I've been taking pictures for a while now and I have a very artistic mind,I Feel that some of the pictures i take are nice but everybody that sees em says their amazing.Please if you have any tips on how to become a photographer or how to get better please tell me,thanx
2007-09-21 11:04:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Learn the basics. Then master the basics.
I started with a Zeiss Ikon Contina 35mm camera. It had automatic nothing. It was a rangefinder camera. My only two accessories were an electronic flash and a light meter. Probably one third the pictures that are in my high school yearbook were taken with that camera. One of the English teachers formed a small camera club, we had two members. I borrowed his Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic for the other third of the year book pictures that I was responsible for.
If was with these two cameras that I learned the basics -- composition, framing, lighting, depth of field, exposure and how that was controlled by f/ stop and shutter speed, and so forth.
Having an artistic mind is one thing, but know how to create a photograph is something else.
I can't stress enough that you need to take the time to learn and master the basics. You will be a much better photographer for doing so. You'll not only be able to take amazing pictures, buy you'll know how you did it so you can do it again.
Consider joining a local camera club. Take some classes. If you can, turn off all the automatic functions on your camera. You don't need autofocus or autoexposure. If you can't turn off all the automatic stuff on your camera, get one where you can. Learn how to use your camera in full manual mode so you understand what's going on in full automatic mode.
Good luck and good shooting.
2007-09-21 11:31:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
being a photographer doesn't take just tips. it's not that simple. try to find some books on it at a library or take a class
2007-09-21 11:10:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Photography is one of my hobbies. I'd suggest that you focus on something that really interests you, a sort of theme in pictures. Don't just take random photos of anything you see. Our local high school offers evening photography courses for around $25/semester. I've found these courses very valuable. Check out your local school district to see if they offer something like that. Or suggest that they do it in the future.
2007-09-21 11:12:53 · answer #3 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Practice Practice Practice
Maybe you can try working alongside another photographer as well. It will help you understand the process.
As with architecture, you study the classical structures, forms of the past, the masters who built them the contexts in which they built, then you take from it what you will and transform it. So learn technique of the past to make novel creations in the present.
2007-09-21 11:30:24 · answer #4 · answered by mika*mika 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
learn and experiment with the equipment you have.....
make some business cards...post them, and take out a small ad in paper.... local....
be original...not the same as the 'other' guys in your area.....
enter every contest you can submit, submit, submit.
what is you favorite?????
people, objects, landscapes?flowers, kids? animals?
focus on the best you are at.....
create an extensive portfolio...and use your best only.
know your limitations.... do not book something you can not do.
be fair... use friends as models...... and always get releases.
2007-09-21 11:14:40 · answer #5 · answered by Rudy J 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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