 Rainbow Nation Pawns Chris Joubert 2 Sparkles Nettie Warncke 3 Swirling Smarties Rosie Burton Open 1 Tafelberg Neels Beyers 2 Windsurfer Neels Beyers 3 Cape Town Marius Swart The full list of projected image scoresContinue reading “2010 February Competition Winners”