More September submissions

Here are a few more submissions for the September assignment:

Michelle Bjarnason sent me a couple more submissions for this assignment – I’m so glad to see that you are out there practicing!

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I also received this amazing sports photo from Natalka Lindstrom:

(Taken with Nikon D60 at f/5.6, 1/500 sec., ISO 560)

That looks like it hurt!

So…  have you sent yours in yet?  Deadline is tomorrow night at 11:59pm EST so get out there and start snapping!  Watch for my October tutorial and assignment on October 1st!

Happy Clicking!

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Water Slide Fun

Michelle Bjarnason just sent me another fabulous shot:

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Thanks, Michelle – I love how you captured the splashing water!

By the way, for those who may not have submitted your photos yet because you don’t have any photo editing software to resize your submissions, try Picasa by Google.  It’s a free software program that you can download here that will help you organize and edit your photos with ease.  Click here for a 5 minute video demo.

Happy Clicking!

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1,2,3… Jump!

We’re getting alot of jumping subjects in our submissions!

Thanks to Michelle Bjarnason for this beautiful silhouette shot:

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Michelle comments, “Now my subjects were all supposed to jump at the same time.  Sigh… sometimes it doesn’t always work.”  I’m sure we can all relate to that!

Happy Clicking!

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Jump for Joy!

Here’s another great photo, taken by Jacquelin Green, of her daughter leaping off a dock:

Taken with A Canon Digital Rebel XT at f/10, 1/800 sec., ISO 400.

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Bounce!

Thanks for Michelle Vincent for her submission below.  Michelle writes, “I took this while my boys were enjoying Fiesta on the Bay in our local town. They had a few bouncy castles/obstacle course and this big bouncy slide. I was shocked that my son Brennan made a huge leap off the top and bounced down the slide. He is always so cautious!”

Taken with Canon Powershot A720 IS at f/4, 1/640 sec. ISO 80

There’s about 5 more days to get your submissions in, before we continue on with our October assignment on low lighting!  Watch for the tutorial and assignment on October 1st, and we will announce the September assignment’s winner then as well!

Happy Clicking!

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Keep ‘em coming!

We are receiving some wonderful entries for our first assignment!  Check out these:

BAM! by Sierra Heggie

Taken with Canon Powershot S5 at f/8, 1/1250 sec., IS 400

Untitled by Margaret Stewart

Taken with Nikon D40X at f/14, 1/1250 sec. ISO n/a

Wipeout by Gail Bidgood
Gail writes, “A not so perfect landing!”

Taken with Nikon D200 at f/8, 1/500 sec. ISO 125

Thanks for your submissions, ladies – I hope you’re having fun with the assignment! Only a week left so don’t delay – submit your photos right now!

On that note, I have received a few submissions that do not include the camera info or camera settings – please, please, PLEASE remember to include this information in the comments section!  I think that in sharing everyone’s info, we can all learn!

Happy Clicking! 

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More Submissions!

Nikki says, of this next photo, that her daughter contined spinning until she got SICK! Ah, to be young again…

Spinning by Nikki Scott, taken with a Canon PowerShot A720 IS at f/3.2, 1/1500 s., ISO 100

Thanks for submitting, Nikki!

There’s still just over a week to submit your photos for our September assignment – the deadline is 11:59pm EST on September 30th, 2009.  If you’re not sure about the time zones (I still get confused too!), then click here to see the time in Ontario right now – that should help your figure it out!

Happy Clicking!

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Just Jump!

Jump! by Beth Sears using a Nikon D80 at f7.1, 1/650 s., ISO 400.

Check out this great submission from Beth Sears, part of a photo shoot for her son and his 8 best friends as they graduated this past June.  Congrats to the recent graduates and to Beth for creating a great photo keepsake for them!

There’s 2 weeks left to submit your photos for the September assignment – still plenty of time to get out there and photography something!

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Freeze Frame!

As promised, here are some more submissions for our September assignment!

Nikki wrote, “I read the article in Canadian Scrapbooker and took my daugher and my camera to the park for the day. I was sure to find some fast action!!”  I love how she captured the look of pure bliss on her daughter’s face, during a break in play:

Water Break! by Nikki Scott using a Canon PowerShot A720 IS at f/4.8, 1/1500 s., ISO 250

Heidi Brand submitted a couple of motorcross sports photos that were fabulous!  Look at the sharp detail in her incredible photo at 1/1250 sec.:

Big Air by Heidi Brand, using a Canon EOS 40D at f/5, 1/1250 s., ISO 200

 And by using PhotoShop, she merged a series of photos taken into one photo to showcase the whole jump, for this great photo:

Flying High by Heidi Brand using a Canon EOS 40D at f/4.5, 1/1250 s., ISO 200

Thanks for playing along, ladies – keep them coming!

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September’s Assignment

Submission deadline: September 30, 2009

Welcome to our new Hands On! section here at Canadian Scrapbooker! I’m so excited to be working on this new adventure and I promise we will have a lot of fun on the way!

As I mentioned in my article in the Fall 2009 issue of Canadian Scrapbooker, each month, I will offer some tips and techniques on the basics discussed in the current issue, plus I will post an assignment! You are invited to share your completed assignments here in our blog – each assignment completed and uploaded earns you a chance to win a prize from our sponsor.

This month’s sponsor is Rose Moka (www.rosemoka.com). Upload your photo assignment here for a chance to win this great prize package.

We’ve all tried to capture the action with our cameras – sometimes successfully, other times not! There are several methods to help freeze movement and create a sharp, clearly defined image. Using a faster shutter speed is one of the easiest methods.

When we shorten our exposure time, we minimize the time that the action has to be recorded, and as such, reduce the chance of blurring. Consider the following photos:

Fig 1: Photo by Jessi Lute, using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xsi, 70.0 – 300.0 mm lens, f/22, 1/125 sec, no flash.

In the first photo, Jessi chose a relatively slow shutter speed, considering the speed of her subject. Notice how the subject is blurred – this is due to the fact that it is moving faster than the time lapse before the shutter closed again.

Fig 2: Photo by Jessi Lute, using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xsi, 70.0 – 300.0 mm lens, f/7.0, 1/1250 sec, no flash.

But notice what happened in Fig. 2, when Jessi decreased her exposure time to a mere 1/1250th of a second! She effectively froze time so that she could capture her subject in crisp detail.

Shortened exposure times are not just limited to sports. In the following photos, Holly effectively captured a waterfall scene at two different exposure times. In Fig 3, a longer exposure time of 1/15th of a second elicits a sense of serenity and movement, while a shutter speed of 1/120th of a second captures the drama and power of the water falling (Fig. 4)

Fig 3: Photo by Holly Attfield, using a Nikon D70s, 18.0 – 70.0 mm f/3.5-4.5 lens. f/29, 1/15 sec, no flash.

Fig 4: Photo by Holly Attfield, using a Nikon D70s, 18.0 – 70.0 mm f/3.5-4.5 lens. f/9, 1/200 sec, no flash.

So, are you ready for some Hands On Photography practice?

Your September assignment:

Using a fast shutter speed, effectively capture action or movement in a photo. Try stopping the action on a football field, or capture your child tossing leaves in the air. Use your imagination for your subject and composition, and don’t be afraid to try different settings.

Deadline: September 30th, 2009

Please submit your photo(s), along with camera settings, using our submission form linked above for a chance to be entered into our draw. A randomly chosen entry will be drawn on December 5th, 2009   October 1st, 2009.

Thanks for playing along this month, and be sure to join us on October 1st, when we will tackle the opposite side of the coin – slow exposure times!

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