The Exposure Triangle by Myrtle Beach Photography

Before you begin reading this post, be sure and click on the previous post that explains the elements that go into the EXPOSURE TRIANGLE. The post is called The Mystery of Manual Photography. It covers aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. This will help you understand and apply the exposure triangle theory.

To understand exposure it is important to understand “The Exposure Triangle” and how ISO, shutter speed and aperture come together to effect each other. In order to maintain the “correct” exposure, any change in one element needs to be compensated with an opposite change in one of the other elements. By adjusting the shutter speed we can better freeze or express movement. By adjusting aperture we have play with depth of field thereby either highlighting a small element of our subject or expressing the grandness of our subject. But in doing so, we now know how to get back to that “correct” exposure! Once you start understanding exposure in this way you are well on your way to increasing your photography skills.

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Myrtle Beach Interesting Factoid: Consumer Reports REPORTS: Rating SLR Cameras

Myrtle Beach Interesting Factoid: Consumer Reports REPORTS:

Rating SLR Cameras:
1. Canon EOS 60D
2. Olympus E-5
3. Nikon D7000
4. Canon EOS Rebel T3i
5. Canon EOS 7D
6. Canon EOS Rebel T4i
7. Canon EOS Rebel T3
8. Canon EOS Rebel T2i
9. Nikon D3200
10. Nikon D3100

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Santa Photos

Santa Photos

As a mom myself, I can tell you there is nothing more exciting than taking your children to see Santa.  This experience gets built up in a parents head and the expectations are generally better than the actual experience.  Here are some tips to help make meeting Santa a bit more pleasant.

Prepare Your Child

• Make sure your child is well rested.
• Make sure your child is well fed.  Bring snacks.
• Talk about Santa “A LOT” before he/she meets Santa.
• Go to the place where Santa is going to be and let your child watch other children with Santa several days prior to the big event.

Photo Tips

• Set that camera to manual mode.  Play around with you settings so you don’t get that yellow tint to your images that can come with setting to portrait mode..
  Portrait mode creates a shallow depth of field.
• Use Action Mode
  Action mode uses a faster shutter speed and continually adjusts focus as your subjects move. This will increase your chances of a sharply focused photograph.
• Turn on that Flash

Even if you are in a bright place, your camera may want to auto detect lighting and your flash will not fire.  A well lit Santa is a must.

• Play Around with the Zoom
  You will have some time so slow down and take images close up and zoomed out.  Remember, the number one rule, lots of images.  You can delete later.  Expression is Everything Your child’s expression is the most important piece of a photo with Santa.

• Don’t Wait Until Your Child is in Santa’s Lap
  Some of the greatest Santa photos you will ever take will happen before the child is actually in Santa’s lap. This is when a lot of real emotion, not posed for the camera, takes place. Some children will bashfully approach Santa and others will literally leap up to hug Santa. Be ready!