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Creative Travel Photography for Cruisers
Creative
Travel
Photography
For Cruisers
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Bracketing Images - Examples
Exposure
– Images produced using exposure bracketing are often combined in
post processing to create a high dynamic range image that exposes
different portions of the image by different amounts. Easy way change the EV to say +2, 0, -2. Or change shutter speed or
Aperture. Some cameras have auto bracketing.
Flash
– The amount of light provided by the flash is varied in a bracketed
series in order to find the most pleasing combination of ambient
light and fill flash. Also just try flash on and flash off
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Focal Length - zoom and wide angle
Orientation – vertical and horizontal
White Balance
– Mostly during post processing of RAW images
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Slower Shutter Speed for
Dramatic Effect
Exposure Value Button
Example Settings
+2 EV
+1 EV
0 EV
-1 EV
-2 EV
1/325 sec f 5.0
1/25 sec f 20
•the EV button allows
you to quickly
underexpose (darken)
or overexpose
(brighten) your image
•To override bad
camera decisions caused
my camera errors and
limitations
Managing Camera Exposure
Automatic
EV= -2.0
Exposure Value = +2
Flash forced on
EV = -2.0
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EV = +1
Creative Control
Over Depth of Field
Wider depth of field
Foreground and background
in focus
•Achieved by LESS light through
the lens
•Use landscape/mountain mode
•Higher f stop, say f22
•Use wider angle lens
•Requires slower shutter speed
to compensate for less light
through the lens
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How to Take a Killer Photo
1. Wait exactly 20-30 minutes after official sunset
time or 20-30 minutes before sunrise
2. Put your camera on Program Mode
3. Place camera on a tripod or flat surface for stability
The result:
1. Sunset or dawn sky is brighter in photo than seen by
the human eye
2. City lights are visible but not over exposed
3. All colours of sunset, electric lights and
foreground/background are visible
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Signage, Symbols & Icons
Signs Along the Way
Photograph:
– Direction & road signs
– City signs & street
names
Watch for HUMOUR
– Anything that makes
you laugh: drying
underwear, misspelled
words, funky displays
Show the progress of
your travels for
showing later
Welcome to
Turkey
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Dave’s Dynamo Effect
An EASY
Creative Flash
Technique
for both
Point and Shoot
and SLR Cameras
Chose camera settings
that slow the shutter
speed and force the
flash on
– P&S cameras use night
portrait or party mode
– SLR Cameras use Shutter
priority (Tv or S) at about
1/20 sec
Rotate or spin the
camera as you snap
the picture
Experiment for
funky effect
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The Quality of Light
Once you become aware of the quality
of light in your scene you can become
a fabulous photographer!
Time of day
Direction
Colour
Soft or hard
Natural or artificial
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The human eye and
camera film or digital
sensors do not
always record the same
thing
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Dedicated Flash
A portable flash gun
that couples to an
automatic camera and
can be controlled by the
cameras programmed
functions
Use the same brand for
both flash and camera
Fits in hot shoe at the top
of an SLR and some point
and shoot cameras
Bounce Flash Technique
Bounce flash DOES NOT
work like a ball bouncing off
a billiard table bank. The
place on the ceiling struck
by the flash BECOMES the
source of illumination. This
will vary due to ceiling
texture. You will get a "ball
bounce" effect only if the
ceiling is a mirror.
Bounce:No flash shadows,
softer light, angle of light is
like sunlight but watch for
“raccoon” eyes
No bounce: Flash
shadows, harsh light, flat
look
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Wireless Flash Systems
Off Camera Flash
for Dramatic Images
Handheld flash
pointing at
face/upper
body
PC cord
Optical Slave
Radio transmitter
-2.0 EV
To darken
scene
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Radio Controlled Flashes
sync cord
extension
Hot shoes/
Optical slaves
Wireless
Trigger
Create Panoramas
Portofino
Automatic Stitching of Image Sequences
for Panoramas with:
•Some cameras
•Some camera supplied software
•Photoshop Elements 9 & up
•Photoshop CS2 & Up
Hugin (free)
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•PTGUI (high end)
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Using
TOPAZ
ADJUST 5.0
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Add On Plug-in for:
Photoshop Elements 6.0 and newer
Photoshop CS 3.0 and newer
Aperture, Lightroom,
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Frequent
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Webinars!
iPhoto (via free Topaz Fusion Express)
Irfanvu (a free product)
PaintShop Pro - Impact Plus - Serif Photo Plus
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The Power of Facebook
‘Dave’s Smile Circle’ Technique
1. Select Lens wide angle
2. Set Focus to multi-point or
face recognition
3. Force flash on
4. Remove lens hood, if any
5. Set timer to 8 or 10 sec.
6. Lay camera down on ground
(use protection to avoid scratching
LCD)
Sinop - Turkey
7. Get subjects to circle their
heads and center over camera.
8. Press shutter and join group.
Laugh/tickle just before photo taken
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Put yourself in the
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