The CapturEDU Journal
Photography guides, written to be used.
Practical guides to camera settings, light, composition, editing and Melbourne locations. Clear enough for beginners, specific enough to take outside tonight.
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How to photograph the Milky Way in Victoria: settings, timing
Photographing the Milky Way is less about expensive gear than planning: the right season, a new moon, a dark site away from Melbourne's glow. The settings, the 500 and NPF rules, focusing on stars and staying warm.
How to photograph fireworks on New Year's Eve, camera or phone
Most fireworks photos end up a smear or an overexposed blob. The fix: a steady camera, low ISO, a mid aperture and a shutter of several seconds, put to work on New Year's Eve with a camera or a phone.
Night photography settings for the city: trails and lanes
What makes city night photography work: a tripod, low ISO, a mid aperture and a shutter measured in seconds. How to draw light trails at Flinders Street Station, focus in the dark and paint with light in a laneway.
Night sky photography: the moon, star trails and the 500 rule
A beginner's guide to the night sky beyond the Milky Way: exposing the moon with the Looney 11 rule, planning a moonrise over a landscape, stacking star trails around the south celestial pole, and where the 500 rule breaks down.