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Mike Zeis Photography Notes

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Mike Zeis

We had a wonderful group of photographers give presentations at the January 16, 2018 Photography Meeting about various aspects of photography.

Here are the notes from Mike Zeis!

Mike Zeis (mike@zeisphotos.com)
BVAA Photography Meeting, 1/16/18

Top points (for me, anyway)

• Capture RAW images (DNG on Nikon, CR2 on Canon. I’ve set my iPhone to save DNG and a JPG). TIFF is an OK alternative to RAW.

• Expose for the highlights, because blown-out highlights can be a show-stopper.

• High ISO (sensitivity) often means high noise. Although cameras on phones have an exposure adjustment, I prefer to control ISO and shutter speed manually, using apps. (I didn’t mention in my talk, but there is in-camera HDR software, which theoretically stitches bright, medium, and dark exposures together, and saves the result as a JPG. You can set the camera to store the original unenhanced JPG in addition to the HDR version. I think three RAW exposures give you lots more control over the final image than a single JPG provides.)

• Because I shoot in low-light situations, I need a shutter speed that is slow enough to allow me enough time to manually fire an off-camera flash.

 

Reading:

1. Advanced iPhone Camera Controls For DSLR Photographers

https://iphonephotographyschool.com/iphone-camera-controls/

2. “….. computational photography, which combines multiple exposures or lenses or both to produce synthesized images and video….” taken from:

https://www.macworld.com/article/3121661/apple-phone/blow-up-iphone-7-plus-uses-digital-zoom-instead-of-optical-more-often-than-youd-expect.html

 

Apps:

ProCamera

https://www.procamera-app.com/en/

Slow Shutter Cam

https://www.cogitap.com/slowshutter/instructions.htm

 

Post processing:

Noise Ninja (Picture Code’s Noise Ninja has become Photo Ninja. The no-longer-supported “legacy” version which I use is available for free. I’ve got to assume that they have improved noise reduction considerably since the produced the old version that I still use.)

https://www.picturecode.com/tutorials/noise_reduction.php

https://www.picturecode.com/showcase/noise.php

https://www.picturecode.com/nn_legacy/index.php

 

(Lisa adds a comment that for Android users, take a look at Open Camera which is free. It lets you adjust shutter speed and all sorts of other things)

January 16, 2018 Photography Meeting

Also be sure to take a look at our full page of

Photography Cheat Sheets

2018 Mass Cultural Council Grant for Painters

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For the painters in our group – cash grant available –

PAINTING – Deadline: January 29, 2018
Upload five images, in JPG format, into your CallforEntry.org (CaFE) Portfolio. When filling out Mass Cultural Council’s online application in CaFE, select images to submit in the order (1-5) that you wish them to be viewed (left to right).

Preparing Your Digital
Images Images must be saved in JPG format. The pixel dimension (horizontal or vertical) cannot be smaller than 1920 pixels on the longest side of your image. The resolution size is a minimum of 72 ppi/dpi. The maximum file size is 3 MB.

Panel review of work samples is anonymous. Therefore, neither your name, nor any information identifying commissions, awards, reviews, and/or presentations should appear on your work sample. Work samples will be tracked by title #1. Work completed prior to 2014 is ineligible.

Review Process
After the application deadline, Mass Cultural Council convenes independent panels to review applications. Panels are composed of artists and arts professionals representing a range of aesthetic perspectives. The review process is anonymous to ensure impartial assessment of each applicant’s work. Funding recommendations made by review panels are presented to the Mass Cultural Council members for final award decisions.

https://www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/fellows_guidelines.asp

2018 “Anything Goes” Photography Show Winners and Reception Photos

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The 2018 “Anything Goes” Photography Show had 101 submissions to it. The reception was held on Friday, January 19th, 2018 from 3-7pm. It was a great time! Here are the winners of the show:

First place: Linda Nelson. “Magical”
Second place: April Brown, “Fox Hunt”
Third place: James Hunt, “Greek Letter”

Honorable Mentions:
Jonathan Rocheleau, “Winter Trees”
Carol Frieswick, “Vinalhaven”
Al Weems, “Reflection”
Rick Allain, “Cardinal Picks St. Francis”

Non-Digital Winner: Mike Zeis, “Red TV”

Congratulations to all of the winners!

2018 Anything Goes Photography Show – details

Leading Lines 2018 at 52Frames

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Week three for 2018 in the 52 Frames weekly photography challenge is “Leading Lines”! For this week ending Sunday, January 21, 2018, the theme is all about how the eyes follow lines in a photograph.

The above image was created by Lisa Shea. You have to take the image in this week of the challenge. Who can guess what this is?

What will you submit or have you submitted? Let us know in the comments below!

https://52frames.com/

Even if you don’t submit anything for this current week, make sure you register and get set for next week’s challenge!

 

Here’s the album that features Bob Evans and Lisa Shea. Can you find those two images?

Leading Lines Album

Carol Arnold Oil Painting Class – Feb 2018

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Image by Carol Arnold

Carol Arnold, a member of Richard Schmid and Nancy Guzik’s Putney Painters, is now offering oil painting classes at the Uxbridge Alternatives Gallery! All levels welcomed. The focus will be on drawing, edges, values and color. Carol’s goal is to make this fun and inspiring, while learning how to get to the next level of your growth!

This is an ongoing class that will meet on the first Thursday of every month from 6-9 pm. The cost per student is $15/hour if there are 5 or more students in the class. If there are less than 5 students in the class, the cost per student is $20/hour. Class will be cancelled if fewer than 3 students register. The maximum class size will be 10 artists.

When:
Thursday, Feb 1, 2018
6pm – 9pm

Where:
BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Gallery
5 South Main Street
Uxbridge, MA 01569

There is a TON of free parking immediately next to this building. It is fully and easily handicapped accessible.

BVAA Alternatives Uxbridge Community Art Gallery Information

The cost per student is $15/hour if there are 5 or more students in the class. If there are less than 5 students in the class, the cost per student is $20/hour. This class is open to the public. Please make sure you register beforehand so we know how many to expect.

To register, email: carol@carolarnoldfineart.com

The featured instructor for this class is Carol Arnold.

https://carolarnoldfineart.com/