How do you take the best images with the most simplest camera out there...?

Question

like a disposable camera, or an antique film camera.

Answer 1

As simplest camera, I am assumng a "NOcontrol over most everything" point and shoot.

First, you have to have good lighting. You dont necessarily have to use on camera flash, or even electric lighting. You can use various reflectors to direct light from the sun or other light source, to help fill in dark areas. You can use glossy poster or foam boards, aluminum foil, foil window shades, water refection, etc...

Compose your subject. Your subject doesnt have to be centrally framed. Shoot from the side, and include a nice background/foreground. Move your camera lower, to ground level, or get higher, to give you an alternative to "eye level" portrait style shots.

When you see something that makes you want to photograph it, look around with an "what can I do to make this a great and interesting shot!!"

If your shooting people, have them do something other than sit or stand, and make their poses a little different, give them something to hold onto to occupy their hands. Pose them at different angle and distances from each other, and the camera. Groups dont have to look like school photos.

And have fun making photos be what you want them tho be.

Using a simple camera, to my mind, is a great way to get an eye for lighting. It makes you program your brain for things, rather than relying on gadgets.. Then, if you upgrade to a more involved camera, you have a good idea what light is, how to use it, and will be able to see things a lot pf photogs using meters and lighting setups dont always see.

Some may disagree with this last part.

Answer 2

First and foremost, the 3 F's. Fill the flippin' frame. (Gracias Ricardo). Remember that you probably don't have a zoom, so get as close to your subject as safely possible. Keep an eye on your lighting conditions. Vary the angles that you shoot at. Some very dramatic photos can be created just by taking a knee. Also, with disposables, remember the minimum focal length. It should be on the packaging or the camera itself. Too close, and you have fuzzy photos. Too far away, and people look like ants. Ken Rockwell has a few excellent articles on the difference between a $150 dollar digital camera and a $5000 digital camera. http://www.kenrockwell.com

Good shooting!

Answer 3

Read up on photography. Especially on lighting and using the flash. I read somewhere it is not the camera but the person who takes the photo that makes a great photo. Check out some photography books or some photographers work also, for like different angles and unique formats to get some ideas. It is definitely possible.......

Answer 4

Subject and composition. I know two people who do wonders with the Holga plastic film cameras.

Answer 5

Study photography for twenty years.