One rainy day in Manchester

One rainy day in Manchester

Just a few images from a wet and windy October day in Manchester.

Using my skills and being slightly out of my comfort zone I snapped away hoping for a few images that would add a human element to my image collection although I found it difficult not to point my camera at every piece of architecture that came into view.

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My thoughts.

Although this was a terrible day... weather-wise, i`m glad i did the exercise, photographing people was more fun than i thought it would be, the weather certainly turned the cards against us, but at the same time gave us images that were more interesting than if the sun was shining.

Ps. Sorry Georgia I had to include this image i thought it was one of the best from the day. Not the one above i have updated my blog since then , nice all the same but out of focus, nice d.o.f maybe next time.

Sean Wareing 2012

White balance

White balance

Abbreviated as WB, white balance is a function of a digital camera used to compensate for different colors of light being emitted by different light sources. In digital photography the term is generally used to describe a function of a digital camera that allows you to calibrate the device to correctly display the color white. Once this calibration has been done, the camera should then display other colors correctly as well.

White balance is measured in Kelvins which is the temperature of the light for example the cooler the light such as a tungsten bulb emits cooler light mostly in the yellow or orange range where as sunlight emits a hotter light at the blue and white end of the spectrum.

Below are some images of the same subject but with each one i`ve changed only the white balance setting.

Daylight approx. 5200k

Shade approx. 7000k

Cloudy approx 6000k

Tungsten approx. 3200k

Fluorescent Approx. 4000k.

Custom white balance is also available on most DSLR`s giving you flexibility in mixed lighting situations.

Also available to purchase are grey cards which will give your camera a good idea of the light temperature.

Sean Wareing 2012

Salford visions project: Salford Quays

Salford Quays

With the newly arrived BBC and the existing regenerated quays this is a great opportunity to take images and include them in my portfolio.

Salford visions project: Worsley

                                                         Salford Visions Project

This is my first project concentrating on Salford`s often missed architecture and landscapes, a very under rated city. During my course I`m hopefully going to bring more interest back to the city. Salford 30 years years ago as I was growing up was a total contrast to what it is today. As the course progresses I`m hoping to show Salford from different angles concentrating mainly on the buildings and open spaces within the city and hopefully a sprinkling of people and culture, if i`m brave enough! Unfortunately I may not be able to include historical information to images i`ll leave that to someone else. Enjoy.

Worsley Basin

My thoughts.

                                                      

Using shutter speed, depth of field,field of view and white balance I feel that I`m competent at this stage.

Field of view

Field of view

Field of view refers to the width or angle at which the lens sees an image, as a general rule the shorter the focal length the wider the view and more of the image is captured, shown in the diagram below.

  

Here are some images demonstrating field of view during college time.

The left hand image in all cases were taken at 28mm and the right hand image at 74mm

These images below also demonstrate control of D.O.F.

I`m quite happy with these images especially as the weather was kind to us for a change.

Sean Wareing 2012

Shutter Speed.

The following images were taken with a relatively long shutter speed

Neon glass III By Sean Wareing Photography

Canon T1i Aperture f2.8, Exposure 4 secs.

Busy square by Sean Wareing Photography

Canon T1i, Aperture f20.0, Exposure 1/3 sec.

Fireworks By Sean Wareing Photography

Canon T1i Exposure 13sec, Aperture f6.3.

Urban celebrations By Sean Wareing photography

Canon T1i Exposure 3.2 sec, Aperture f 5.0.