If my photos are good, is "pointing and shooting " such a bad thing? what do professionals do that is so different than pointing and shooting?
2006-07-05 07:16:35 · 5 answers · asked by janey girl 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Without seeing your images it's hard to say what your mentor meant, but I'll take a few guesses.
Point and shoots have very little control when it comes to photography. No matter how wonderful the subject matter is, things might be TECHNICALLY wrong or sloppy on a point and shoot camera. The focus can wander and the lighting and exposure might be off.
He might also be criticising your framing or some othe composition techniques. Like maybe you're not taking the time to make sure the background is clean, or you're not getting the best possible composition for the scene. A lot of times, photos can be greatly improved if the photographer just took a few steps to the left or right or moved closer.
If he's your mentor, then you need to sit down with him and ask him to explain himself clearly. Take some photos you're proud of and ask him to go through them one by one and say how you could've improved it. This will probably hurt your ego a bit, but trust me, it helps.
Good luck and keep shooting! That's the only way to improve!
2006-07-05 07:25:37 · answer #1 · answered by mikah_smiles 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a professional photographer and the simple answer to this is knowledge. A point and shoot will allow you to take a picture. By learning light techniques, composition, posing and such, you create a vision. A point and shoot does all the work for you and you often end up with good snapshots, but not much more. As stated above, it's hard to tell without seeing your work. If you are looking to make money from your photography, step up the game and learn and you will be on your way.
2006-07-05 16:03:56 · answer #2 · answered by JGIII 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To answer your questions, us professionals control the surrounding environment to create a visually appeasing image. We control the light, the composition, the posing, everything. If just point and shoot cut it, then everyone could be a professional.
2006-07-06 00:48:59 · answer #3 · answered by Ipshwitz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They pose the shot, they wait for the correct lighting, they blur some things on purpose, they put natural borders around the object, etc.
2006-07-05 14:20:30 · answer #4 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take pictures any way you want to. We all have our own style.
2006-07-05 14:22:17 · answer #5 · answered by cowgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋