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Kim read the book thoroughly and came up with the following list of photography
concepts that are covered:
Kim also produced the following analysis of the eBook content to help you
understand a little more about what a beginner in photography might benefit
from whilst reading it. This will, hopefully, give you an insight into the
content and the concepts that you can learn quickly from in 'How to Take Better
Rally Pictures: The Basics'.
| Review Notes |
Chapter
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| Overview |
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| 'How
to Take Better Rally Pictures: The Basics' takes you step-by-step through
the process of choosing the photography gear to take onto a rally stage,
choosing where to take your pictures, which film and camera settings to
use, which ASA number, lens aperture, camera shutter speed and exposure
settings to use |
1
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| Invaluable, basic
advice based on first-hand experience by a professional rally photographer |
1
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| This book is a starting
point or a refresher course for photographers everywhere |
1
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| Alphabetical list
of main points from the book |
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| Be in a better position
to make creative decisions about how you would like your picture to be |
10
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| Benefit from reading
the tricks of the 'trade' |
1
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| Choose your camera
gear wisely |
3
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| Explore creative
photographic possibilities |
5
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| Good advice for 'point
and click' camera users and SLR camera users |
1
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| How the camera can
be fooled into thinking the lighting is much brighter than it really is |
8
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| How to assess and
improve your work |
13
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| How to assess the
rally stage for the right camera gear |
3
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| How to avoid being
forced into using flash when you don't want to |
1
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3
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5
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| How to avoid using
flash in all but the most extreme lighting conditions |
12
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| How to be safe and
still get the shot |
13
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| How to capture motion
blur in your picture |
11
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| How to capture wheel
motion, and dirt and rocks flying in your picture |
11
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| How to choose a shutter
speed to match the speed of the rally car flying past you |
11
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| How to choose the
right film / ISO settings |
3
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5
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| How to choose the
right lenses for different photography situations |
1
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| How to choose where
to take your pictures |
1
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3
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| How to choose which
film and camera settings to use |
1
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| How to compose your
picture |
9
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| How to create movement
in your photos |
6
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| How to create the
sharpest, clearest image possible |
6
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| How to deal with
fading light levels |
3
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| How to ensure the
best possible picture quality |
6
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| How to estimate how
much film (or data storage) to carry on to the rally stage |
3
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| How to have complete
control over what the camera does for you |
10
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| How to keep both
the foreground action and the landscape in focus with no loss of detail |
9
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| How to lock that
meter reading before your camera does - override your camera |
8
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| How to make offending
objects in the background become less of a distraction in your picture |
9
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| How to make the final
picture look like you originally visualised |
9
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| How to make your
pictures stand out from the crowd |
4
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| How to protect your
camera from the weather |
3
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| How to provide agencies/magazines
with the size of image that they need |
3
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| How to put light
into shadows |
12
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| How to reduce shadow
in people shots |
12
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| How to take high-speed
shots of rally cars in action |
10
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| How
to take pictures at a high-speed jump |
11
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| How
to take pictures facing into the sun |
12
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| How to take pictures
in low-light conditions |
12
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| How to use depth
of field |
9
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| How to use flash
in your rally photography |
12
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| How to use shutter
speeds to capture sharp images at night |
11
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| How
to know which ASA number, lens aperture, shutter speed and exposure settings
to use |
1
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| How you can keep
the main subject in sharp focus and force the background out of focus |
9
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| Light metering explained
in layman's terms |
7
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| Noise'
and 'grain' explained |
6
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| Practical hands-on
advice |
1
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| How to get the best
from your lens |
10
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| Rally photography
in bad weather |
2
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4
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| Step-by-step through
the process of choosing the photography gear to take onto a rally stage |
1
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| The problem with
high-speed transparency film |
13
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| Tips for cameras
with auto-focus lenses |
8
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| Tips on visualising
the rally stage |
3
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| Understand a little
more about what the lens is actually doing |
10
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| Understand more about
just how much of the picture will be in focus |
10
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| What ASA numbers
mean |
5
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| What do advertising
agencies expect from you? |
3
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5
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| What is a lens aperture? |
10
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| What on earth does
28-100mm f3.5-5.6.mean? |
10
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| What to carry when
you absolutely must not use flash at any cost |
12
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| What to do if you
find yourself in a situation where the rally cars are flying past you too
quickly |
11
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| What to do if you
hate flash photography |
3
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| What to take with
you and what to leave behind |
2
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| What to wear to help
you do a better job |
2
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| What you must do
before a rally car even arrives |
8
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| What
you must do before you even get out of the car |
2
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| What you must never
do on stage - this will put your camera gear at risk |
4
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| What you must remember
to carry at all times |
4
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| What your High Street
processing lab must know about your film |
6
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| Which aperture to
use for a background to be softly out of focus |
10
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| Which apertures to
avoid when taking rally car action shots |
10
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| Which films perform
well in most lighting conditions |
5
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| Which is the best
lens for a limited budget |
4
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| What is the cheapest
way to immediately improve your photography |
5
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| Which lens will give
you rmore options on stage |
4
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| Which lenses are
the best to use to bring some variety into your pictures |
4
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| Which metering mode
is the best one to start off with |
7
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| Which settings do
you need to capture a rally car in full flight |
8
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| Why controlling noise
is crucial to your digital photography |
6
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| Why you must pay
particular attention to correct metering |
13
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| Working with camera
exposure settings |
9
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