The Exposure Triangle and all that

I have posted about this before but as it is the core of what we do as photographers I feel it is worth giving it another airing. Exposure is the gathering in of the correct quantity of light so that our images are neither too light or too dark. Our controls are the aperture and the shutter plus the ISO, these work in conjunction with the light meter in the camera. Understanding this relationship and the impact ut has on your images is fundamental to being a photographer. This article from Digital Photo School is pretty good at explaining this so have a look. If you would like to understand more you might be interested in our DSLR courses or one of our 1 Day DSLR Workshops

World Cup 2014: 25 of the best photos from Brazil

From The Guardian: Our sports picture editor rounds up the highlights from the tournament in Brazil and explains why these photographs stood out from the 250,000 shots we’ve received over the past month
• Check out 25 of the best World Cup photos of all time

Arjen Robben’s histrionics against Mexico in their last-16 encounter would have you believe he’s been whacked around the back of the head with a shovel. Behind him, Rafael Márquez pleads his innocence, but replays showed there was some contact between the two players. Enough for a penalty? Perhaps not. Either way, Robben’s swan-dive is caught nicely in this photograph

Photograph: KOEN VAN WEEL/EPA

 

Another stunning goal and thankfully this action photo does it justice. This time it’s Robin van Persie of Holland scoring a diving header in their 5-1 rout of Spain. The timing of the shot is perfect, capturing the flight of both the player and ball close to their apexes, while the aerial vantage point affords the shot its overall simplicity. But what’s quite critical here is a minor detail: the penalty spot in the bottom corner of the photograph. It hints at the outrageous distance from which Van Persie scored (similar shots by rival snappers lack that telling detail)Photograph: Jeff Gross/Getty Images

Yacine Brahimi of Algeria was very nearly dispossessed of his shorts by Philipp Lahm of Germany during their last-16 match. I like the outrageous nature of the foul and the fact that all we can see of Lahm is his grasping hand. It smacks of desperationPhotograph: Jamie Squire/Getty Images

Despite all the pictures of Brazilans in tears during their 7-1 humiliation to Germany, pictures which could easily have made the cut here, I still couldn’t overlook this image from the group stages. The mirroring of the two fans is critical and the transfixed expression on the face of the woman in the foreground says much about the hopes and fears of Braziian football supporters. There’s so much detail in this picture, particularly in her face and hands, it’s almost hyper-realPhotograph: Dario Lopez-Mills/AP

A World Cup in Brazil was always going to mean one thing: colour. This shot makes the most of it, exploiting the divide between the two sets of fans from Brazil and Mexico during their group encounter. It’s a simple, long-lens shot made by a photographer who knew the value in turning his attention away from the pitchPhotograph: Sipa USA/REX/Rex Features

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Visualize for Black and White While You Shoot

The very best black and white results are achieved by shooting RAW and converting to monochrome in Photoshop but to see your bw image on your camera monitor you have to set the camera up to show bw but record in RAW. This short tutorial explains how…

Paul Fowler, Black & White Digital photography course OSP

Jay Tomasso Black and White Digital course OSP