SLR Photography Guide - February Edition 2015

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FEBRUARY EDITIONDIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE EDITOR TANYA PUNTTISLRPHOTOGRAPHYGUIDE.COM

2015

cover photo © Malini Majithia (UK) who undertook a trek to Everest Base Camp, a height of 5364 metres over a 14-day period, raising money for St Mark's Hospital Foundaon (helping to beat bowel disease), inspiring other photographers watchingher journey unfold. Use the search box on the upper right side of our privatefacebook group (students only) and type in the keyword ‘everest’ to view Malini’simages from her trip.

in this issue

Student image © Kristy Tink (Australia)f4.5 | 1/160 shutter speed | ISO 160

Student image © Liz Hart (UK)ISO 100 | f 4.5 | 1/250 | Tv mode | 105mm focal length

Student image © Raimo Puntti (Finland)

image © Tanya Pun

Student image © Pam Shoemaker (USA)ISO 100 | 1/250 shutter speed | f/8.0 aperture

Student image © Helen Longf5.6 | 1/1000 | ISO 800 | +2.7 exposure compensation

Student image © Daniel Young (UK)ISO 100 | shutter speed 30sec | f/4Lighting source - wire wool set re to inside a kitchen whisk spun on a dog lead and a led torch

Student image © Darren O'Sullivan (Australia)Bulb mode | ISO 100 | exposure 45 seconds to capture the plane landing

(student profile)

It was only a year ago that Derrick received his first DSLR from his fiancée It was only a year ago that Derrick received his first DSLR from his fiancée Leana and started our online photography course to better understand his camera. What he has acheived in such a short time is astounding. It has always been our wish that students taking our course never stop learning and developing their skills. We encourage them to take local workshops, find mentors, and read as much as they can about photography. This is exactly what Derrick has done. Over this past year we’ve watched on as he’s experimented with HDR / multiple exposures, fast and slow shutter speeds, experimented with HDR / multiple exposures, fast and slow shutter speeds, stitching exposures together into a single panorama, low light sports and star photography to name a few. We watched in anticipation every time he said he was rising pre dawn to photograph the sunrise. His love and enthusiam for photography continues to be an inspiration for others who meet him through our private facebook group (students only), where he’s more than happy to share his technique with anyone who asks.

Derrick Snider

Park Avenue Star Trails - two images blended in Photoshop. One for the foreground, and one for the sky.

Foreground: Aperture f/4.5 | ISO 200 | Shutter speed 121 secondsSky and Stars: Aperture f/5.6 | ISO 200 | Shutter 1452 seconds

Panorama shot at Independence Rock and Kissing Couple.Seven shots all up, stitched together in Photoshop.

ISO 200 | Aperture 4 | Shutter speed averaged between 1/20, and 1/40 for all seven photos

Camera Canon EOS Rebel t5i | Lens Rokinon 8mm sheye

Lens correction and all edits done in Photoshop using NIK Plugins

Derick says, “BY FAR MY WILDEST IMAGE from a DSLR yet!!

This was taken on top of the Grand Mesa as a Milky Way shot. The orange glow is the city of Grand Junction Colorado, and the crazy "warp drive" look is a trick I tried courtesy of Mike Taylor. The effect was achieved by zooming out from 11mm to 16mm during the last 10 seconds or so of a 30 second exposure!

ISO 3200 | Aperture f/2.8 | Shutter speed 30 seconds (with 10 second warp/zoom)ISO 3200 | Aperture f/2.8 | Shutter speed 30 seconds (with 10 second warp/zoom)

Spectacular sunrise over Grand Junction Colorado 8 bracketed shots merged into one image ISO 200 | Aperture f/2.8 | numerous exposures

To see more of Derrick’s images:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/derricksniderimagery500px - https://500px.com/DerrickSniderImageryDotComWebsite - http://www.derricksniderimagery.comWebsite - http://www.derricksniderimagery.com

Student image © Elisa ForeverRicks Curro (USA)Aperture f/3.3 |1/60sec | ISO 800 no flash

Student image © Michele Sortland (Canada)ISO 400 | 21mm | f3.5 | 1/250 with external flash

Recommended gear for indoor sports is a late model camera + a lens that allows you to shoot at f/2.8

Student image © Tamara Schuster (USA)Canon EOS Rebel T2i camera + Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS lensISO 6400 | 194mm focal length | Aperture f/5.6 | shutter speed 1/125Editors note: the later the camera model, the higher you can push the ISOto compensate for a higher aperture number.

How To Shoot Indoor Sports

by Malini Majithia

Last year I booked myself onto a trek to Everest Base Camp. The very next day I purchased my first SLR camera. I had six months to learn the photography basics, so I signed up to Tanya's online photography course in the hope that I would learn enough to do justice to the Himalayan landscape.

From the onset I was adamant that I didn't want a gazillion images of just From the onset I was adamant that I didn't want a gazillion images of just snow and mountains (as awesome as they are). We trekked through a range of landscapes and saw everything from villages in the foothills to monasteries, prayer flags, bakeries and glistening mountain peaks and I wanted my photos to reflect this.

There are several things that need to be taken into account on a high altitude There are several things that need to be taken into account on a high altitude trek, weight allowance being one of them. I was allowed only 10kg including trekking equipment, clothing and snacks etc. I restricted myself to two lenses, a Canon 10-22 wide angle lens and the nifty fifty prime lens mainly because it's perfect for people portraits and it weighs next to nothing.

The predominant challenge that I hadn't anticipated was how to get a The predominant challenge that I hadn't anticipated was how to get a perfectly exposed shot when you have bright blue skies, glistening snow and a darker foreground. I didn't want to use bracketing as I didn't want to deplete my battery supply, especially as I had no way of recharging them. The other difficulty was getting the exposure compensation right to avoid the blue hues on the snow. In the end, I decided to try and fix these issues in Lightroom upon my return.

I had the intention of taking thousands of shots during the three-week trek, I had the intention of taking thousands of shots during the three-week trek, but when you're at high altitude at over 5540m with significantly reduced oxygen levels, while carrying a backpack and walking poles, it isn't as easy as I imagined. We also had to negotiate a terrain of huge rocks, snow, ice, falling boulders, streams and suspended bridges, so having the time to adjust my camera settings properly ... well that was often just a luxury. After all, I didn't want to get left behind!

Everest Base Camp

images © Malini Majithia (UK) - view these images larger over athttps://500px.com/malinimajithia or http://instagram.com/malinimajithia/

Student image © Carrie Sjostrom (Canada)Aperture F 6.3 | Shuer Speed 1/50 | ISO 200 | 46mm focal length

Student image © Sharon Evans Johns (USA)Shuer Speed 1/1000 | Aperture f 5.0 | ISO 400

Student image © Anonee Kruger (USA)Sll Life Challenge - Pomegranate on a mirror - black fabric backdrop so umbrella studio light - silver reflectorManual Mode | ISO-100 | f/9 | Exp 3.2 sec | Focal length 50 mmEdit in Photoshop with Nik Collecon.

Student image © Clarines Mariani (USA)Sll Life Challenge - Strawberries near a basketISO 800 | f/3.2 | 1/13

Did you know our online photography course

now comes with downloadable cheat sheets?

"If you haven't taken advantage of printing the cheat sheets, I strongly suggest you take time to do so. These alone are worth

the price of the course." ~ John Smith (student)

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