Yesterday’s topic was Sun Stars. Today let’s try something fun, but sometimes frustrating; Panning Blur. First some inspiration and then the experiment. Examples Here’s the panning blur experiment you can run: 1) Switch to Manual mode. 2) For starters, pick a shutter speed of 1/20. This is a good place to start but play around… Read More
Wandered here from somewhere else? Check out all the 40 Photography Experiments! Today’s experiment is fairly easy on the surface, but so is most photography at first glance. Point, hit button, look at back of camera. But we want to go a little deeper and think about what we, meaning you, are photographing today. Today’s… Read More
Fun With Light Trails Light Trails take a bit of imagination to conceptualize and shoot. While not vital, it helps to be able to plot out how you want your image to appear to understand the camera settings for this type of photography. Here’s the deal; light comes in to your camera and hits your… Read More
Let’s get started early on today’s photography experiment! Different Times Of Day = Different Light = Different Photos The purpose of the 40 Photography Experiments series is not to bring up earth shattering concepts, but to start you looking at light, and how you capture it, in a different way. Today’s experiment will seem obvious, but it… Read More
Already on day 9 of 40 Photography Experiments and it’s time to get down low. Really low. For today’s experiment you might get a little dirty, but that’s okay. If your camera has a flip screen, now is the time it will shine. Here’s the experiment you can run: 1) Set your camera on Aperture… Read More
Making Black Tones, Black Tell me, what’s wrong with this picture? You might say, “Not much (but it is horribly boring).” And you would be right on both accounts. Not much is wrong and it is boring. But what if I presented this image as it should have been shot with proper metering? Do you… Read More
Today’s topic in 40 Photography Experiments is to practice the Rule Of Thirds. If you have not read up on the rule, I suggest you do so here. It’s Election Day in the US so I’ll keep this short and sweet. Here’s the experiment you can run: 1) You will be choosing five subjects during this… Read More
We played around with how to change our depth of field by changing our aperture, focus points and distance/zoom. Now let’s bring them all the ideas together for maximum focus; from the closest object to infinity. Hyperfocal Concepts Warning: This technique is hard to master with a point and shoot where you don’t know… Read More
Over the past two days we have covered how to change your depth of field using different aperture settings and focus points. Today’s experiment is meant to show how depth of field changes with your distance to the subject. Depth of Field: Changing Distance or Zoom Let me set up another straw man for us… Read More
Changing Focus Points Let’s try a little Jedi training with you today. I’m not going to give you any supporting images to help you see what might happen. “LUKE: (laughing) With the blast shield down, I can’t even see. How am I supposed to fight? BEN: Your eyes can deceive you. Don’t trust them.” Actually,… Read More