It was another busy, winter-filled week at Photofocus! This week, Bob Coates taught us how to expose to the right using the Histogram, while Bryan Esler looked into whether shutter count matters on mirrorless cameras. Andrew Ford talked about finding your niche when it comes to video, and Levi Sim walked us through sculpting a portrait. Finally, James Maher gave us some great tips for event photography.
Expose to the right with the Histogram - The image above was shot at ISO 3200 and over exposed by two stops. I showed the results of an exposure test and resulting noise here. This post is a follow-up going into more detail about using the Histogram. The Histogram is the ‘picture of light and shadow’ in chart form. Let’s take a look […]
Portrait Tips: Sculpt a portrait - Making portraits for clients is like competing in the decathlon. You have to be able to shoot movement and groups and individuals and kids and products and available light and controlled light and no light and you have to be able to do it all over and over again. Make time to be an artist, […]
Finding your niche in video - I work in medical video production. Whenever I tell someone that, the response I receive most often is, “Cool, I didn’t even know that was a thing.” To be honest, I didn’t either. Working in the video production industry, I knew about the excitement of being on a TV show set, the adrenaline rush of […]
What are the most important event photography tips to know? - Whether you are growing an event photography business or just enjoy capturing family functions, there are some important tips that can help you to get the most out of the day. Event photography is not easy at first. The venues change, the lighting can be gorgeous one minute and dark and unflattering the next, people […]
Does shutter count matter on mirrorless cameras? - Mirrorless cameras are all the rage these days. While it started with Sony, Olympus, Panasonic and Fuji, Canon and Nikon finally joined the game in late 2018. But with its popularity, there is still some confusion about the bones of a mirrorless camera. Namely, whether or not things like shutter count actually matter on mirrorless […]
