I am doing a photo project on Sycamore tress. Does anyone have any suggestions on how best to shoot these? For instance far away, close up, with other trees, independently?
Thanks for your time.
2007-02-01 01:48:00 · 7 answers · asked by hulahoops 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Not mentioned in the other good answers so far is lighting. You should visit the various trees that you identify as likely candidates in the early morning and late afternoon on clear sunshiny days so you can see how the lighting getting sideways into the branches makes the parts stand out and the tree stand out from the background. A tree positioned for side lighting at various angles will look different from one with the lighting coming from behind the camera. Of course, some trees will gain nothing and you can't move the sun around like a lamp, but you will see more choices.
2007-02-01 02:42:33 · answer #1 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would definatlely try different angles and takes. I think focusing on Sycamore trees and not others is good, but take some close and some far and some of just branches and some of just leaves. Take as many as you can so you can have a lot to choose from. Then when you develop the pictures you can spread them out and let the theme come to you.
2007-02-01 01:56:59 · answer #2 · answered by mfupipoet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think a good way to take a picture of a tree is to lay on your back with the top of your head touching the tree and look up. It's a different angle and gives it a special design.
Also another idea would be to find a tree with a deformity because it will have a unique characteristic!
2007-02-01 02:10:52 · answer #3 · answered by abrehm24 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey Guy,
When you take the pictures, make sure that you are not far away..
Close enough to fill the view finder. Do not crowd the view finder.
Take one from each side of the tree.
Go about 100 feet from the tree and take again from each side.
Get as close as you can, pointing the camera to the tip of the tree.
Again taking one from each side of the tree.
Hope that you get an " A " on your project...
I did on mine.
2007-02-01 02:04:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say you were limited to the availability of the trees or tree. Do what you can with what you have.
I have noticed that on my sycamore, the woodpeckers and jays seem to like to bore holes in them. The holes make interesting patterns.... you might be on the lookout for that.
beaux
2007-02-01 02:57:19 · answer #5 · answered by beauxPatrick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all of thee above.
shoot some in color, and some in black and white, pick a tree that looks like it has a story to tell (corny i know, but trust me) and photograph it alone, and then move so that maybe one or two appear in the back ground. try to get some at either sun rise, or sun fall too, and durring the day of course.
if you are only turning in one picture, then i would say, photograph a tree that is standing alone, but maybe has some in the back ground. you dont want to pull the attention away from your focus, rather enhance it.
i love black and white, but that is your won preference, so do what you think will work there.
good luck, i would love to see how it turns out!
2007-02-01 01:59:23 · answer #6 · answered by smcopeland16 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of the above
2007-02-01 01:56:56 · answer #7 · answered by janice a 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋