Welcome again to our periodic newsletter aimed at informing you of what’s happening here at
R a Stanley Landscape Photography.
For those of you that are new subscribers I would firstly
like to welcome you and hope you enjoy our newsletter which includes latest news, location reports and tips to help you improve your photography.
News
New Central Coast outlet at Erina Fair.
You can now also find us at Erina Fair, one of the coasts leading shopping centres. Located on ‘The Boardwalk’ between Lowes and Best & Less we are open 7 days a week.
See Location Map.
Opening Times
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Mon – Wed |
9am – 5.30pm |
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Thu – Fri |
9am – 9pm |
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Sat |
9am – 5pm |
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Sun |
10am – 4pm |
Wyoming Gallery. New opening times.
Our gallery at Wyoming is now open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 10am and 5pm. Appointments can be made at all other times by calling Richard on 0410 191 288
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On Location
The Central Coast
Hello again. I hope you enjoyed the images from our location shoot
‘The Blue Mountains’ that was featured in our first
newsletter. Recently I have stayed closer to home, concentrating on locations around the NSW Central Coast. With such a vast array of scenes from beaches to water falls and lakes to bush there are so many beautiful places to shoot.
Here is a sample of my latest images. I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed taking them.
Best Regards
Richard
Tips
Image Quality - Sharp Shooting
It is often the case that image quality is compromised by camera shake. Camera shake is caused when unsteady support of the camera whilst shooting results in an blurred image particularly at slower shutter speeds.
SLR Cameras
For those of you shooting with SLR’s there is a good ‘rule of thumb’ to follow to ensure you capture sharp images which aren’t spoilt by camera shake.
Make sure your shutter speed is at least the reciprocal of the focal length you are shooting at. For example; if you are shooting at a focal length of 200mm then it is advised that you use a shutter speed of at least 1/250th of a second or faster. Some of the more expensive lenses also come with an image stabilising feature that will enable you to use slower shutter speeds whilst still achieving sharp results.
Of course there are other ways you can help alleviate camera shake. The use of tripods, mono pods, beanbags will all help you achieve a sharper image and in some cases i.e. shooting in low light are a must! Don’t forget to use a cable release or the cameras self timer as the action of pressing the shutter release button can also cause the camera to vibrate.
Advance use: Some more advanced SLR cameras have a mirror lock facility (most probably accessed via the cameras menus). This allows the mirror to be locked up prior to the shutter opening again ensuring that all efforts are being made to alleviate any form of camera shake/vibration whilst the shutter is open.
Compacts
For those of you using compact cameras the same rules apply. On the majority of compacts the shutter speed will not be displayed but the camera will notify the user that a slower shutter speed is being used. Again for best results using a tripod or resting your camera on a sturdy platform and using the self timer can really help.
Also, simply holding your camera correctly and employing a firm stance will assist in reducing camera shake.
Useful Websites
Central Coast Tourism
http://www.cctourism.com.au/
Practical Photography
http://www.photographymags.co.uk/
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