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Photo Tips

July 2011

This months tip is on how to photograph fireworks.  Todd and Brad recommend getting a sturdy tripod, and starting out with your settings as follows: 100 or 200 ISO (whichever is the lowest your camera will go), F8 for your aperture, and 15 seconds (which will look like 15" on your camera) for the shutter speed.  These setting will probably get you in the ball park in terms of overall exposure if it is dark outside. Todd made this new fireworks shot in Ludington over Harbor View Marina on the 4th of July.

His setting were as follows: 100 ISO, F5 at 15 seconds.

March 2010

The photo tip of the month for March 2010 is to really learn how each of your lenses renders the world.  Every lens has a sweet spot where it is the sharpest. They also have an F stop that is the sharpest.  You could have two identical lenses from the same manufacturer and they may render the world differently. You can really get to know your lenses by shooting with the same lens for a month.  Force yourself to make pictures with just one lens.  Put the camera on a tripod and bracket your exposures and shoot the same scene at lots of different F stops and shutter speeds.  You will be shocked at how different the photos look. Good luck and have fun.

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