8th September 2020
Phil Savoie - Up your Photography
Well we had a brilliant time last Tuesday - a true Master Class with Phil Savoie who started off talking about how photography “bubbled up inside him” and gosh, it certainly bubbled out of him on Tuesday! His enthusiasm, as one of our members later said was infectious. He shared with us not only a lot of technical knowledge but also helped us look at creativity in new ways. In his quest for the perfect image he uses screwdrivers, makes his own lens hoods from carbon paper and uses table top tripods for handheld shots - his ingenuity in getting around things was impressive and for me, underlined one of his first lessons to us which was to make sure we know what we want from the image from the very start. He helped us towards making our images unique and individual and encouraged breaking the rules and experimenting. This seems to be a theme with us this year!
Some of his tips which I found useful included using cling film to keep the camera safe from rain and labelling lens caps with the optimised lens stop for the particular lens.
He also recommended adjusting the Diopter regularly which was something I have never thought of doing - I usually do it once and that's it! (Oooops) .
Within all of this he showed us lens personalities - this was fascinating and a very quick way to see the effect different lenses have upon an image.
His own photography took us into the secret world of birds, bees and flowers and again he shared his knowledge about how he achieved such fantastic results
Phil Savoie - Up your Photography
Well we had a brilliant time last Tuesday - a true Master Class with Phil Savoie who started off talking about how photography “bubbled up inside him” and gosh, it certainly bubbled out of him on Tuesday! His enthusiasm, as one of our members later said was infectious. He shared with us not only a lot of technical knowledge but also helped us look at creativity in new ways. In his quest for the perfect image he uses screwdrivers, makes his own lens hoods from carbon paper and uses table top tripods for handheld shots - his ingenuity in getting around things was impressive and for me, underlined one of his first lessons to us which was to make sure we know what we want from the image from the very start. He helped us towards making our images unique and individual and encouraged breaking the rules and experimenting. This seems to be a theme with us this year!
Some of his tips which I found useful included using cling film to keep the camera safe from rain and labelling lens caps with the optimised lens stop for the particular lens.
He also recommended adjusting the Diopter regularly which was something I have never thought of doing - I usually do it once and that's it! (Oooops) .
Within all of this he showed us lens personalities - this was fascinating and a very quick way to see the effect different lenses have upon an image.
His own photography took us into the secret world of birds, bees and flowers and again he shared his knowledge about how he achieved such fantastic results