A reminder that Photography classes with recommence on the 28th of September from 10 to 12 in U3A Room 1. I will be sending out an email to class members in a week or so with further information.
Rene Martens
Rene Martens
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Our Photography class is now on a break, resuming in late September. Click on Rina Caddy's atmospheric photo below to see our photo submissions to date.  Our May 25 session was my last class for Semester 1 - I advised those who attended that it was my last one before a break, however that I would be returning in September. We went through the photo submissions that were sent in by some of the class this month. It was interesting to see the progress they have made and observe the way they were thinking through the processes involved. We then watched three Youtube videos - 'Better Photos from any Camera', 'Take Amazing Photos' and 'Take Better Photos with your Smartphone' and discussed some of the apects presented in each of them. I stressed again the importance of 'thinking' about their photography rather than just taking a photo.
We also talked about the Photography pages on the U3A website - Home / Session Resources / Photo Submissions - where they can review each of the sessions held so far this year and jog their memories about the things we discussed. I also reiterated what we had seen so far, as well as advised the class that I would still go through the basics again when I get back in September. Our next session will be on Thursday 28th September from 10 to 12 in Classroom 1. Rene Martens Well, another month has passed by. We had a great session in April which went slightly over time - sorry about that! We went through all the photos that were sent in with those that were there. I missed two by Terry Dillon, so will discuss them at next class We then watched two videos on Photo Editing Applications (iPhone and Android) before breaking for coffee. The break was followed by a video about 5 common 'mistakes' some people need to avoid. This was interesting as I could relate to all these! We stopped the video a number of times to discuss different aspects shown in the video. I didn't have time to go through the last link I wanted to discuss with the group about Landscape tips from Canon Australia - it is in the 'Session Resources' link on the website for group members to follow up. All in all, we seemed to enjoy the session. Until next month. Rene Martens Our second session was great. It was good to see all the faces at the Photography Class. We talked about the images that I had received (and members that were present could go over what they did to get the image): We then sat down to a few videos that 1) showed settings for Iphone Camera, 2) details for the Photographic Triangle and then 3) Photography Composition: We discussed a few things after each video, as I did feel that there would need to be some explanation. I hope we all got something out of these videos.
See you all at our next meeting! Remember to email Rene your photos that have something to do with what you saw in the videos (again - it isn't compulsory). Rene It was great to see so many faces at the first session for Photography and to hear so many different reasons for joining our group.
During the session we discussed the nature of Photography and the use of the Photographic Triangle - ISO, Aperture and Shutter - to get the correct exposure. We also discussed the general nature of Landscape photography. We managed to get a few questions in, and I explained a few things I do regarding High Dynamic Range (HDR), as camera devices are not able to capture what the eye sees when it comes to everything being visible (taking a photo from a room with a window to outside light). If you connect to the link Session Resources on the Photography page of the U3A Benalla website, there are some youtube videos as well as a quick overview of the Photographic Triangle. As mentioned in a recent email, I would like to see a photo of your choice taken between classes which we can view and discuss briefly at our next class on Thursday 23 March at 10am. If possible, email it to me at rensmartphotography@yahoo.com. Also, please bring your camera devices to the session, as we will quickly discuss some of the general settings for most of them. Rene Martens For our first class, on Thursday 23 February from 10 to 12 noon in U3A Room 1, I would like you to bring in your photographic devices (phones, point and shoot, SLR, DSLR etc) so that I have a better idea as to what you all have to work with.
Bring a pen and paper (just in case you want to write something down). Bring your smiles and enthusiasm as well. Rene Martens Are you interested in taking more interesting photographs? Do you have a device - mobile phone, tablet - or a reasonably simple camera, SLR which you would like to learn to apply new skils on? This course focuses mostly on the former, but hopefully will also help in developing confidence in using yor camera, whether phone or other - to take creatively composed photographs.
Convenor: Rene Martens 4th Thursday 10 am to 12 noon U3A Room 1 |
PhotographyAre you interested in taking more interesting photographs? Do you have a device - mobile phone, tablet - or a reasonably simple camera, SLR which you would like to learn to apply new skils on? This course focuses mostly on the former, but hopefully will also help in developing confidence in using your camera, whether phone or other - to take creatively composed photographs. Convenor
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