Hope everyone had a great St. Patricks day yesterday and got lots of green and gold photos. Today I have some tips to share Top 10 Techniques for Better Pictures Making beautiful photographs involves nothing more than a bit of thought. While it often helps to have decent equipment, all you really need is to take a moment before each shot to think clearly about what you are attempting to capture or create. The following guidelines are intended to help novice, non-artistic, and/or non-technical picture-takers immediately improve their photography. 1. Move in close 2. Be quick, a moment in time is gone in the blink of an eye 3. Compose with care, think about your shot before you take it 4. Be selective, choose your subject with care 5. Focus on your subject, casting the background in a blur, make sure nothing in your background appears to be protruding from your subjects head or ears 6. Experiment in time with shutter speeds Use a slow shutter speed and a tripod to make a pretty picture of any creek or stream. On the other hand, you can use a fast shutter speed (1/500 and up) to capture an object in motion. Combining a fast shutter speed with a long lens, your sports buffs can get a trophy of your own when you are able to catch the expression on your favorite runningbacks face as he slips past the final defense toward a winning touchdown. Remember, catching the moment in fast-paced action photography may take a little more practice so hang in there. 7. Look at the light Is the light blazing directly and brightly upon your whole subject? This works well if you are in love with the bold colors of your subject. Side lighting, on the other hand, can add drama but can also cause extreme, hard-to-print contrasts. Lastly, indirect light can be used to make your subject glow soft and pretty. 8. Watch the weather Look outside and decide whether or not you are going to want to have the sky in your picture. If its overcast, simply keep the sky out of your pictures as much as possible. This is usually the best way to avoid both muted tones in your subject and washed-out skies in your background. You might also find black and white pictures of an overcast day more pleasing than color. When the day is beautiful, go ahead and make the most of it. If your camera allows for the use of filters, purchase a polarizer. This will help you render deep blue skies against bright white clouds, richly contrasting colors, and other wonderful effects with a simple twist of the wrist. 9. Keep it simple While you may wish to have all the bells and whistles available just in case, you will probably get the best results if you do not try to use them all the time and instead learn a simple set up that works best for you in most situations. This doesnt necessarily mean keeping your camera set on Program - while this mode may be perfect in its simplicity, it may be frustrating in its tyrannical control. Instead of relying on a fully automatic program, pick a simple, semi-automatic program such as aperture-priority and master shooting in that mode. Then, youll be able to control certain basics without letting the other basics control you, and thus keep that 150 page manual where it belongs - in your camera bag. Tip: if you want one accessory, bring a tripod. This one item can solve camera shake issues and help you get beautiful evening shots. 10. Be bold Dont allow yourself to be paralyzed by fears of using the wrong settings, or an non-politically-correct social policy. If you are afraid of upsetting someone by taking their picture, just go up and ask if its okay. Ask them to sign a release and offer a print in return. With wildlife, adopt a low-impact method when you go places where few photographers have gone before
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:41:54 +0000
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