Imre Z. Balint, BSc, MPM, MBA

I thought I'd write a "behind the scenes" post as I've had some viewers ask various questions about how I produce my "Photography with Imre" episodes ; things like what camera I shoot with, software I use to edit the footage and how long it takes me to create a show. Now I've answered those questions directly, but I think it would be more fun to go through the whole process. In general I stick quite closely to the order of steps presented below, although sometimes I break the rules if the situation merits it. Hmm... ok! I think I've got it! It almost goes without saying but the topic of the episode comes first. When I started my photography series I went straight for the basics; aperture, shutter speed and sensitivity. As time continued the choice of topics became more difficult to select and not because I was running out of them, but rather the contrary. I find that the more you learn, explore and poke and prod, the more there is to discover. As ...

I'm happy to say that the action photography episode is done and live on YouTube, so do give it a watch. And for those of you curious about who Richard Steele is... well now you know! He's a fictional comic book like character I came up with in the last couple of weeks and I'll be producing a series about him called Second Shot . But yes, I'm holding back on details about him and the show, so you'll just have to stay tuned to find out more. Boy did I love creating this episode though! I got some serious practice editing shots too. But enough about that. If it's one thing that popped out at me the most as I developed this video, it's that action photography encompasses a huge realm of smaller subjects with their own unique requirements. So if you have specific questions about action photography, then feel free to ask away and I'll answers some of those Q's in my supplemental blog post (you can post a comment below, on my Facebook wall, tweet me, ...

I certainly got what I consider a really cool Valentine's Day treat! A few months ago I decided to apply for the YouTube Partner Program and this afternoon my inbox presented me with the surprise. Although I did have some work to do today, I couldn't help but put it aside so I could enable some of those nifty features on my channel like that awesome banner atop the page. As time permits, I'll also be updating many of the video thumbnails to something a little more catchy. And... woohoo!! Aside from that, around the middle of this week I'll start working on my next video, which will be on the topic of action photography. In fact, I've already been jotting down a few ideas and doing some research that has whipped around how I'll be organizing the show. I will only tease you now, but after the episode has been produced I'll do some explaining in the supplemental post. Here's a quick fun fact before I end off this post. My last name, Balint, which is Hu...

A few days ago I posted a quick quiz on my page on Facebook and I promised a blog post to explain it for those who might not have been sure of the answer. So, below are the three exposures (sensitivity - aperture - shutter speed) I provided and the question was: if you took a photo of the same scene, would the pics look identical or different? A. ISO 100 - f/5.6 - 1/60 sec. B. ISO 400 - f/8 - 1/125 sec. C. ISO 3200 - f/11 - 1/500 sec. Strictly Exposure In regard to exposure, A, B and C are identical. In fact, you could put your camera into manual mode and take three photos of the same scene with these settings and the shots should look very much the same (in the section below I discuss some other effects that occur). In making up this quiz, I decided to stick with standard values for sensitivity, shutter speed and aperture. Therefore, you can use full-stops to figure out any differences between the exposures. In case you're not familiar with the concept of "stops...