Day 29 of this challenge (almost finished) focuses on Night Time Photography. It cover some interesting factors and uses, as well as a few tips on attaining better photos. I will leave you with a few images.
-Julz
30 day Expert Challenge
30 Day Photographic Challenge – Day 28, Architecture
Almost finished this 30 day challenge now, today’s topic is Architecture, while not a subject which is near and dear to me, I do have a few buildings I adore to shoot. I adore ramshackle old shacks, sheds and stately old mansions.
Alowyn Gardens
Colour Version
Werribee Park Mansion
-Julz
30 Day Photographic Challenge – Day27, Street Photography
Day 27 is Street Photography, not really my thing as such, but I have recently tried to take a few.
Western Port Bay District
Western Port Bay District
-Julz
30 Day Photographic Challenge – Day 26, Light Graffiti
Day 26 Light Graffiti, back on Day 14 we looked at Light Painting, as opposed to Light Graffiti. I saw after the base introductions was one uses light to create interest to a image, whereas the other basically IS the photo. I must admit, I adore both!
Spelling with torch – yes E is backwards
Lazer light show
Orb painting with LED
-Julz
30 Day Photographic Challenge – Day 25, Depth of Field and Creative Blur
Day 25, Depth of Field and Creative Blur, now I am sure it is not just me, but I found the how DoF and Aperture concept the most difficult to understand when I started first learning photography. In saying that I STILL sometimes get quite confused, but I shoot from the gut, so to speak so I rely on what I see in my viewfinder and LCD, as opposed to what science and maths dictate. I do know that the smaller the number the better the blur.
F/1.8 Really shallow Depth of Field
F/22 Really deep Depth of Field
Mid range Depth of Field
Perhaps that makes me a bad photographer, or just a really creative one I am not sure!
-Julz
30 Day Photographic Challenge – Day 23, Using Panning to capture moving objects
Day 23 is Panning, this is something I will admit I am not very good at, I like my subjects still. Birds frustrate me, especially small birds that dart in and out; give me a nice slow duck or pelican and I’m OK. So on the weekend I tried my hand at bees……..not particularly easy either.
Alowyn Gardens
Coolart Homestead & Wetlands
Western Port Bay District
-Julz
P.S. For those that picked up on it I miss Day 22 (Slow sync) again, ran out of time, I’m beginning to think starting this challenge in October was foolishness! 🙂 maybe I can catch up on a few later.
30 Day Photographic Challenge – Day 21, Water Splashes
Technically Day 21 of the 30 Day Photographic Challenge is Water Splashes, I am pleading out of this one as well, it’s not that I have an aversion to water, it’s just that I am simply running out of time…….so instead of not doing a post at all, I thought I would re blog one from earlier in the year when I tried.
I had watched this really cool video on capturing a liquid pour into a glass and thought I would try it, I made a bit of a mess, but I thought it wasn’t bad for a first effort. I used a bucket and an area in the garage/ studio, where I could hose it down if necessary.
Also I used a plastic cup and not glass (just as well it got dropped a few times 🙂 ) that may have made the shot a little murky, a nice clean crystal glass would probably make a nicer shot, also I should have found some red food dye, blue is quite nice but a little fake.
Anyway, so that is my water splashes…….til next time, happy snapping
-Julz
30 Day Photographic Challenge – Day 20, Depth
Today we are looking at Depth, this can sometimes be hard to demonstrate in a 2D object such as a photo, but with a little bit of rudimentary skill it can work well in a image to create an overall sense of Depth to the image. Try using techniques such as; Rules of thirds, Divergent lines, Dynamic Tension.
Someone walking away
-Julz
30 Day Photographic Challenge – Day 19, Panorama Shots
 Day 19, How to take breathtaking Panorama Shots. This is referring to ‘stitching’ them together in Photoshop, but don’t forget the Smart Phone apps that allow you to take great Panoramas as well. Here is a few I did, with at 3 three to four shots in each frame, the snow capped Mirror Lake was about 6 shots from memory.
Rye & Blairgowrie Back Beach
You can do a photo Merge in Photoshop, as he has done in the link, however I often find I can do a better job when I go manual with layers and masked out the overlapping areas. I usually find I can get a smoother consistency. In saying that my way is more frustrating lol. I often use Photoshop to merge and stack images as well.
-Julz
30 Day Photographic Challenge – Day 18, Using a Frame within a Frame
Day 18 is Using a Frame within a Frame, this can sometimes be easier said than done, a good ‘frame’ is often hard to find! Sometimes it is not an inanimate object either; it can be people of animals.
Someone walking away
-Julz
