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Ciaran O'Neill, owner of Ciaran O'Neill Photography, is one of the UK's leading wedding, portrait and corporate portrait studios.
He has won UK Photographer of the Year seven times in Fashion, Press, Contemporary Portrait, Wedding, Portrait, Fashion and Beauty and a Best Wedding Photographer In Ireland Award.
His qualifications include; Qualified European Photographer (QEP), Fellow of the British Institute of Professional Photography (FBIPP), Fellow of the Professional Photographers Association, Northern Ireland (FPPANI), Associate of the Master Photographers Association (AMPA).
Ciaran is a former President of Professional Photographers Association, Northern Ireland,
and has been key speaker at Photowerksatt Germany, Photowerstatt Austria and Dutch Institute of Photography.
For the last number of years Ciaran has been international judge, speaker and mentor for Master Photographers Association, British Institute Professional Photography, DIPP Netherlands, BPA Germany & IPPA Ireland.
In addition to winning competitions and lecturing, Ciaran still runs a successful photography business.
In this, no nonsense, information packed ebook Ciaran shares a wealth of knowledge covering everything from camera and lens types to amazing composition, lighting and posing techniques essential to bring your photography to life.
Suitable for beginners wanting to jump to an expert level or experts wanting to ‘fill in the gaps’ and take their work to the next level.
Ciaran O'Neill
I'm Ciaran O'Neill, owner of Ciaran O'Neill Photography, one of Northern Ireland's leading wedding, portrait and corporate portrait studios.Ciaran O'Neill Photography has become synonymous with cutting edge photography and quality products having won more awards (7 UK titles and numerous NI titles) in more genres (wedding, fashion, portrait and press) than any other photographer in Northern Ireland.Winner of UK Photographer of the Year Awards from British Professional Photography Awards in fashion, press and contemporary portrait, Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers awards for portrait, fashion and beauty, and Kodak UK Wedding Photographer of the Year.Four times Professional Photographers Association Northern Ireland Overall Photographer of the YearFour times Getting Married in Northern Ireland Wedding Photographer of the YearDouble winner of British Institute of Professional Photography N.I. Overall Photographer of the Year.Qualified European Photographer (QEP)Fellow of the British Institute of Professional Photography (FBIPP)Fellow of the Professional Photographers Association, Northern Ireland (FPPANI)Associate of the Master Photographers Association (AMPA)Former President of Professional Photographers Association, Northern IrelandKey speaker at Photowerksatt Germany, Photowerstatt Austria and Dutch Institute of Photography.International judge, speaker and mentor for Master Photographers Association, British Institute Professional Photography, BPA Germany & IPPA Ireland
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Improve Your Photography - Ciaran O'Neill
Improve Your Photography
By
Ciaran O’Neill
FBIPP, QEP, PPANI
Copyright © 2015 Ciaran O'Neill
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Contents
1. Introduction to photography
Cameras
Compacts
Bridge or Compact System Cameras
SLR /DSLR
Lenses
Media
Flashes
Camera Supports
Hand Held Exposure Meter
Highlights and Histograms
2. Photography Terms Explained.
Exposure
ISO
Metering Systems
Depth Of Field
Jpg verses Raw
3. Exposure Modes
Automatic
Program.
Aperture Priority automatic
Shutter Speed Priority automatic.
Manual.
4. Media Choice
Film, a short history.
Digital, an even shorter history
5. Printing
Laser
Inkjet
Dye Sublimation
6. Composition
Rule of thirds
Symmetry
Balance
Framing
Cropping
Leading Lines
7. Lighting
Direct sunlight
Window light
Artificial light sources
On camera flash
Catch lights
8. Basic Posing
Feet
Hands
Eyes
9. Black and White
1. Introduction to Photography
Cameras
There is a range of many different types of cameras on the market, it is important to understand the features of each one in order to decide which is the most suitable for your needs.
Compacts
These are small point and shoot cameras with limited features. They are small, pocked sized cameras aimed at users who sacrifice control for ease of use. They range from those cameras that have fixed or basic autofocus, a fixed lens with a digital zoom to those that are more advanced with features more suited to advanced users such as sophisticated autofocus, advanced metering, powerful zoom lenses multi-mode flashes and various exposure modes.
A typical compact camera with built-in zoom lens and flash
Bridge or Compact System Cameras
Bridge cameras fill the gap between compacts and larger cameras. They are more sophisticated than the compact with larger built in zoom lenses, and many of the features found on DSLRs. Newer more advanced models, known as Compact System Cameras or CSC’s have interchangeable lenses and most the facility to add an external flash.
One of the smaller CSC available that feature interchangeable lenses and a hotshoe to attach an additional flash
SLR /DSLR
The camera type widely chosen by more advanced and professional photographers is the SLR (single lens reflex) or the digital version, the DSLR.
DSLRs start at a similar price point as bridge cameras and offer many of the same features. The key difference between the two is the DSLRs interchangeable lenses. This means there is an almost infinite choice of lenses that can be added the camera making the DSLR a more