Does anyone have a few tips for photography?

Question

Any tips that re related to photography...

Answer 1

Yeh,

1) Not everyone can be a photographer (no matter how good their family and friends tell them they are).

2) You need to have a strong eye for lighting concepts

3) Understand basic composition (rule of thirds)

4) Force yourself to shoot so many images a week to help you get a better eye for detail along with practice for composition

5) Study the works of other photographers

6) Understand Aperature, Shutter Speed and F-Stops

7) Read tons of books // Amherst media (www.amherstmedia.com) has great books for any level photographer

8) If you want to do it on a professional level, do what it takes to get an apprenticeship with a local photographer

9) Subscribe to magazines as they constantly have tips and new ideas to try out.

Answer 2

Photoshop: You can adjust the brightness and contrast and color levels with Photoshop. Either to make it more accurate to what you actually saw, make it softer, or make the colors more vivid and sharp. To do so, go to Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast or Color Balance. There is also Auto Levels which does it for you, but the former gives you more control of what you want. You cant tell Photoshop what to do... the program cannot speak English.... only Japanese lol haha jk. Oh yah, you can also "Dodge" and "Burn" and "Blur" and "Sharpen" (on the toolbar on the left with all the other tools liek the Hand, Pencil, etc). Those are a little trickier, but with some time experimenting, you'll get a hang of it. Dodge makes things lighter (or over exposed), Burn makes thing darker (or under exposed), Blur is self explanatory, and Sharpen is the opposite of Blur to a degree. Flash is usually never used. Its makes everything bleached out and kills subtle shadows and all that. Flash is only usually used when its REALLY dark, for Portraits (Flash helps make things look "flat"> not as much mass > skinnier), and sometimes: documentary (like journalism, scientific research, etc). Screen shot from a video? Well I assume the video is on your computer. Press Print Screen button. If that does not work, then you need to download a certain program. Google "screen capture software". I dont know any good free ones off the top of my head... The one I used to use was called SnagIt! To get a picture from a moving object, you would need to increase the shutter speed to like 1/1000th of a second. This is literally how fast the shutter opens and closes. Faster = less light hits the film = less blur from moving objects. Make sure your aperture (how open the lens is) is greater to allow more light in - to balance the higher shutter speed. How do you take a picture of a waterfall? Well... you find one.... get a good angle... focus.... shoot. Probably want a faster shutter speed if you want the water to seem to "freeze" in time. Hope this all helps

Answer 3

Black and white photos make shots look great, Trust me on that one. Plus take a camera with you everywhere because you never know when the perfect shot will crop up. I was out and there was this old couple on a bench and I didn't have my camera. It was perfect as well, i was gutted. Anyway, if you need any more check the internet, books, or take a course but I think photography is a natural thing.

Answer 4

Perhaps the best tip i can give is...
"The name of the game is fill up the frame." Too often young photographers let their subjects float in a sea of extraneous space. Get close and fill the viewfinder with your subject. If you're shooting a group of people hold the camera horizontally. If you are doing a portrait try holding the camera in a vertical position.

Also watch your backgrounds. I can't tell you the number of times a student has given me a photo to critique and there appears to be a tree limb or light pole growning from the photo subjects head.

Answer 5

I signed up for a series of daily photography tips at this site:
http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/

They give you free tips because they want you to buy their book, but the tips are free nevertheless. You're not obligated to buy it.

Answer 6

It depends on what type of photography you want to do. I'm a photographer and will be happy to help you but I need to know what you are trying to do. E-mail me.

Answer 7

Try to make sure the composition of the photo draws you to the head of the main subject in the photo.
A low horizon indicates a long voyage ahead.
The longer the magnification on the lens, the more squished together things seemed with things behind them.

Answer 8

take a course at the local community college. you'll get to use their equipment without having to lay out a bunch of money for your own. As well, if you get a good instructor, you'll be that much better off!

Answer 9

http://nh.essortment.com/photographytip_rlay.htm This site should give you great tips.