A site I just discovered that has much useful information laid out nicely by category. Visit the page at exposureguide.com or follow their Twitter account @ExposureGuide.
Canon SA Photo Competition ‘11
JJ let me know about this photo competition being run by Canon.
Aspiring and professional photographers and anyone who is happiest behind the lens of their camera will have a chance to express their passion for photography during Canon South Africa’s Photographic Competition launching on 12 September 2011. There are over R150 000 worth of prizes to be won, making it one of the biggest photographic competitions ever run by Canon South Africa.
Entrants can submit their photographic interpretation of one or more of the five themes by the 13th of November 2011. The themes are:
Candlelight
Circles
Through a Child’s Eye
It’s in the Detail
Toy Stories
See the web site or this PDF document for more information.
Amazing Photography Links, Tuts and Images You May Have Missed
The Light Stalking blog posted an interesting article that begins;
It has been a very active week online in the world of photography, and Toad Hollow Photography has been interacting with photographers and combing for links to the very best content to share with everyone here. This weeks list contains a great series of tutorials, photography and blogs to enjoy by some of the industry leaders. We certainly hope you have a great time going through this list.
2011 September Competition Winners
Here are the projected image winners from the September competition for which the set subject was Flame Light.
Set Subject
1
San Fire
Paddy Howes
2
Child’s Play
Marthinus Retief
3
Helderberg Fire
George Frangs
Open
1
Pieter
Hannes Botha
2
Red Riding Hood
Noleen Kutash
3
Stunt Flier
Roger Lee
The full list of projected image scores can be found in this PDF document
2011 August Winners
Here are the projected image winners from the August competition for which the set subject was torch light.
Set Subject
1
Old Old Money
George Frangs
2
Angel Lite
Paddy Howes
3
B Grade Horror
Steve Crane
Open
1
Bridge
Roger Lee
2
Sydney Skies 2
Florian Breuer
3
Papa Doupolous
George Frangs
The full list of projected image scores can be found in this PDF document
2011 July Competition Winners–Projected Images
Here are the projected image winners from the July competition for which the set subject was High Key.
Set Subject
1
Gavin
Graham Martin
2
Flight of Fancy
Irmel Dunaiski
3
Dramatic B&W
Zaan Herbst
Open
1
Morning Train
Roger Lee
2
Serbian Goatherd
Marthinus Retief
3
Nieuport 17
Steve Crane
The full list of projected image scores can be found in this PDF document
Want some critique of your photos?
Sign up to the new forum on the Photographic Workshops site run by our own JJ van Heerden and Wicus Leeuwner. With these guys at the helm this is sure to develop into a place where you can be sure of valuable comment on your photographs.
You’ll find the forum at www.photoworkshops-sa.co.za/photopost/.
Be Aware Of The Light Source Hitting Your Screen
Peter West Carey writes…
Pop Quiz: What is the color temperature of the light hitting your monitor right now?
Followup Question: Do you know why it matters?
Many people do not give much thought to the light hitting their monitor while editing photos. Yet it is critically important if color accuracy is important in the least. Let me show you the importance with a few shots. See if you can guess the color temperature of the light hitting the each screen. Know that my office is a small 5′ x 8′ room, off-white walls and a skylight overhead. (Exposure of each shot was balanced in post production with only the exposure setting itself increased to match other shots.)
Your Complete Guide For Photographing Star Trails
People often ask how to photograph star trails, so here’s a useful guide from DIY Photography.
Ever seen those pictures where the stars streak across the sky in a big arc? Or maybe the whole sky looked like it was spinning?
What you saw was star trails. The streaks were light left behind on the sensor or film from the star as it traveled across the sky in front of an open camera shutter. In fact, it only seems that way. What actually being recorded are stationary stars and the rotation of the earth that makes them spin. Kinda like you were standing on a vinyl record while it is playing. (yes, vinyl record, it is a form of ancient iPod).
For me, the images seem to have a certain magic or mystery about them. You must have heard a photographer talking about capturing that perfect moment in time. Well for capturing star trails you will need to capture the perfect hour or two in time. For such amazing looking images the technique to capture them is really quite simple.
Stacking and Stitching: An Overview of Multi-Shot Techniques
From Earthbound Light
Cameras are tools. They can do a great job of recording what the world around us looks like, but they are far from perfect. There exist techniques for combining more than one press of the shutter to help overcome some of the limitations that exist in traditional single-shot photography. Some of these I’ve talked about at length already, and some of them I haven’t. Here’s an overview.
Helderberg Photographic Society 