Comments for Great Big Photography World

Comment on Interview with John Ricard on Photography Trends by Daniel Wright

Daniel Wright — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:08:23 +0000

Good interview. John’s 100 percent right about YouTube. A lot of valuable experience and information never gets to YouTube. And a lot that does is kinda, sorta, maybe halfway useful. And I love his parting thought “Shoot every day.”

Comment on Why Projects Are Essential For Photographers by Federica Nardese by Federica Nardese

Federica Nardese — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 16:41:52 +0000

In reply to Stephen Bartkus. Thank you @Stephen. I absolutely trust in photography projects and I have at least one always ongoing. your feedback is precious!

Comment on The Best Camera Settings For Wildlife Photography by Daniel Wright

Daniel Wright — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 21:25:02 +0000

In reply to Perrin Adams. Thank you. I appreciate the feedback.

Comment on High-Speed Photography – Gear, Settings, and Theory by Perrin Adams

Perrin Adams — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:17:22 +0000

Hi Jonathan,
Wonderful article – I had to digest it in chunks because there was so much good information. I have limited experience with high speed photography, and while I understood the core concept before, you have taught me a few other things I may not have considered without trying and failing lol.

I like how you clearly explain that there needs to be a grounded idea before moving on to the next steps. High speed photography is not really about grabbing your camera and going.

Also, Mentioning that the minimum shutter speed is 1/2000th of a second is a great starting point. When I first started out I thought high speed was 1/500 and up LOL I have since wizened up.

Thanks for mentioning about using a Telephoto prime lens – they offer the best apertures for letting the most amount of light in. Much needed for this type of photography. I imagine they can get quite expensive though.

Do you know if you can use macro extension tubes for high speed macro photography or does it have to be a lens?

Adding in a little flash will greatly help as the more light in the scene the better as you will be using such a high shutter speed.

I loved how you referenced unbalancing the exposure triangle. If you make a change to ISO/SS/Aperture then you will have to adjust one of the other settings.

Btw, that photo of the match being struck is inspiring – I may try out that shot and see what happens. Nice job! Keep it up 🙂

Comment on The Best Camera Settings For Wildlife Photography by Perrin Adams

Perrin Adams — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:03:51 +0000

Hi Daniel, Just gave this article a good read and I am really impressed with the level of knowledge you're showing. It highlights the fact that you photograph wildlife often enough that you have some really sound advice for others.
I like how you highlighted specific camera modes that would benefit others, not just sticking with manual. I think the experience of missing some shots deeply engrained that into your routine. I agree that you should only use auto mode if you're new to the camera or you want to lose control of how your images look.

Beginner photographers will benefit from the general shutter speed rule you mentioned. 1/focal length of the lens is a simple way of explaining it. I like how you added into double that for wildlife.

Center weighted metering is definitely great for general wildlife photography. I tend to use spot metering all of the time but that's because it's what I grew up with and I'm stubborn LOL Often I find the dynamic range of the subject vs the background makes it necessary for when I shoot.

Thank you for sharing the tidbit about burst mode. The only issue I ever have with it is that I have to wait for my camera to catch up as it writes it to the SD card... I've lost a few shots because of that but also gained a lot more.

The last point is the one about golden hour. I agree that it brings out the texture of hair and skin. I also think it helps accentuate the reds in animals like red foxes or squirrels. Even black bears who have a hint of brown in their fur benefit from this time of day.

Wonderful read my friend! Keep it up :)

Comment on Week 11: Black and White by Perrin Adams

Perrin Adams — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:44:25 +0000

Hey @Dadmeister - Let me know if this lesson does B&W justice - you're my B&W guru :)

Comment on Ambassador challenge by Robert Morton

Robert Morton — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:14:29 +0000

In reply to Perrin Adams.

This could be a fun thing to do

Comment on Understanding Tonal Range in Photography by Alan Mark

Alan Mark — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:00:39 +0000

A great explanation of a misunderstood topic, thank you Jonathan. I am returning to photography after a 40 year break and used to live by a book called the exposure manual (all about understanding film and print tonal ranges) which I can sadly no longer find. As you mention Ansel Adams zone system, I would have liked to have seen a comparison between digital tonal range and film. Also an understanding between Adobe RGB and sRGB would have been good e.g. how much is really being lost with sRGB and does it matter? I am a club photographer, my competitors use Photoshop and Adobe RGB, I use GIMP and sRGB. I tend to do just as well in club competitions.

Comment on Part 2 Macro Photography Editing in Lightroom by Robert Morton by Stephen Bartkus

Stephen Bartkus — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:48:53 +0000

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Comment on Ambassador challenge by Perrin Adams

Perrin Adams — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:50:39 +0000

Very interesting idea Robbie. I like challenging our ambassadors 😀