Sports before digital photography

Posted by Gary Gardiner on Feb 8, 2012

Today’s the day that will result in record numbers of football fans watching the game, record number of pizzas and beer, and record number of photographers wanting to shoot the game. I’ve done all three and can tell you eating pizza, drinking beer, and watching it on tv is...

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Getting started with Aperture Priority

Posted by Gary Gardiner on Feb 3, 2012

Aperture Priority, an E-Book by Photographer Gary Gardiner, is available as a free download. The starting point for most professionals is setting their auto-exposure system to Aperture Priority. It means the photographer is controlling the most important aspect of any photo, what is in...

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Copyright Info and Usage Permissions

Posted by Gary Gardiner on Feb 2, 2012

I recently updated the Copyright and Usage Permissions for photos displayed at GaryGardiner.com and WestervilleLife.com, and several of my other sites with loads of photos. Each page now displays the following set of rules and requirements for using my photos. I’ve decided it is...

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Top 5 Composition Techniques

Posted by Gary Gardiner on Feb 1, 2012

Top Five Composition Techniques The Composition Carry Guide for Photographers™, the latest in a series of pocket guides to better photography, is published and ready for download. The PDF has the Top 5 Composition Techniques to help you make better photos. When folded, the Carry Guide...

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Composition Objects

Posted by Gary Gardiner on Jan 31, 2012

Framing Device One of the strongest elements in this photo is use of the tree as a framing device that fills the left side of the frame. A framing device is exactly what it sounds like. Just as a frame that holds a photo or painting mounted on your wall and isolates your view to the work...

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When inches matter

Posted by Gary Gardiner on Dec 28, 2011

Time Magazine notes in a year-end piece about photojournalists often travel together covering the same events because of convenience and safety. Sometimes that doesn’t end well as we learned this year with the deaths of Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros during an attack in...

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Wide-angle lens emphasis

Posted by Gary Gardiner on Dec 27, 2011

Back in my youth, a few weeks ago, I read in one of the popular photo magazines that the first accessory lens bought by new photographers is a telephoto. That placed me in the select group of people whose first lens purchase was a wide-angle. I purchased a telephoto a few weeks later...

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Sunrise before sunrise

Posted by Gary Gardiner on Dec 26, 2011

The wakeup call was well before sunrise. The arrival time was not long after wakeup. The assignment was a series of photos of a fitness athlete doing warmups at sunrise, then follow her for the day for training and meals. For anyone show shoots at sunrise you know the planning is precise....

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Getting up early is great

Posted by Gary Gardiner on Dec 26, 2011

You’ve got to get up early in the morning to make good photography work. Some photographers take a mid-day siesta to recover from the hours before sunrise wake-up call or alarm clock that allows them to be in position when the sun breaks the horizon. While most people are enjoying a...

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This Week at Ohio Photo Classes, Jan 30-Feb 5

Tuesday, Jan. 31

Exploring the Composition e-Book

What are the compositional elements of the bee hive and barn photo on the cover of the November issue of WestervilleLife Magazine?

Live on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at Ohio Photo Classes.

Wednesday, February 1

Composition

A Carry Guide for Photographers™ Pocket version of Composition e-Book.

Get the Composition Carry Guide

Thursday, Feb. 2

Copyright and Permission

I recently updated the Copyright and Usage Permissions for photos displayed at my Web sites.

I’ve decided it is near impossible to prevent personal use on Facebook and personal Web sites. What I can try to prevent is commercial use without proper compensation.

Read more about Copyright on Thursday, Feb. 2. at Ohio Photo Classes.

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Friday, Feb. 3

aperture-priority-ebook-cover-216px Aperture Priority e-Book

Another volume in the series of e-books by Gary Gardiner, the Aperture Priority edition explores auto exposure using the technique used by most professional photographers. Ready for download on Friday, Feb. 3

Saturday, Feb. 4

Ohio photo classes the week in photos newsletter The Week in Photos Newsletter is published every Saturday for your weekend enjoyment.

Sunday, Feb. 5

super-bowl-sunday Super Bowl Sunday

I’m all for you watching the Super Bowl today.

Before you do, read the Ohio Photo Classes blog about shooting sports in the film era and the digital domain.

Sunday, Feb. 5 at Ohio Photo Classes.

Download Carry Guides for Photographers™

Aperture Priority Carry Guide
Composition Carry Guide
Shutter Priority Carry Guide (coming)
Small Strobe Buying Guide (coming)

Free E-Book Downloads by Gary Gardiner

Composition e-Book
Aperture Priority e-Book (coming)

Digital Camera Classes scheduled for February 11

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