I've been taking pictures for quite sometime now and I wanted to get out of taking only "chamba" (lucky) shots. I've been contemplating to whom I'll be taking my basic photography classes. I was choosing between three options until I found "The One" that I need.
After attending a photo walk last January 8, I went straight to his studio and I was the 5th one to arrive. I got to meet Mr Jo Avila up close and personal as he introduced himself to each and one of us inside his studio. We waited for the others to come in before he started giving out his first lecture for our class.
After attending a photo walk last January 8, I went straight to his studio and I was the 5th one to arrive. I got to meet Mr Jo Avila up close and personal as he introduced himself to each and one of us inside his studio. We waited for the others to come in before he started giving out his first lecture for our class.
On our first meeting, he discussed briefly the history of photography and its principles together with how to navigate your camera to maximize its use. One thing I've learned here that gave me a better perspective in photography is about the "Parallax Error".
Taken from Google
Also known as “Parallax effect” - the viewfinder camera’s main disadvantage, making it almost useless for careful composition of close-up subjects. The scene viewed by the photographer through the camera’s viewing frame is different from the scene the lens will capture because the viewing frame is offset from the lens. We did a test here by using our partner's (classmate) hand and have it extend its thumb and pinkie and set out lens to make sure that both ends touch the edge of the camera's view finder. After a snap, we looked into our respective view finder, we instantly noticed our shots that the fingers did not touch the ends of the picture as we saw it from the viewfinder.
For me that was the biggest thing I've ever learned on my first Basic Photography lesson with Sir Jo.
But I'll be sharing 10 tips he shared to us. I'm sure this would help you get started. ^_^
1. If shooting JPEG, shoot with the least file compression.
2. Use sRGB for web/email/facebook attachment. Use Adobe RGB for pictures to be published.
3. Magic Combination (Shutter Speed + Apperture + ISO Combination) does not exist.
4. An under-exposed shot is noisier than a high-ISO shot.
5. Minimize/Do not shoot straight so that the picture won't look flat especially on a solid/plain background.
6. The Ideal focal length w/o crop factor for portraits is between 85-105mm.
7. A high-noise picture can be caused by high ISO, longer shutter speed, under-exposed or over-sharpened in Photoshop.
8. Exposure depends on ISO used and the amount of light.
9. Avoid Phottix/Sunpak filters.
10 Technical Proficiency in Photography doesn't matter if it doesn't have a story.
Want more? Well better enroll at his class. XD
Second lesson coming soon. XD
