Getting great photos can really be a snap- if you take a little time and get a bit creative.
Here are my favorite, super simple tips to creating photo memories worth sharing:
1. Buy a camera you can be comfortable using. Those fancy pants cameras with all the 'extras' are great, but ask yourself if the features are something you are actually going to use and are they worth the extra cost? If not, just skip them.
2. Keep the camera steady (I know, you're probably saying "duh" right about now!) Hey now, keeping a steady hand on your camera isn't always easy! You could use a tripod, find a flat surface to set the camera on, or simply lean back against a wall or tree. This should help you get the clear, sharp pictures you want.
3. Turn your camera sideways to get an intriguing vertical shot. The results may surprise you.
4. Use your imagination to make your pictures as creative as you can.
Use your location, props, and some unusual posing to really give you a unique photo.
5. Be prepared – always pack an extra memory card, batteries, etc in your camera bag. You don't want to miss a photo op because of poor planning, do you?
These are some very basic tips, I know, but I use them every time I shoot my pics and they help me get the shots I'm after. I hope they help you, too.
Showing posts with label digital photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label digital photography. Show all posts
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Photography Resources
Take photos like a pro! Make the technical side
of things dead-on easy.Shoot Like A Pro
Anyone want to take awesome underwater photographs?
The Underwater Photography Handbook
Make money with your photos. An easy and affordable way
to get your photos viewed and sold online.Rich Photographer
Your guide to mastering the subtle art of black and
white photographyBlack and White Photography
Get your creativity flowing in your own digital darkroom
The Creative Digital Darkroom
of things dead-on easy.Shoot Like A Pro
Anyone want to take awesome underwater photographs?
The Underwater Photography Handbook
Make money with your photos. An easy and affordable way
to get your photos viewed and sold online.Rich Photographer
Your guide to mastering the subtle art of black and
white photographyBlack and White Photography
Get your creativity flowing in your own digital darkroom
The Creative Digital Darkroom
Digital Photography - Get Creative and Share
More and more often, people are sharing their digital photos on the web and through email. This is especially nice when you have family and friends who don't live nearby. Sharing photos of the events in each others lives can help you feel closer to one another.
One of the things I like about digital cameras is that, unlike film, you can reuse the storage media over again with no extra cost. It is so annoying to only be able to store a few photos on your film camera, with no 'do-overs' once they are taken. I think it's great to be able to view the results immediately and if you don't like them, you can just retake the shot.
You can use photo editing software to alter your images that gives you a totally different photo than what you started with. You can use it to sharpen the focus, crop out unwanted parts, get rid of red eye and much more. Once you get used to the software, you may find out you can do some pretty creative and fun things with your photos. Your imagination might be your only limit!
Digital photography is a wonderful innovation for this ' instant everything' world. No more waiting for your film to be developed! Just download your pictures to your pc, edit them as needed and you are ready to share your 'masterpieces'.
One of the things I like about digital cameras is that, unlike film, you can reuse the storage media over again with no extra cost. It is so annoying to only be able to store a few photos on your film camera, with no 'do-overs' once they are taken. I think it's great to be able to view the results immediately and if you don't like them, you can just retake the shot.
You can use photo editing software to alter your images that gives you a totally different photo than what you started with. You can use it to sharpen the focus, crop out unwanted parts, get rid of red eye and much more. Once you get used to the software, you may find out you can do some pretty creative and fun things with your photos. Your imagination might be your only limit!
Digital photography is a wonderful innovation for this ' instant everything' world. No more waiting for your film to be developed! Just download your pictures to your pc, edit them as needed and you are ready to share your 'masterpieces'.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Some of The Ways We Use Photography
Glamour photography is popular in advertising and in men's magazines. Street photography is a type of documentary photography that usually features people in candid situations in public places such as streets, parks, beaches, malls, political conventions, and other settings. The unique thing about still photography is that it forces you to stop, it forces you to think.
Food photography is similar to still life photography, but requires some special skills. Nature photography is a rewarding experience for the photographer and also for the people who get to view the results. Aerial photography is used today as a source to collect a wide variety of information, including the location of transportation routes, streams, lakes, and the outlines of buildings and farm fields.
Out of the various styles of photography recognized today, sports photography is favored most, probably for the thrill and excitement associated with it. For many, wedding photography is a dream job -getting paid to go to parties and take pictures.
All photographers are competing against an enormous pool of others at every skill level. As a photographer you need to learn how to make yourself soar above all the other turkeys out there. The photographer's job is to use all their skills and techniques to bring meaning to a picture.
The tools of photography change all the time and these changes effect what we can do in the making of a photograph. New photographic visions can arise from these technological changes. But for me, photography isn't about tools: it's about connecting with other people through your unique vision of the world. I personally feel that photography is another form of art like painting and I judge it based on whether the artists' expression talks to me.
Conclusion
The wonderful thing about photography is its ability to perform many roles and functions and to serve as a tool for individual expression. Photography is alive and well, it rocks!
Excuse me, but I'm taking off now to make pictures.
Food photography is similar to still life photography, but requires some special skills. Nature photography is a rewarding experience for the photographer and also for the people who get to view the results. Aerial photography is used today as a source to collect a wide variety of information, including the location of transportation routes, streams, lakes, and the outlines of buildings and farm fields.
Out of the various styles of photography recognized today, sports photography is favored most, probably for the thrill and excitement associated with it. For many, wedding photography is a dream job -getting paid to go to parties and take pictures.
All photographers are competing against an enormous pool of others at every skill level. As a photographer you need to learn how to make yourself soar above all the other turkeys out there. The photographer's job is to use all their skills and techniques to bring meaning to a picture.
The tools of photography change all the time and these changes effect what we can do in the making of a photograph. New photographic visions can arise from these technological changes. But for me, photography isn't about tools: it's about connecting with other people through your unique vision of the world. I personally feel that photography is another form of art like painting and I judge it based on whether the artists' expression talks to me.
Conclusion
The wonderful thing about photography is its ability to perform many roles and functions and to serve as a tool for individual expression. Photography is alive and well, it rocks!
Excuse me, but I'm taking off now to make pictures.
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