UNSW Photography Club - Tutorials and Workshops

Camera Principles Part I

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 20:06:28 -0500

By popular request I've uploaded the slides from my first tutorial here. This tutorial covered basic camera settings such as focal length, focus distance, ISO speed, shutter speed and aperture.

Introduction to the Digital Darkroom

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 04:42:43 -0400

When:
10 June, 2005 - 4:00pm

Where:
Chil Lab, K17 building

Have you ever printed a digital image of yourself to find that your head has been chopped off in the process?

This Friday we are running an introductory course on digital photo manipulation for those who want to learn how to prepare and optimise an image for printing. You will gain practical experience in using industry-standard bitmap manipulation software on Apple hardware. Topics covered include basic editing skills, layers, and colour correction.

This class is limited to the first ten respondents to register their interest via email at exec@unswphotoclub.org. If you are not a member of the club this year you will also need to email treasurer@unswphotoclub.org to organise membership fees.

Film Choice Tutorial

Sun, 13 Mar 2005 22:33:29 -0500

This tutorial is designed to help you make some sense out of the fridges of film you see at a photo shop in the city.

Introduction to Macro Photography

Sun, 13 Mar 2005 22:31:15 -0500

Facinated by all the tiny details around you? Take the plunge and get into macro photography just in time for the upcoming Spring time!!

Borders - PS Tutorial

Sun, 13 Mar 2005 22:28:35 -0500

So you've just shot another award winning self portrait, but before showing all the guys down at the club, you'd like to spruce yourself up, by adding a lovely border around your immaculate person. Well load up your legally purchased copy of adobe photoshop and follow this very simple tutorial.

Exposure - Understanding the Zone System

Sun, 13 Mar 2005 22:29:06 -0500

Myth of the correct exposure

There is no such thing as a correct exposure. Everytime when you trip the shutter, the image you capture should be your interpretation of how the scene should be rendered. Photography is like painting and drawing, you paint a certain object on the canvas a shade of hue for your own reason. Therefore, there is no such thing as "The correct exposure", there is only "an aesthetically pleasing" exposure.

Using the xPRO software on Windows

Sun, 13 Mar 2005 22:22:55 -0500

For those of you who shoot digital (or have the images stored digitally) and want to get some nice prints made of your brilliant work, then here's how!

Tips for using a Point & Shoot camera

Sun, 13 Mar 2005 22:20:36 -0500

Yes You Can

Do you feel inadequate because you have a puny PowerShot and your friend is lugging around an EOS-1v with an EF 70-200 f2.8 IS L?

Don't.

You can get a better picture than he can for the following reasons:

Your camera is 250 grams, and his is 1.5kg, so you will have your camera with you all the time
You have a decent lens in front of your film/digital sensor, most entry-grade SLR have budget quality optics.
He collects camera equipment for fun, and uses it to attract the attention of potential "datable" girls.

A "professional" photographer with years of experience and robust equipment will be able to do things that you can't, but rest assured that he carries a P&S camera in his pocket too.

Making a B+W Print

Sun, 13 Mar 2005 22:20:21 -0500

Introduction

For film based photography, B+W printing is one of the most exciting things. Not only is it an integral part of the B+W process, it also allows many photographers to come together and share their experiences and show off some of their prints. This tutorial will cover exclusively the B+W printing process. I have included many technical details, and refrained from using acronyms for the sack of the beginners who are interested in learning the process. This tutorial's intended audience is beginner to advanced photographers.