Monday, August 24, 2009
Quick Tip: Fall Foliage Photography
...Autumn begins around late September, bringing with it a seasonal change that inspires photographers across the nation: Fall foliage. There’s no question that autumn’s dramatic landscapes are stunning to behold; the real challenge is how to preserve the impact in a still photograph that captures the unique quality of this season. Here are a few tips that may help:...
10 Questions to Ask When Taking a Digital Photo
1. What story am I telling?
2. What is the visual focal point of this shot?
3. What competing focal points are there?.....
2. What is the visual focal point of this shot?
3. What competing focal points are there?.....
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Wright Camera Club Member Exhibits Work
Dominick M. Maino, a Wright Camera Club member, exhibited his work with the Artists of Casa Italia at the Addison Town Hall Rotunda.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Wright Camera Club Member Exhibits with the Artists of Casa Italia
Dominick M. Maino, Wright Camera Club member, exhibited his work alongside the Artists of Casa Italia in the Chandelier Room of the Casa Italia Cultural Center this August. This exhibition featured painters, sculpturers, photographers and more. It has now moved to the Addison Town Hall Rotunda, Addision, Il.
Night Photography Tips
...What are our tools in night photography?
Tripod. While not always necessary (see further on for how to cheat on this), a tripod will give you the greatest flexibility to get the angles you need while keeping your camera steady for those long exposures.
Wide-angle lenses. This is a personal preference, but I love the way they work in night photography. I use Canon’s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 ($700), but if you can afford it I’d get the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II ($1300). If both of these are out of your price range – don’t worry! Try it out with whatever you’ve got as the only thing that will limit you is your imagination.
A lens hood. To minimize lens flares from light entering at angles outside of your frame.
A flashlight. Sometimes you’ll want to draw attention to or simply lighten up an important part of the foreground which is too dark.
Our imagination. Tools lie all around us in everyday objects to help us make our work better in this; I’ve used bicycle lamps, lampposts and newspaper boxes to get it ...
Tripod. While not always necessary (see further on for how to cheat on this), a tripod will give you the greatest flexibility to get the angles you need while keeping your camera steady for those long exposures.
Wide-angle lenses. This is a personal preference, but I love the way they work in night photography. I use Canon’s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 ($700), but if you can afford it I’d get the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II ($1300). If both of these are out of your price range – don’t worry! Try it out with whatever you’ve got as the only thing that will limit you is your imagination.
A lens hood. To minimize lens flares from light entering at angles outside of your frame.
A flashlight. Sometimes you’ll want to draw attention to or simply lighten up an important part of the foreground which is too dark.
Our imagination. Tools lie all around us in everyday objects to help us make our work better in this; I’ve used bicycle lamps, lampposts and newspaper boxes to get it ...
Monday, August 17, 2009
Photography Exposure Basics
... The two primary controls your camera uses for exposure are shutter speed (the amount of time the sensor is exposed to light) and aperture (the size of the lens opening that lets light into the camera). Shutter speeds are measured in seconds and more commonly fractions of a second. (1/2000 of a second is very fast and 8' seconds is extremely slow). Apertures are measured in something called f/stops (a very wide aperture is f/2.8 and a very small aperture is f/19)....
Photography Tips: Composition
...Some of the so-called "rules" of composition presented here should be considered as guidelines. They are based on recreating similarities in the make-up of many different images that many people have found to be esthetically-pleasing. We do not intend that a rule of composition or a design concept be taken as a hard and fast rule that must be observed. Besides, some renowned photographs violate all the rules of composition and are still excellent pictures. This doesn't mean that the rules are without value. They are tremendously valuable. They are time-proven, and provide great guidelines for photographers at any level. We use them all the time....
WCC Calendar
The Wright Camera Club will meet in the Parish Center at St. Bartholomew Parish in Chicago (Addison and LaVergne) starting on September.
9-14-09 competition
10-05-09 program
11-02-09 competition
12-07-09 competition
Watch for Christmas Banquet information
Happy New Year
01-04-10 program
02-01-10 competition
03-01-10 program
04-05-10 competition
05-03-10 Best of the Year
Watch for the Awards Banquest information
9-14-09 competition
10-05-09 program
11-02-09 competition
12-07-09 competition
Watch for Christmas Banquet information
Happy New Year
01-04-10 program
02-01-10 competition
03-01-10 program
04-05-10 competition
05-03-10 Best of the Year
Watch for the Awards Banquest information
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