Archive for the ‘Photography Tips’ Category

Shutter Speeds

June 22nd, 2011
Shutter Speeds

WHEN TO USE THESE SHUTTER SPEEDS 30 secs – 1 sec – For shooting twilight & night photography scenes with a tripod 1 sec – 1/15 sec – For creating movement effect ( blur ) in shooting waterfalls, water scenes in a landscape 1/15 – 1/60 sec – For shooting interior club scenes, restaurant interiors,

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Aperture- F Stops

June 22nd, 2011
Aperture- F Stops

WHEN TO USE THESE APERTURES ( F-STOPS) Definition – Aperture is expressed in F stops . The amount of light coming to the lens is determined by the size of the aperture of the lens iris. The bigger the aperture F stop ( lens opening ), the more light comes inĀ  the smaller the aperture,

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Film Speeds

June 22nd, 2011
Film Speeds

FILM SPEEDS – ISO Film speed is the camera film or digital camera sensor’s sensitivity to light. The lower the number, the less sensitive to light. The higher the number, the more sensitive to light . The lower the ISO ( film speed ) the better quality pictures you get. The higher the ISO (

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Landscape Photography Tips

June 22nd, 2011
Landscape Photography Tips

Cherry blossoms in Central Park. Vertical composition shot.Taken by Elle with Pentax K20D & 18-55mm DA lens 1. Diagonal lines – This lines is an effective way to draw the eye of those viewing an image into it and to the main focal point. Another effective technique is use converging lines which are two or

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Winter 2012 Workshop Schedule

Los Angeles Photo Workshops
Feb. 13 & 14, 2012. Half-day digital photography crash course for beginners. Master your new DSLR. Locations: San Diego & Orange. Co.
Feb.15, & 17. Digital photography Basics & Studio lighting workshops. Shooting portraits on locations & the Studio.Location : North Hollywood.
Feb. 18-26, 2012: San Francisco DSLR Bootcamp for Beginners. Mastering Camera Controls.Great class for new Canon or Nikon DSLR owners.
March 16-30,2012: New York City- One day & half-day Digital Photography Crash Course: 70% technical, 30% creative.

Testimonials

I have completed the San Diego Photo Safari that I signed up for in Aug and had a very rewarding time. Elle did a great job of showing me the sights & provided me much information on taking better photos. It was a very good time and I do plan on booking another photo safari with him in the future. Thanks for making the arrangements.
Owen Owens

Hi Elle! I just want to THANK you for such a great day! I just reviewed all of our shots and after explaining what the experiments were to my husband I realized how much we covered today. I really learned a lot about white balance which was such an interesting study with our night photographs.That was a function of my camera that I never even knew had such creative possibilities and can't wait to use it again. The observatory black and whites surprised me as it appeared on the LCD that there was more separation of the domes and sky but perhaps this was b/c the brightness setting gave us that impression? Kelli from Los Angeles

Hey Elle, thanks so much I had a great time today and I learned soooo much. You are a wonderful, patient instructor. I started out today feeling like a mute learning a new language, now at least I feel as is a few letters make a bit of sense, like A and S and ISO! ...Best, Susan

This is a must read article for all new students

Guys, please read up on the Triangle of Exposure prior to showing up at the class. This is the relationship between film speed, shutter speed, and aperture. Master this technical principle & you can operate any brand of cameras.Follow this link