Thursday, March 21, 2024
6:30 – 8:00 pm
The Lake House
Refreshments at 6:30 pm
Presentation from 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Live Oak Hall at The Lake House
Admission is free to Seabrook Photography Club members. Membership to the Seabrook Island Photo Club is $30/ year. To learn more about membership click here. For guests and non-members, a $10 donation is requested (payable at the door).
For gate access: Non-residents, please email seabrookislandphotographyclub22@gmail.com to arrange a gate pass.
Yes, Even You Can Take Pictures
In Full Manual Mode
Whether we are shooting with a cell phone, a point and shoot, or a high end mirrorless camera, we typically have decisions to make regarding who will be in control of our image, the photographer or the camera. Modern cameras are very intelligent and can do a great job for us in many cases. But not always.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with staying in the green and shooting in full automatic mode, letting the camera control your exposures. But despite its advanced technology and high cost, the camera isn’t yet able to read your mind and guess your intentions regarding exposing your shot. Even the best camera will often over- or under-expose the image, but you are totally capable of taking your self-driving car out of automatic mode and taking control of each and every one of your shots. It’s as easy as brewing a cup of coffee!
Join the Seabrook Island Photography Club on March 21, 2024 as Jeff Davis walks us through a simple layman’s term refresher on the importance of the Exposure Triangle and how you can manage it simply in real time out in the field, regardless of camera brand or model. Jeff is a recovering engineer who was at one time pretty good at math, but for years he felt that his cameras were too complicated with too many overlapping settings to manage successfully in manual mode. After being an active photographer for over 20 years who felt he was relatively knowledgeable, he recently had a revelation, which helped him gain the confidence to shoot in full manual almost all the time, with improved results. He’s excited to share this “mathless” hack with you.
Jeff’s talk will be a photography technique presentation combined with live camera demonstrations, and it is designed to be appropriate for shooters of all experience and equipment levels. The intention of the discussion will not be to convert you to manual shooting but to give you the confidence to shoot that way when and if you ever desire.
-Submitted by Jeff Davis for the Photography Club
(Image credits: Jeff Davis)