middlemistsred
Blueprint
Vivid Festival of Lights - Sydney 2014
From my brief adventure at Vivid, I've learnt some lessons which, although may seem like common sense, I think other novices may not think about when starting out:
1. Crucial to prepare & research to thoroughly understand the type of photography to be taken. Night photography is difficult and all I armed myself with was a tripod and extremely limited knowledge of long exposure. I had difficulty focusing in the dark & my choice of shutter speed needs improvement!
2. Determine the suitable settings for the location and do test shots well in advance. Otherwise, photos may turn out awful (blurred, underexposed etc) or the shot may be missed completely.
3. Editing is important. Think of it this way, we shouldn't send in a first draft of an essay or assignment before reading over it and making any necessary changes. Same applies for photography. Looking at it that way, I don't think editing is cheating rather it is about enhancing the photo and fixing problems that could not be corrected at the time. Took me a while to appreciate this.
4. Calibrate monitor! Initially, I worked from an ancient laptop, where the colour settings and brightness were off. The results: I looked on a different computer and the photos revealed some nasty surprises I didn't pick up before.
As a result, the original blueprint has been replaced with this (hopefully improved) photo. I just wasn't happy with what I posted originally. I really wanted to make the photo work as I waited for so long to capture that moment but it just wasn't salvageable.
Blueprint
Vivid Festival of Lights - Sydney 2014
From my brief adventure at Vivid, I've learnt some lessons which, although may seem like common sense, I think other novices may not think about when starting out:
1. Crucial to prepare & research to thoroughly understand the type of photography to be taken. Night photography is difficult and all I armed myself with was a tripod and extremely limited knowledge of long exposure. I had difficulty focusing in the dark & my choice of shutter speed needs improvement!
2. Determine the suitable settings for the location and do test shots well in advance. Otherwise, photos may turn out awful (blurred, underexposed etc) or the shot may be missed completely.
3. Editing is important. Think of it this way, we shouldn't send in a first draft of an essay or assignment before reading over it and making any necessary changes. Same applies for photography. Looking at it that way, I don't think editing is cheating rather it is about enhancing the photo and fixing problems that could not be corrected at the time. Took me a while to appreciate this.
4. Calibrate monitor! Initially, I worked from an ancient laptop, where the colour settings and brightness were off. The results: I looked on a different computer and the photos revealed some nasty surprises I didn't pick up before.
As a result, the original blueprint has been replaced with this (hopefully improved) photo. I just wasn't happy with what I posted originally. I really wanted to make the photo work as I waited for so long to capture that moment but it just wasn't salvageable.