This week was a slight change in format in that we had a presentation only. The topic was Getting Started With Video and we were given a very entertaining and informative talk by one of our regulars on how to video and record short interviews and how to edit them together afterwards. We had tips on how to pick a good person to interview, recording sound, synchronising sound and video with off camera microphones and some common pitfalls. Continue reading “Getting Started With Video”
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Night Shoot in York
Another great evening out with 10 or so hardy souls braving the chillier-than-expected evening. This time we did a quick loop around York city centre from The Cross Keys on Goodramgate to Exhibition Square, then on to North Street, Shambles and back round to the pub. Continue reading “Night Shoot in York”
Blogging from Start to Finish
For our latest meeting, we started with the intention of taking a few photos in the studio and then showing how they could be added to a blog post using WordPress, but everyone was so enjoying the photography that this overran by quite a lot! Continue reading “Blogging from Start to Finish”
Street Photography
On Saturday morning, half a dozen or so of us braved the cold for a street shoot in York city centre. It was a lot of fun, if absolutely freezing, and we got some great shots. You can see some of them on the Facebook group.
Our First Meeting!
Our first meeting was a great success, even if I do say so myself!
We spent the first part doing some tabletop photography using continuous lights and studio strobes, the second part swapping backgrounds using Paint.net (see below) and the final part discussing the programme and what everyone wanted from the group. Continue reading “Our First Meeting!”