Activity No. 1 - Streetscape Photography in Mudgee

We had our first activity of the year which was photographing Mudgee Post Office.  Members challenged themselves to finding interesting perspectives, playing with camera settings to create interesting effects, plus a range of other challenges.  It was a fun exercise but unfortunately the odd tropical weather conditions we have been having meant the cloud cover put paid to the sun shining on the building's facade.

We are reviewing our efforts at our next meeting on 6 March.  This meeting will start at 7.00pm at Club Mudgee.  If you want to come along feel free to taken some shots of the Post Office before coming to the meeting.   Below is information on the photo shoot.

Use a small paper frame (or your fingers) to look through to explore how differently we can frame an object.

• wide angle v narrow angle (zoom)
•  taking from different heights (stand on something?, get close and shoot upwards?) and different angles (from left v right)
• shoot from within the building looking out; within post boxes section.
• offset - place building to one side
• place an object in the foreground e.g. use passing car or pedestrians (blur?) 
• frame shot using plants in the park etc, to create a foreground (top? bottom corner?)
• close ups - find interesting details e.g. carving, a lock, lettering on post box, etc.
• try some random shots: quick grabs, not planned or aligned
• how can you mask the telecom tower?

At our next meeting each member will be asked to present a maximum of 20 jpeg images from the following:

1 boring, unimaginative shot (starting point)
1 wide angle
1 with foreground or framing
3 close ups of details
2 "different" angles
2 for a newspaper article critical of unsympatheic alterations
1 'old worlde' (white and black, or sepia; ragged frame, high ISO)
3 for magazine seeking to promote the PO as a worthy listing on a heritage listing
1 night shot (may be done during the month)
2 your choice
2 seriously photoshopped (go for it!)
1 your favourite (may be from the above).  Why is it your favourite.

It should be a lot of fun to see how differently we see things through the lens, as well as informative.  So why not come along on 6 March, starting at 7.00pm, Club Mudgee.