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In
The Focus
Flyer
In Focus with Sarah
Stephens Photography
It’s July already! I’m sure that you
are, like me, looking forward to your
summer holiday!
Travel is a wonderful thing to
experience and sometimes it can be
hard to truly capture the sights, sounds
and smells of your destination.
The photos we take can help us
reconnect with those memories so
here are 10 tips and ideas for great
holiday photos!
1. Shoot in the mode you are most
confi dent in. If that means Auto
that’s fi ne - it’s better to get the
shot than worry about whether you
used the ‘correct’ settings or not.
2. Do some homework - how have
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you are travelling with - there’s
nothing worse than having people
getting impatient with you in the
background when you are trying to
get that amazing shot!
5. Place people off centre so the
location is part of the photo and not
just the background. Save centre for
close up shots! People (whether you
know them or not) are useful for
adding a sense of scale to a photo.
6. Use fl ash as a fi ll in light source for
faces shaded by hats etc. You will
have to set your device to ‘fl ash on’
to do this. In auto the fl ash may
not fi re.
7. Make sure you capture the details of
a place - the local colour and fl avour
of the place. Signs, buildings, the
amusing, food, the wildlife, people
etc. These really add to the photos
of you and your family or friends
8. Look for how light creates different
moods at different times of the day.
Especially useful if you are staying
in one place for your holiday.
9. Remember! Have some time
off photography to enjoy the
experience of being on holiday!
10. And when you get back print your
photos - why not make a photo
book of your trip?
www.sarahstephens.photography
Come Dine with Me in July!
other people photographed where
you’re going? Notice the viewpoints
and times of days they were taken
on. Sites such as fl ikr.com can be
useful for this.
3. Have a mental checklist of the shots
you absolutely want to get whether
it’s your kids having fun or an iconic
landmark or landscape.
4. Negotiate camera time with those
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Why not host a Dinner Party in July
to raise money for Grove Cottage!
Simply invite a group of friends for
dinner, prepare a two or three course
meal and ask your guests to donate
what they would normally spend on
a meal out, or what they think the
meal is worth (we suggest a minimum
donation of £20 per person). For
further details please contact Alison at:
[email protected]
Sky Dive for Grove Cottage – 30 Sept
Looking for a challenge? Why not Sky
Dive for Grove Cottage on Sunday
30 September! Jumping out of an
aircraft at 13,000ft and plunging down
to earth at speeds of over 120mph
is a breath-taking and intoxicating
experience of a lifetime. If you want
extreme, if you want extraordinary,
there is no better thrill! For further
details please contact Sue at
[email protected]
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