NZPhotographer Issue 53, March 2022
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Sailors Warning<br />
Canon 5D Mk IV, Canon 24-105mm lens @ F8, 6s, ISO100<br />
WE’VE SEEN A FEW OF YOUR PHOTOS GRACE<br />
THE COVERS OF NZP OVER THE LAST YEAR –<br />
HOW DOES IT FEEL?<br />
It’s a real thrill to see my images chosen for the magazine<br />
whether on the cover or in readers' submissions. I still<br />
remember the night I checked into Facebook before<br />
going to sleep while we were staying with friends at Mt<br />
Maunganui and seeing my Ice Bubble image on the<br />
cover of the August 2020 edition. I was so surprised and<br />
sooo excited I hardly slept a wink that night!<br />
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO NEW<br />
PHOTOGRAPHERS?<br />
My advice is to learn how to use your camera on<br />
manual settings and learn to understand the exposure<br />
triangle. If you are struggling I’d really encourage you<br />
to join your local camera club and become involved<br />
in their activities usually, members are happy to help.<br />
I wish I’d taken the time to learn how to operate my<br />
camera on manual mode sooner than I did because<br />
I have some photos of my beautiful dogs that have<br />
now passed on, that I know would have been much<br />
better if I had taken them on a manual setting, using<br />
a shallow depth of field to isolate them and create a<br />
nice blurred background.<br />
Getting my head around the exposure triangle took<br />
some time, it took me a long time to realise what the<br />
exposure meter was and how to expose correctly<br />
once I did start to use the manual settings but you<br />
have to realise, you are always learning something<br />
new and there is so so much to learn in photography.<br />
HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE YOURSELF TO KEEP<br />
ON LEARNING AND IMPROVING?<br />
Our monthly club challenges keep me motivated to<br />
improve my skills but I also watch YouTube tutorials<br />
and attend workshops from time to time. I enjoy the<br />
workshops very much as I find hands on learning much<br />
easier than reading or just watching videos. I also<br />
participate in the Excio photo challenges and in the Art<br />
of Birding group so there’s always something new to try.<br />
HAVE YOU WON ANY COMPETITIONS OR HAD<br />
ANY PHOTOS IN EXHIBITIONS?<br />
I haven’t won any competitions but I have had some<br />
Acceptances through the Photographic Society of<br />
New Zealand. My ‘Birthday Bubble’ photo came in 6th<br />
place with the Canon online competition (via PSNZ)<br />
and I also came in 10th place with another one of my<br />
bubble images. I have won our local club monthly<br />
challenge a few times also.
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