The November 2011 League City Photography Meet up took place on 11/3/11. Below are my notes.
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The Art Alliance Center At Clear Lake (TAACCL) – Winter 2011 Juried Exhibition – Submission deadline is November 12th.
Art Crawl Houston – Nov 19 Sat 10:00AM
Topic – Pro Tips for Outdoor Photography
Mike Fisher gave a great talk and review of the article 25 Pro Tips for Outdoor Photography from Outdoor Photographer magazine.
Summary of Tips
- Set Up For A Complex Shot Ahead Of Time
- Try Predictive Autofocus For Birds In Flight
- Include People In The Landscape
- "F8 And Be There!"
- Dial Down Exposure By A Half-Stop
- Look for Details At Your Feet
- Stack NDs For Detail In The Clouds
- Less Is More
- Use Exposure Compensation To Be Efficient In The Field
- Check Moon Phases
- Experiment With Long Low-Light Exposures And Your DSLR
- Increase Your Portable Flash Output
- Use Flash When Shooting At Sunset
- Take Your Time
- Lose The “I’ll Fix It In Photoshop” Attitude
- Simple Flash Reflector
- Pay Attention To Your Surroundings
- Use Mid-Range Telezooms To Isolate A Subject In A Landscape
- Your Feet Make The Best Zoom
- Carry Neutral-Density Filters
- Quality And The Tripod
- Use A Polarizer And Graduated ND Filter For Landscapes
- Lines Leading In
- Keep The Camera Level
- Use Low Angles For Close-Ups
Link to Original Article: 25 Pro Tips for Outdoor Photography
After Mike’s talk, David followed with some tips on gear for outdoor photography.
- Recommends at least a 200mm lens + 1.4 teleconvertor for outdoor shots
- Better Beamer
- Wimberly Gimbal Mount
- TheCinecity.com
- Use Back Button focus – I found a good article on Back-Button focus | FAQ – Back Button Focusing – Melissa Jill Photography
- Shutter speed should be 1/500 for faster for 300mm+
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Additional Information & Links
- DP Review
- National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP)
- DTownTV – great video podcast
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