I am contacting you on behalf of the Taiwanese-American Student Association at the Georgia Institute of Technology. We are a non-profit student organization. We are holding our annual Night Market and I am trying to find an image for our flyers. Can I have permission to use your taiwantrip81.jpg photo from your Dec 30, 2005 post? Please contact me at mandy.y.chiang@gmail.com
Thank you very much for your reply on the lens. I agree with your choices.
I want to ask your about finding the correct exposure. Take this stary night photo for example, how do you know that 1/30 s with f/2.8 and ISO 800 will give the correct exposure?
Some people use center weight metering and they will select a spot in the scence that is neutral tone (close to 18% grey) and use that to set the exposure.
This photograph looks like it has the right amount of light. It’s not under or over exposed. Did you take a few shots before figuring out the correct exposure?
Also, I think you can lower your ISO to 100 and at the same time, prolong your shutter speed to 1/4, it will create exact same exposure. This is because 800 -> 400 -> 200 -> 100 goes down by 3 stops and if the exposure time goes up by 3 stops 1/30 -> 1/15 -> 1/8 -> 1/4, it should give the same exposure.
Wouldn’t a lower ISO yield a better image quality because it will have fewer noises??
Are your hands steady enough to hold the camera for 1/4 s?
Overall, I have to say that you take better pictures than I do. You have better eyes. You can find creative shots with real nice composition. I think it will be interesting to see your pictures if you go on a backpacking trip.
I love doing street photography. I love taking photos with locals in it showing their everyday lives. I think people are still the most interesting subjects and help to add emotions and meanings to photography.
Even if you don’t travel, you ever thought about taking pictures of vendors or whoever in Chinatown? It’s kind of dangerous, but also very adventurous. What do you think?
March 18th, 2007 at 5:43 am
wow~ the star kinda blends in with the dust on my monitor! XD
hahaha jkjk
but wow.. that’s a very bright star 0w0
March 18th, 2007 at 5:43 am
and ryc, thank you!!! XD
March 19th, 2007 at 9:26 am
I am contacting you on behalf of the Taiwanese-American Student Association at the Georgia Institute of Technology. We are a non-profit student organization. We are holding our annual Night Market and I am trying to find an image for our flyers. Can I have permission to use your taiwantrip81.jpg photo from your Dec 30, 2005 post? Please contact me at mandy.y.chiang@gmail.com
Thanks so much.
March 20th, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Hi Sam,
Thank you very much for your reply on the lens. I agree with your choices.
I want to ask your about finding the correct exposure. Take this stary night photo for example, how do you know that 1/30 s with f/2.8 and ISO 800 will give the correct exposure?
Some people use center weight metering and they will select a spot in the scence that is neutral tone (close to 18% grey) and use that to set the exposure.
This photograph looks like it has the right amount of light. It’s not under or over exposed. Did you take a few shots before figuring out the correct exposure?
Also, I think you can lower your ISO to 100 and at the same time, prolong your shutter speed to 1/4, it will create exact same exposure. This is because 800 -> 400 -> 200 -> 100 goes down by 3 stops and if the exposure time goes up by 3 stops 1/30 -> 1/15 -> 1/8 -> 1/4, it should give the same exposure.
Wouldn’t a lower ISO yield a better image quality because it will have fewer noises??
Are your hands steady enough to hold the camera for 1/4 s?
Overall, I have to say that you take better pictures than I do. You have better eyes. You can find creative shots with real nice composition. I think it will be interesting to see your pictures if you go on a backpacking trip.
I love doing street photography. I love taking photos with locals in it showing their everyday lives. I think people are still the most interesting subjects and help to add emotions and meanings to photography.
Even if you don’t travel, you ever thought about taking pictures of vendors or whoever in Chinatown? It’s kind of dangerous, but also very adventurous. What do you think?
Thanks.
Cherry
March 21st, 2007 at 1:24 am
小N: Thanks for saying my deliberate attempt at capturing a star is like a dust on your monitor *cries*
Mandy Chiang: Facebook messaged and will email :-)
Cherry: I’ll follow up your long list of questions in an email :-)