"Graduation"
It's the last day of the workshop. So far, have enjoyed myself. There are more lectures and the last activity would be the critique of the pictures we took last evening.Learned more new things...
- For pictures with zoom streaks, use tripod, lens with telescopic lens, and slow shutter speed. Tips: Click then zoom.
- Exception for the rule of thirds: reflection.
- If you need to divide the frame, divide diagonally.
- For "tourist shots", let the person get near the camera.
- Foreground adds a sense of depth and scale to the picture.
- Tips on composition: (a) Have a focal point of interest. (b) Use one of the techniques to emphasize focal point of interest. (c) Know what to include. (d) Know what to exclude.
- Lens maintenance: (a) Use a UV or skylight filter to protect your lens. (b) Always clean your lens, on the protective filter, after every use and before storing them. (c) Use a blower brush to remove dust and brits before applying any lens cleaner. (d) Only use lens cleaner and lens tissue to remove finger prints on the lens. (e) Store the lens in a dry box or a dry cabinet; place silica gel in the dry box.
- How to clean the lens: (a) Use blower brush. (b) Use camel brush. (c) Use lens cleaning paper. (d) If dirt still cannot be removed, use (Kodak) lens cleaner and apply in a cotton bud; dry using the lens tissue.
- In manual setting, change either aperture or shutter speed. Use spot meter to isolate the subject from the dark or bright background; use telephoto lens to isolate the subject from the dark or bright background; use fill light, or use bracketing.
- Exposure for the full moon: Use a shutter speed of the reciprocal of ISO, i.e., for ISO 100, use 1/125.
- Exposure for sunset: Read the sky without the sun.
In the afternoon, activity is to critique the shots we took last night. Of the shots I took, the instructor was impressed with the Baywalk lamp post I took that evening. (The morning shot of the lamp post already impressed him.) Actually, when I took that shot last night, masaya na ako! Hehehe!
Which reminds me, I have to buy a blower brush and a camel brush...
posted by ~GFA~ @ 12/14/2006 10:27:00 PM
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