Digital Photography is easy eh? All the technical advances of the past 15 years coming together to make photographing anything almost 'Childs Play' right?
Well – there’s some truth to the above statement, but it’s really no more than part of a bigger picture (pun intended!).
If you can get your exposure spot on first time, if you can frame quickly and effectively, and if you can get the right shot the with the very first press of your shutter button then you’re going to spend more time creating great images and less time rescuing average images with the help of hours of expensively acquired Photoshop skills.
As an aid to developing those “right first time, every time” skills and as a fun way for a few committed photographers to get together and spend a couple of hours in a supportive environment; I’ve got together with with good friend and all round photographic guru, Glyn Dewis to put together an “analogue” photowalk, which will take place in London on Saturday 27th November 2010.
Those of you who took part in any of Scott Kelby's World Wide Photo Walk’s last summer will know what a photo walk is – if you don’t then have a look back on the walks that Glyn and Dan hosted earlier this year
Of course DANalogue is a (pretty weak) pun on my name and the word "Analogue". When I say analogue, we’re not going to ask you to throw away your shiny new Nikon’s and Canon’s in favour of something from the ark, but we will be introducing a set of rules that will (almost) turn your DSLR into its pre-digital equivalent.
These are:
* Before starting on the walk, you will be asked to select a single ISO setting, which you should stick to throughout.
* A maximum of 36 exposures are to be taken whilst on the walk.
* We will supply some electrical tape which will temporarily cover your LCD, taking you back to the pre-digital days of NO INSTANT FEEDBACK!
At the end of the walk we’ll meet up, and with the help of a couple of laptops can compare results and discuss our experiences.
If you’d like to take part, meet a few new friends and polish up your skills, then please fill in your details below or contact me via my website and we'll be in touch.
I was going to take my Agfa Billy Record and take some 6x9 photos, but I guess that I can always take my battered Sony instead
ReplyDeleteHi Dan,
ReplyDeletegreat idea, please put me on the list. I might take my Holga!
slainte
Noel
Ah, Noel beat me to it. I was going to suggest Holga's as well.
ReplyDeleteDan, are you likely to be doing any of these further north? Yorkshire, for example? ;)