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Photographing Fireworks | Photography Made Simple
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Tips for everyone to enjoy their own photographs. Laquo; Take Courage. November 5, 2009 by jamesbartholomew. Tonight is Guy Fawkes’ night). My students this week have asked me how to photograph fireworks. Considering that tonight is the night (in the UK) where we let off a lot of rockets, here’s a quick answer to the question. I’m shooting some fireworks tonight, and will put the best results below. 4 Set your camera (on the tripod) for vertical format, and use a wide angle view, with the baseline on the...
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Digital Camera Tests | Photography Made Simple
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Tips for everyone to enjoy their own photographs. Laquo; Default Digital Camera Settings. Digital vs Film Cameras. November 1, 2009 by jamesbartholomew. The following are essential calibration tests that can be done either with a compact or SLR digital camera, and will help you to become both more familiar with your particular camera, and be more likely to get the best use from it. ISO is the sensitivity of your recording chip, to light. Low ISOs need more exposure (slower shutter speed and / or larg...
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Tips for everyone to enjoy their own photographs. November 3, 2009 by jamesbartholomew. My thanks for this go to Arwa Wallan, a lovely Saudi student who worked with me as a private student for several months in 2009. We talked about so many aspects of photography that I made a list of them for her, and share it with you here. AF-L AND AE-L SETTINGS. AE/L at default should be separate from AF/L and is usually done by holding down the button or the /- button. You will use AF/L much more often than AE/L.
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City Photos | Photography Made Simple
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Tips for everyone to enjoy their own photographs. CITY OF LONDON: A SOLITARY JOURNEY. In 1988, following the launch of my first book, “The Magic of Kew”, I decided to do another book. “The City of London” was published by Herbert Press and New Amsterdam Books, in 1989. I had been gratified in how easy it was to walk all around Kew Gardens in a single visit, and realising that the London’s financial district, the City, it seemed a good idea to combine my love of architecture with another walking tour.
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Kew Photos | Photography Made Simple
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Tips for everyone to enjoy their own photographs. KEW GARDENS: LIMITED EDITION PRINTS. This is a selection of photos from my first book, ‘The Magic of Kew’ (Herbert Press / New Amsterdam Press 1988). 8221; “The Magic of Kew” bacame the first photographic monograph book of Kew Gardens (and my first of three books so far). The best thing about being left alone to do your own photography book is that nobody sees your mistakes! I also go to Kew Gardens every month with students as decicated to the Gardens as...
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Think like a Digital Camera | Photography Made Simple
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Tips for everyone to enjoy their own photographs. Laquo; Researching Photographers. Making Photographs: an overview. Think like a Digital Camera. November 18, 2009 by jamesbartholomew. Think like a Digital Camera. Students often tell me of their disappointment in looking through their photos, especially holiday snaps. The reason for this is that their camera had a different understanding of the event than they did! Here are some basic tips. 2 Close one eye. 6 Make conscious framing choices. As soon as yo...
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Take Courage | Photography Made Simple
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Tips for everyone to enjoy their own photographs. Laquo; Technical Overview A-Z. November 3, 2009 by jamesbartholomew. In 1965 I moved to London with my family on the first of several cross atlantic relocations. I was a precocious 5 year old; observant, serious, shy, and puzzled at the cultural differences of these two countries who shared (almost) the same language. I loved the old money, and the comics and sweets I could buy with my florin. And I haven’t had a drink in over ten years. You are commentin...
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A list of artistic things… | Photography Made Simple
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Tips for everyone to enjoy their own photographs. Laquo; 100 things about Photography. A list of artistic things…. November 3, 2009 by jamesbartholomew. ARTISTIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS. Like the earlier post on ‘technical things’, this list is not meant to be exhaustive. Many students have problems in knowing how to compose, how to see, and basically what to put in the viewfinder. My response, as always, is ‘do some work.’. ANGLE / HEIGHT OF VIEW. Http:/ www.imageworkshops.net. DSLR Camera Sett...
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Technical Overview A-Z | Photography Made Simple
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Tips for everyone to enjoy their own photographs. Laquo; A list of artistic things…. November 3, 2009 by jamesbartholomew. My thanks for this go to Arwa Wallan, a lovely Saudi student who worked with me as a private student for several months in 2009. We talked about so many aspects of photography that I made a list of them for her, and share it with you here. AF-L AND AE-L SETTINGS. Fast lenses @ wide aperture (f.1.4, f.2.0, f2.8) let you shoot images hand-held, in less light. Remember to use AWB (Canon...