SET SUBJECTS 2022 January 2022
Travel Photography
February
Narrow Depth of Field
March
Essence of a Storm (Weather)
April
Floral Still Life
May
Long Exposure
June
Mammals Behaving Badly
July
Ruined Structures – Ruins
August
Hard at Work
September
Motion (Show Movement)
October
Aircraft
January 2023
Back Light / Rim Light Narrow Depth of Field
Travel Photography – A Photo Travel image expresses the characteristic features or culture of a land as they are found naturally. There are no geographic limitations. Images from events or activities arranged specifically for photography, or of subjects directed or hired for photography are not permitted. Close up pictures of people or objects must include features that provide information about the location. Shallow depth of field (also called “small” or “narrow”) means that only a part of the image is in focus. The background and sometimes the foreground is blurred. Shallow depth of field works in portrait, nature, and travel photography. The out-of-focus part may be only slightly blurred or be completely lacking detail. Essence of a Storm (Weather) – The image should illustrate the life of the storm – moving thunder clouds, rain, heavy winds etc. etc. Floral Still Life – A Floral depiction, typically tabletop and excluding flowers in the wild or the garden. By definition excludes a single close-up. Long Exposure – Long-exposure, time-exposure, or slowshutter photography involves using a long-duration shutter speed to sharply capture the stationary elements of images while blurring, smearing, or obscuring the moving elements Mammals Behaving Badly – Mammals (human and animal) behaving badly. The depicted behaviour as opposed to the subject itself must be emphasized by the image. Ruined Structures – Ruins – Emphasis on depicting the architecture. Not abandoned buildings or old buildings now occupied by vagrants, but rather old buildings or houses that have started crumble and decay. Hard at Work – Not restricted to human, animal, insect etc. but must illustrate/show something hard at work. Student studying, Cows pulling a plough, bees ladened with pollen etc. Motion (Show Movement) –Photograph in which the viewer is clearly able to discern motion relevant to or from the main subject in the image Aircraft – The main subject and focal point of the image is an aircraft/part of an aircraft. This includes all man-made flying machines. Back Light / Rim Light – Backlight in photography involves positioning the main light source for a photograph behind the primary subject. Rim lighting is a technique that puts light around the edges of a subject.
LIGHT MAKES PHOTOGRAPHY. EMBRACE LIGHT. ADMIRE IT. LOVE IT. ABOVE ALL, KNOW LIGHT. KNOW IT FOR ALL YOU ARE WORTH & YOU WILL KNOW THE KEY TO PHOTOGRAPHY. G. Eastman
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