Im taking a photography class next semester and i want to get ahead anything you recommend reading. i want to know the technical stuff to make my pics more professional.
2007-10-16 11:16:34 · 7 answers · asked by TW 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Local library. Look for a photography book that discusses black and white photography. It should talk about light, texture and contrast all of which are of extream importance with Black and white photography (which I assume this photography class will be on) Other then that, visit a few gallery and look at work on the internet. Getting inspiration form the pros is a pretty good way of getting profesional looking pictures.
2007-10-16 11:26:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hi TW;
Great to hear you are taking a photography course. I hope you enjoy it.
One of the best resources I can recommend is the series by Ansel Adams. There are three of them and you can read them in whatever order you wish.
I would start with 'The Camera'. Although these were written many years ago, the techniques he teaches will give you a great understanding of the photography process. You will learn why, not just how.
Happy Shooting!
Bill
2007-10-16 11:29:54 · answer #2 · answered by Fotoman 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Understanding Exposure" by way of Bryan Peterson Digital Photography for Dummies is beautiful well. Also, Kodak has an older publication, I believe it's referred to as 35mm SLR Photography. It is geared for movie, however the fundamentals of publicity and composition are the equal. Also learn and research your digital camera guide.
2016-09-05 11:57:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ah, the fun of a class is to experiment with what you lean. Then you will be having fun and feeling good through the entire course. Youll learn about foreground background relationships and mergers and iso and shutter speed and aperture size and rule of thirds and youll get creative and invent the rule of 3/4ths and people will make fun of you and then youll win a photo contest and make fun of them.
The internet will teach you more than anything else (besides experience).
the thing about photography is things:
your stuff (camera ect.) and how to use it.
the 3rd would be the art of it.
come prepared to class with the physical stuff just as much as your knowledge about it in my opinion. It doesn’t matter what kind of shot you can take if you don’t have anything to take it with.
My first experience was when I took my shots with very expired film and they didn’t turn out. Don’t use expired film is my best advise.
2007-10-16 13:17:30 · answer #4 · answered by donald d 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Buy a copy of "Object & Image: An Introduction to Photography, Third Edition" by George M. Craven. It should be available at amazon or ebay.
This book will definitely give you a head start.
2007-10-16 12:03:16 · answer #5 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hmmm...
What can you do to make your pics "more professional?"
Hire a professional to take them! *laughter*
Learn the Rule-of-Thirds if you haven't covered that already. Then realize that rules are made to be broken when it comes to photography. Actually, there are no rules! That is what makes the effort appealing to so many non-conformists! *grin*
2007-10-16 11:30:34 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Understanding Exposure", by Bryan Peterson. It's not so technical that your teeth will hurt, it's more about technique and learning to use your vision. I highly recommend it to all photographers, beginning or more advanced.
2007-10-16 15:07:51 · answer #7 · answered by Ara57 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋