THE PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP OF CAMBRIDGE
(Name to be determined)
Well, our first meeting was all Scotts, but oh well. It has to start somewhere. We had a chance to sit down and talk photos. Rachel impressed her grandfather by knowing what f/5.6 represented! We looked at some camera gear and what pixel resolution actually meant on screen and in print. A good first start!
We’re still nameless – SWOF (Shutters without focus) SOS (Society of Shutters) CAPS (Cambridge Area Photographic Society) – who knows – so come out and give us your suggestions - help us come up with a name we all like!
Our next meeting is March 22nd.
At this point we don’t have an “in between” photo shoot date or location (which is the plan – meet every two weeks… meet and share, two weeks later a photo shoot and two weeks after that, another meet and share) – that’s ok, it’s in the planning and will happen some time.
But we do have a challenge for you…
here’s how that works…
Some time between now and the next meeting, go out and shoot a series of photos based on the 4wk challenge. The photo has to be new and shot in that date range. Take as many as you like (it’s a digital world) and pick one or two of your best photos to bring with you on a media stick, or e-mail them to me at this address. We will display them on the projector and review them all. We’ll have some discussion about them, and then perhaps vote on the photographer of the week. The photographer’s image will be featured somewhere (to be determined)… Facebook? CrossWorksMedia.com? who knows.
So here’s this 4wk challenge:
SLOW SHUTTER SPEED – TRAILING LIGHTS
Take a photo using a slow shutter speed where lights are passing by or in motion – cars, trains, amusement rides, or even a flashlight. You can use flash if you wish, but the lights have to be in motion and the shutter speed has to be longer than ½ second. Leave the meta data in your image so that we can look at your settings when we review the image. Get creative!
For some tips on slow shutter speed, check some of the following links:
http://www.digital-photography-tips.net/shutter-speed-creative.html
http://digital-photography-school.com/slow-shutter-shoot-out-3-slow-shutter-speed-techniques
Freebee:
And here’s a freebee for club members! Can’t afford Photoshop? Try this free on-line image editing application!
http://www.pixlr.com/
Pretty impressive little application that works much like photoshop!
See you on the 22nd, and don’t forget to pass this along to any would-be members!
