Quarterly Advanced Contest
Advanced Digital Photography – Taught by Joseph Bruno ( 609 ) 457-4892 . This class is more “ free style ” and subject matter will in part be decided by the class . One thing is for sure , participants will learn their equipment and how and why it does what it does . 6 weeks .
Photographing Artwork – Taught by Joseph Bruno ( 609 ) 457-4892 . This one-day workshop is for the visual artist ( painters , sculptors , etc .) who want to learn how to photograph their work to put it online .
Zazzle – Basics and Advanced – both taught by Amy D ’ Adamo ( 609 ) 927-‐0945 . Zazzle is but one of the sites that allows the artist to sell his work by printing it on a variety of items from t -‐ shirts to mugs to just about anything . Friday March 25 ( Basics ) & Friday April 8 ( Advanced )
if you use an electronic zoom you are not actually zooming in , your only saving part of the image , resulting in a lower resolution final image . Do some test pictures to see what you can do before you photograph that important , one time never to happen again event . Lens – know the limits of your lens , how close can you get , how wide can you get and how much of an optical zoom is available . What is the widest F -‐ Stop ( the smaller the number the better the lens is in low light ). Knowing your equipment is as , if not more , important then having the best equipment . A photographer with medium grade equipment that he / she knows , and is comfortable using , will do a better job then a photographer who has the best of everything and isn ’ t comfortable with it .
Photoshop for Beginners – taught by Amy D ’ Adamo ( 609 ) 927-‐0945 . Learn to create an image from scratch using brushes , shapes and other tools as well as manipulate a photograph to remove blemishes or add filter effects . Friday March 13 .
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Get Familiar with YOUR camera ! Many people believe that by getting a better camera they will automatically get better pictures . The reality is that if you are familiar with the camera you are using you will get better photographs . All cameras ( digital and film ) have what is known as shutter lag , this is the amount of time between when you press the shutter and the camera takes the picture . Generally but not always , the cheaper the camera the longer the shutter lag . Learn how long your shutter lag is and compensate for it by pushing the shutter enough ahead of time to capture what you want . Recovery Time – how fast can you shoot ? Does your camera take 2 seconds between pictures or 1 / 10 of a second ? Resolution – how many megapixels is your camera ? Remember that is a full frame image so
Quarterly Advanced Contest
1 st quarter – Portraits ( Next Meeting !) 2 nd quarter – Open Subject ( June ) 3 rd quarter – Close up ( September ) 4 th quarter – Scenic ( November )
Focal Point at the Hammonton Arts Center
219 Bellevue Avenue Hammonton , NJ 08037