Lightroom 101: Importing and Organizing Your Images

Posted by Hugh Walker on Feb 20, 2012 in Educational, Rotate | Comments Off

Have you ever heard the saying that goes” if you start wrong, you most likely will end wrong”, we know that saying was  mostly used by parents trying to discipline their children, but it also applies to us wayward photographers. If you start wrong then cleaning it up later takes a lot more time and effort. So lets spend a few minutes on the topic of importing and organizing your images using LIghtroom.

As an example, lets assume  we had just completed a shooting a retirement function for Mr Jameson at the Bradbury Hotel. Mr Jameson  retired from the ABC corporation and the retirement function was being held on the 20th of November 2011. We were hired by the ABC corporation and during the night you captured  600 images and now need to import , organise and process these images.

Behind The Lens: An Interview With BPS Member Winston Edghill

Posted by Hugh Walker on Feb 15, 2012 in Rotate, Viewfinder | Comments Off

PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS:

Winston Edghill, “Oasis”, Polamar Gardens, Mullins, St. Peter

WHAT STYLE OF PHOTOGRAPHY DO YOU PREFER (LANDSCAPE, PORTRAIT, WEDDINGS, ABSTRACT, ETC)

I guess I am happiest in Abstract. I look for “Gold in Garbage”, the “Wonderful in Weathered & Worn”, the “Beauty in Rot, Rust &Refuse”, Water Ripples, Textures in Mud, Bark on Trees, Peeling Paint, Graffiti, etc. Architecture – Old or new buildings. Candids, (Street Photography) like at Kadooment and Christmas in the Park, Mannequins in Show Windows. Does not mean that I don’t enjoy photographing a pretty (human) face or beautiful body if and when they come along, but let’s face it, Grit, Grime and Garbage are easier to find than Beauty, and they don’t talk back or need to sign Model Release Forms.

Behind The Lens: An Interview With BPS Member Kurk Rouse

Posted by Hugh Walker on Feb 1, 2012 in Rotate, Viewfinder | Comments Off

Please state your name, residence

Kurk Rouse, Brighton Terrace, St Michael

What Style of photography do you prefer (Landscape, Portrait, Weddings, Abstract etc),

I’ve tried a few styles so far, Landscape/Seascapes, Portraits, Abstract, Nature, and Architecture. I’m still very new to the field, and I would love to get a feel for everything so you can say my style is any kind of photo opportunity that presents its self combined with some dramatic post production. I started walking around with my camera bag because there were times when I saw something that would make an excellent photograph and all I could do is watch in admiration. I’m sure lots of photographers can relate to that both pros and amateurs.

Field Trip – Oistins Whistle Challenge

Posted by admin on Jan 31, 2012 in Field Trip | Comments Off

Field Trip – Oistins Whistle Challenge
Sunday February 5th, 2012 6:00am
Theme: Creative challenge

Dear member,

We are starting the year off with some light fun, to give everyone a chance to dust off their cameras, and welcome new members to participate in our field trips.  This field trip will be a fun challenge to encourage members to work on their creativity.

The objective of this field trip is not so much the location, as many of you can most likely go by yourselves to shoot it. The main focus is to look for shots that may not be initially obvious and shoot it, to challenge you to find the shot from where you stand. Use all of your equipment (macro lens, tripod, etc.), photographic skill and knowledge, editing skills and pure luck to come up with your shots.

Its All About Colour

Posted by Hugh Walker on Jan 28, 2012 in Educational, Rotate | Comments Off

Today’s cameras are marvels of modern electronics, they contain powerful computers which can carry out thousands of calculation in the blink of an eye, surely they must be able to accurately capture the colour in a scene? The digital camera does not see colour as we do with our eyes, all that it can do is to calculate what the colour should be by making use of an internal reference scale. What then happens when you display that image of your computer screen, does it use the same reference scale that the camera does? What about your printer, is it using the same reference as your camera, and computer screen. Well guess what , if you don’t make sure that they are all on the same scale, then what you capture and what you print may not look the same..