Can you give me tips on how to improve my interest in photography?
2006-12-11 01:56:01 · 4 answers · asked by -- 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Go to the library or online and find some great photos to inspire you. Then research the techniques so you can emulate some of those images with your favorite subjects/locales.
Here's a few names to get you started...
Ansel Adams
Richard Avedon
Weegee
Phillipe Halsman
Man Ray
Annie Liebovitz
Harold Edgerton
Walter Iooss Jr.
and about a hundred other names out there...
Here's a few lesser knowns to try on the web
Mark Seliger
Jay Dickman
Anne Day
Robb Kendrick
Dan Heller
Tim Ernst
You can also check out a new style of photography that catches your interest. Right now I'm all about night photography and long exposures. www.lostamerica.com is a good site for that.
Also, get an account at photo.net, and get tuned in by seeing what other people are doing.
2006-12-13 12:32:22 · answer #1 · answered by buckleylives 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a lot of pictures. When I first started I would find my target and take a good twenty or more in some cases. This way you can go over them at home at larger size on your computer and pick the one/s you like most. That is one of the best things I could have started. There have been more times than less I have only got one or two really good pictures out of the whole lot.
Another thing if you camera has an option for filters, I would get a polarize filter. This will knock out reflections and also give an appearance of deeper saturation. As you don't notice how much things reflect light. For example leaves,rocks,etc.
Play with angles,zoom, and lighting. Lighting can give you total different pictures. Also if you have a wealth of settings on your camera get familiar with them. Combining all these settings with the giving environment can give you a final great shot.
2006-12-11 04:59:57 · answer #2 · answered by Labatt113 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Assuming you're using a digital cameral and if you have access to a computer, get the program Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 or 3 or 5, and learn to edit your pictures (I recently found version 3.0 for $35 through Amazon.com). This is a powerful program, reasonably priced. It takes some learning, but once you learn some of it, you can crop and modify your photos, giving them a whole new look and extending their possibilities.
Also, I reassert the advice, take lots of pictures of each subject. Pick the best ones.
2006-12-11 05:34:04 · answer #3 · answered by Bill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shoot as much and as often as you can. Soon you'll find what you're good at and what interests you more: people or nature. Attend big public events like parades and sporting events. It's easy and rewarding to take candid photos of people having fun.
Take pictures of your friends, try different lighting conditions. Try taking pictures at sunrise and sunset. The lighting alone is worth the effort.
2006-12-11 02:06:38 · answer #4 · answered by shoelace 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋