2006-09-03 10:23:04 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cameras
A good photographer is someone who can recognize the visual potential of a broad range of subjects and has the skills, creativity and desire to capture images that accurately reflect the situation.
I am constantly amazed at how different photographers can cover the same event or travel to the same location and "see" totally different things. This is one aspect of the medium that I really enjoy and in many ways keeps me on my toes.
2006-09-03 13:25:57 · answer #1 · answered by John S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
practice. The best photographers take dozens of shots on slow days, and hundreds on busy days.
In the days of film only they would be ready to spend on so many rolls. But in the days of digital, anyone can take a couple hundred shots a day, if passionate enough.
Experiment a lot. Try shooting the same scene dozens of times, playing with the light (metering on a darker, or a lighter corner, if the camera allows it), playing with the zoom (if there is one), playing with the focus (focusing on various objects, close or far), playing with the composition. Examine the results quietly (better a computer screen than the back of the camera) and decide which shots you prefer.
Delete the shots you don't like (should be 90 to 95 percent of the total if you are experimenting enough) and start over.
From time to time, gather your "good shots" and submit them to the judgement of others. This should lead to deleting even more shots, but also leave you with some really good ones.
If you do this you'll find that after just a couple of weeks you'll be taking, on average, pretty good photos already.
Don't let any snob tell you that it is an art way beyond you, in most cases it won't be true.
Good luck
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2006-09-05 06:43:56 · answer #2 · answered by AntoineBachmann 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't overlook practice. That's one of the benefits of a digital camera, you can try stuff without a lot of cost. I took 400 pictures yesterday, and I tried a few different things along the way. Some I liked, some I didn't. Do the ones you like more.
You can use some of the editing software to make it better, but don't count on that, strive for a good original.
Two other things to think about... lighting and the rule of threes.
2006-09-03 20:33:11 · answer #3 · answered by crzybob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must go to www.kenrockwell.com & check out his "How-to" section.
I have not read his site in a long while, but having read some of his older info & done a great deal of photography myself I'd suggest the following answer:
1) Lighting and 2) Composition
This assumes that you know the basic facts & tools of photography well. If you don't, go to a library & check out a few books. The older books are probably better than web.
2006-09-06 13:15:09 · answer #4 · answered by Tom H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well steady hand catch emotions can make u a EXcellent photographer
2006-09-03 17:30:54 · answer #5 · answered by LOST 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One way is to get some feedback on your photos. Here is a good site to get free feedback and maybe get your pictures published as well. You can get a good idea of your merit by the number of times people download your pictures. (Oh, and your pictures have to pass the editors first).
www.sxc.hu
2006-09-03 17:29:15 · answer #6 · answered by jcsoup22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ability to envision how something will look on "film" before you take the picture. Just my opinion. Of course, all of the above answers are correct. I'm just adding another thought.
2006-09-03 20:27:44 · answer #7 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Skill and experience. And the occasional humanitarian act.
2006-09-03 17:25:30 · answer #8 · answered by Brandon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good eye for detail; creativity; skill and practice
2006-09-03 19:41:03 · answer #9 · answered by ceces_3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good eye and a steady hand.
2006-09-03 17:28:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋