Cornell Finch

Rather than overload my loyal readers with yet more information than they both need right now, I thought I’d do a very quick recap (very quick!) and reminder about the first challenge.

If you’re reading this for the first time then welcome! You can read all the posts in the series so far by looking at the category archive for Beginner Photography.

So far we’ve got:

Article 1 - Introduction to the series and choosing a point & shoot (P&S) camera.
Article 2 - What to look for in a P&S
Article 3 - Some of the most commonly used photography terms.

My dad suggested that I’d missed “Exposure” from the list. I felt at the time (and still do) that the “exposure” can get particularly technical and really isn’t necessary. As long as you remember that if someone asks what the exposure of a particular shot was then they probably mean what shutter speed and aperture (both in the article) you used. I also realise that I haven’t mentioned white-balance. This is something that will be addressed in next week’s article.

Challenge Number 1.

First announced in article 3 (above) the challenge is simple:

Your task, should you wish to accept it is to take a photograph of a car. It doesn’t have to be a special car, it can be your daily ride. What I do want though is for you to take it from a different angle. Be it on the ground, directly over the top, really close up or really far away.

Once you have taken your photo, process it on your PC, take note of the shutter speed and aperture of the photo and upload it to a photo hosting site 3 and then leave a link to it in the comments with a short description of what you did to take the photo and what you think is good or bad about it.

No evaluation of your photo will be done unless you specifically ask for it! This is about self improvement by trying and doing rather than competing with other photographers. The photo must be an image taken for the tutorial and not a stock image that you have piled on your computer!

So, let’s see what you can do! I will be playing along and using my Point and Shoot camera so that we are all on a level playing field. Of course, if you don’t own a P&S but have a funky DSLR that’s fine too!

Tags: Beginner Photography, challenge, P&S, photography, point and shoot

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