Category Archives: Digital Photography 1 on 1

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Digital Photography 1 on 1, Tips and Tricks February 20, 2013 No comments

HDSLR Pt. 1: Shooting Video with a DSLR

This week is the first episode in a series about shooting video with an HDSLR camera. In this episode, Mark will go over the principles of shooting video with a DSLR. In the coming weeks, he will also go over lighting, audio, basic editing techniques as well as compressing for the web- so stay tuned!

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Digital Photography 1 on 1, Tips and Tricks February 20, 2013 No comments

Using Natural Light

In this episode Mark has some simple lighting tips that can help to improve your photos in different natural light situations.

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Digital Photography 1 on 1, Fundamentals February 20, 2013 No comments

Getting to Know Your DSLR

Holding a DSLR for the first time can be quite overwhelming and you may want to completely understand how your camera does what it does with the buttons and switches that it has. This week Mark will show you what these buttons do.

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Digital Photography 1 on 1, Tips and Tricks February 20, 2013 No comments

Slow Shutter Magic

This week Mark Wallace shows us how to use a slow shutter speed to get some really fun photos. By shooting at night with slow shutter speeds you can create interesting shapes with light.

Bonus blooper included at the end of the video.

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Canon EOS 60D Digital SLR Camera Body Kit, 18 Megapixel, Black with EFS 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens – U.S.A. Warranty

Digital Photography 1 on 1, Fundamentals February 20, 2013 No comments

On Camera Flash Basics

This week Mark Wallace talks about on camera flash. There are ways that we can modify the on-camera flash to control our lighting. We can bounce our flash from ceilings, walls, or off of reflectors and Mark will show us how.

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Digital Photography 1 on 1, Studio Lighting February 20, 2013 No comments

High Key & Low Key Lighting

This week Mark Wallace talks about high key and low key lighting. In it’s simplest terms a high key image is a bright image full of light and mostly white tones whilst a low key image is a dark with minimal lighting and rich in black tones and lots of shadow areas. Let’s explore these two dramatic lighting alternatives.

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Digital Photography 1 on 1, Fundamentals February 20, 2013 No comments

Dynamic Range

This week Mark Wallace talks about dynamic range, a topic a lot of the viewers have asked about. Dynamic range describes the ratio between the maximum and minimum measurable light intensities. Mark also talks about sensor size and why its important.

Digital Photography 1 on 1, Tips and Tricks February 20, 2013 No comments

Stop Action Videos

This week Mark demonstrates some techniques for creating stop-action and time lapse videos. Watch as Mark animates a wooden toy and then creates a movie in Apple Final Cut Studio.

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Digital Photography 1 on 1, Fundamentals February 20, 2013 1 Comment

Understanding RAW Files

This week Mark Wallace explains the difference between RAW and JPEG. There’s no right or wrong answer to the question “should I shoot RAW or JPEG?” but Mark will help explain the advantages of each format.

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Digital Photography 1 on 1, Post Production February 20, 2013 No comments

Post Production Workflow Part 2

This week is the second episode in a two-part series about post production workflow. In this episode, Mark will explain how to get images from the computer into some sites on the web or getting them ready for print in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

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