Educational photography tips, please share
Jan 20, 2012 22:28:26 #
picturedude
Loc: Yosemite natl. park, Ca.
pounder35 wrote:
quote=picturedude Be sure your zipper is up, or y... (show quote)
Would have made a great picture for the funeral. This stuff happens every year there. I really feel sorry for all the witnesses. Oh yeah, the warning signs say to stay out of the water, or you will die.
Jan 20, 2012 22:36:45 #
steveo52 wrote:
6 months ago when I purchase my first DSLR the following site was very helpful. It's a simcam that shows how photos looking using different aperture and shutter speeds.
http://www.photonhead.com/simcam/
http://www.photonhead.com/simcam/
Steve, I think this is one of the best informational photo sites that I have ever seen. T h a n k y o u !!1
Jan 20, 2012 22:50:45 #
Michael O'
Loc: Midwest right now
Millismote wrote:
Remove the lens cap
A corollary : Don't lose the lens cap ! I usually hold it in my hand while shooting.
Michael O'
Jan 20, 2012 22:56:21 #
I always leave my cameras on auto when I put them away. I f you have to shoot something in a hurry, you'll get something
Jan 20, 2012 23:02:26 #
Great photo gallery. I particulary loved the facial close ups. What lens did you use & setting? Also I love a good background.
robert-photos wrote:
Pay attention to what is in the background :!:
Jan 20, 2012 23:16:32 #
kamoopsipooh wrote:
quote=Rachel quote=ole sarg If it starts thunder... (show quote)
You don't need to carry an 8# weight. Get a tripod stone bag, it's $15.00. It hooks on the 3 legs of your tripod with velcro and you can put rocks in it and it can add several pounds to stabelize your tripod. B&H # is VASB100.
Jan 20, 2012 23:28:38 #
Composition. I really learned this on this site. I have to ask myself. Why am I taking this photo? I use to just snap away & luck out but now I ask myself why. I believe it helps you to develope an artistic eye. My wife has that, she's a natural & I'm not.
Jan 20, 2012 23:58:29 #
fthomas
Loc: Philippines
Break the rules!
Try to ignore the frame altogether. Regardless it is going to have an impact on the compositional balance of the image.
Read Michael Freeman's books: "The Photographers Eye" and "The Photographers Mind". A lot to be absorbed there.
Buy Freeman Patterson's book: "The Art of Seeing" and get an idea of how this award winning artist, who just happens to be a photographer, goes about "The art of looking sideways."
All interesting stuff and then go to MOMA online and look at some of the over 6,000 images they have available to see.
Also, there is a documentary done on a fashion photographer in New York City by the name of Bill Cunningham. It is really interesting to watch.
Try to ignore the frame altogether. Regardless it is going to have an impact on the compositional balance of the image.
Read Michael Freeman's books: "The Photographers Eye" and "The Photographers Mind". A lot to be absorbed there.
Buy Freeman Patterson's book: "The Art of Seeing" and get an idea of how this award winning artist, who just happens to be a photographer, goes about "The art of looking sideways."
All interesting stuff and then go to MOMA online and look at some of the over 6,000 images they have available to see.
Also, there is a documentary done on a fashion photographer in New York City by the name of Bill Cunningham. It is really interesting to watch.
Jan 21, 2012 00:41:58 #
fthomas wrote:
Break the rules! br br Try to ignore the frame al... (show quote)
So, the rule is there are no rules. Sounds like we're starting a fight club.
Jan 21, 2012 02:48:13 #
Michael O'
Loc: Midwest right now
Rachel wrote:
okay, thanks, still I don't get why? :roll:
Nikonian72 wrote:
Berber = barber.
Rachel wrote:
? I guess I miss the point, please explain.
picturedude wrote:
Berber village, is that where you get your hair cut?
? I guess I miss the point, please explain.
Berber = barber.
okay, thanks, still I don't get why? :roll:
If you want to see Berbers you must travel into the Sahara in N. Africa.
Been there; done that. Difficult but fascinating. Never got over 130 degrees when I was there, although the world's highest temperature was recorded by then at Azzizia, Libya -- 142 degrees in the shade, but of course, no shade handy in the desert. It can literally be a killer.
Michael O'
Jan 21, 2012 09:33:32 #
If you got caught going light by eliminating some gear in your Army field pack during basic training, the DI emptied all of it and filled it with rocks and made you the road guard on a forced march. The road guard had to wait for the entire platoon, to clear the road crossing and then run all the way back to the front of the platoon to act as the road guard on the next cross road. How do I know this? you don't have to guess do you?
Jan 21, 2012 10:29:38 #
Select your favorite image from your portfolio, make a copy of it, and "De-saturate (remove the color or Hue) the image. That is converting it into a black and white image. Now apply the standards provided by others to this post to critically self-evaluate your image. If you could re-shoot this image what if anything would you do differently? Without color does the image still knock your socks off? Repeat this process with several others of your favorite images and you will begin to see a pattern of photographic issues that you will want to improve.
There is nothing wrong with color per se, but eliminating it during evaluation allows one to see beyond all the pretty colors. If an image is strong without color the addition of color is just a bonus. Ask yourself, did Ansel Adams Moon Over Hernandez require color to be successful? If an image is not strong without color it generally will leave you with your socks on even with the addition of color.
There is nothing wrong with color per se, but eliminating it during evaluation allows one to see beyond all the pretty colors. If an image is strong without color the addition of color is just a bonus. Ask yourself, did Ansel Adams Moon Over Hernandez require color to be successful? If an image is not strong without color it generally will leave you with your socks on even with the addition of color.
Jan 21, 2012 14:17:23 #
Jan 21, 2012 14:18:05 #
i say get closer ..... i'm not a huge background type of shooter .... yes, sometimes you need it, but i say get close to your subject!
Jan 21, 2012 14:35:00 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
When on a nature outing in bear country, remember that you don't have to outrun the bear, just outrun your photo partner.
OR the older you get, the longer glass you want.
AND, I learned by missing a killer shot, Always keeop your gear tuned foer conditions. I was shooting waterflls, im manual, with ND and polarizer filter.
When I left the river my camera was not set for high ISO with a 18-200 in auto.
If it was I would have captured the mamma bear with 3 cubs, yep THREE cubs haulin freight across the road and up the hill. If I had preset the camera for existing conditions I would haave had a shot.
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