Chuck Fisher, a professional photographer from Grove, Okla., showed examples of photos taken with a point-and-shoot camera at the Bella Vista Photography Club's monthly meeting.
The group met July 12 at the Village Insurance Community Room in Bella Vista.
Fisher encouraged members to know their particular camera and what it can do. Information about his work is online at cpmphoto.net.
Jean Raines presented a slide show set to music about nature in Bella Vista, featuring flowers and birds.
The theme of the July digital contest was "Churches." Winners were: David Haas, first place; Mary Stewart, second place; and Hugh Maddox, third place.
Any interested person wishing to bolster the club's finances by volunteering at the Bella Vista Recycling Center should contact Bob Shewmake.
Jan Halgrim and Mike Walker recently taught children the basics of photography at Imagine, a before- and after-school program.
Ken Johnson presented a slide show of images taken with existing light at the forum on July 15. He offered the following tips:
• Raise ISO and use a large aperture, tripod and cable release for photos taken in low light. Raising the mirror will also help prevent camera shake.
• Turn vibration reduction off when using a tripod.
• Position people by a window to avoid using the flash.
• Take the camera off automatic. Set white balance manually.
• Shoot in RAW.
• Understand the camera's capabilities and limitations.
• Use daylight white balance for night photography.
• When streets are wet, you receive nice reflections from neon and street lights.
• Use exposure compensation. Minus one exposure compensation cuts light. One plus exposure compensation adds light.
• Use ISO 100 for waterfalls.
• Wait one hour after sunset for best color.
• When shooting snow, use plus one to plus two exposure compensation to prevent blue snow in photos.
The next club meeting is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, in the Village Insurance Community Room. The digital contest will be "Roadways." Send digital photos to Jim Deichman at [email protected] by Aug. 8.
Members may also send another photo they would like help with, such as compensation, to Deichman. The club will critique photos using rules for better photography.
Next month's forum will be Aug. 12. Each member should bring the three judges' critique forms from the Spring Contest. Soft focus and other problems seen by the judges will be discussed.
See the club's website -- www.bvphotoclub.com -- for additional information. Any interested photographer is invited to attend meetings.
Community on 07/30/2014