By Anna Chan
The printed edition contained 5 stunning images by Gauntlet Staff. Due to request, the images were not put online. Please see the print edition to be amazed by their beauty. You really should check it out; there was lighting, bridges over troubled water, flowers, fireworks and even a nightline of the city. The remaining part… Continue reading Photography 101: Final Review
By Anna Chan
There are three main ways to capture motion: freezing motion, motion blur and panning. What you end up with depends mainly on the shutter speed the image is taken at. Another factor is the distance of the moving object. For demonstrative purposes, I set up a makeshift ramp with a ball. As the photo is… Continue reading Photography 101: Capturing Motion
By Anna Chan
The depth of field in a photo is the closest and furthest distances which are in focus. Once a certain point is focused upon, a distance in front of and beyond that focused point will also be in focus. This range is determined by the f-stop used. The lower the f-stop value, the less the… Continue reading Photography 101: Depth of field:
By Anna Chan
The objective of this lecture is to help you realize what you see through your viewfinder is what your photo will end up looking like. Once you learn this, it won’t be necessary to use scissors or Photoshop since you will end up taking a nice photo to start with. Framing a good photograph is… Continue reading Photography 101: Taking a well composed photograph using just your viewfinder
By Anna Chan
In order to achieve a perfect exposure for a photograph that is not too bright or too dark, it is important to know how the light meter works and what it is telling you. Most modern cameras have an in-camera light meter which will give an ideal exposure when the meter reads zero. Pictured above… Continue reading Photography 101: Getting to know your light meter
By Anna Chan
As part of an attempt to educate the masses, I decided it was about time we shared our limited knowledge of photography with other amateurs and beginners. This means you. This feature marks the beginning of a series of photo features in the Gauntlet. Once a month I, along with my fellow photogs and Gauntlet… Continue reading Photography 101: Learning the basics of photography