Now and Then Workshop with Luke Wong

Whilst on a break from studies, I signed up to do a free workshop with ABC Open.  The workshop was run by Luke Wong a Producer for ABC Open.  The workshop was based on their current Now and Then series.  

"Now and Then: Series 2 is a photography project first inspired by the flickr group, Looking Into the Past, which uses a technique that's become hugely popular around the world. By holding a historical image in its present day location and rephotographing it, you can create a window into past events and the lives of people who've stood on the same ground as you.  They originally launched Now and Then: Series 1 in October 2010 and were flooded by over 1000 contributions from all around Australia."

The brief was: 

"Bathurst's iconic Mount Panorama race track turns 50 this year!

To highlight the occasion, the National Motor Racing Museum has kindly provided some historic photographs to use for the Now and Then project.

Come hold up a window into the past and discover the drama that unfolded at the finish line in years gone by.

See the dramatic change of pit lane and some of the classic cars that once roared down the straight."

At 9.45 am I rocked up with my Nikon D5100 DSLR with tripod in tow.  Ready to learn more about my camera.  Luke supplied Canons for the rest of the attendee's.  The day was sunny with not a cloud in sight although by the end of the session we had cloud cover and the temperature was a tad chillier.

During the session we practiced using our knowledge of depth of field, shutter speed and ISO camera settings.  Luke was on hand to help us as we trudged up and down the Pit Straight finding the right spot to take our photo's.  He also took photos of us and did a quick interview at the end to each of the participating attendees.  Luke was awesome.  He also took us back to the National Motor Racing Museum, where he set up his laptop and showed us how best to edit our RAW images using ABOBE's Lightroom.  We then uploaded the photos to Flicker ready for the story behind the photo by the manager of the museum.  Currently found here:  Now and Then 2 ABC Open Mt Panorama Pit Straight