Artistic photography Methods?

Answer 1

Nowhere is art more in the eye of the beholder than when it comes to taking photos.

I try to go for a walk and take photos nearly every day. Lately I've been lucky enough to be using a Canon EOS-5D with two different zoom lenses, a 24-70mm and a 70-200mm.

My methods vary with my mood and the light.

I live on the ocean and the other day my walk included the beach as well as the marshes next to a tidal river. Within two hours, I had taken hundreds of photos. My subjects included hundreds of seagulls floating in a windy, winter sky to a flock of geese and beach stones in the sand. Along the way, I grabbed a quick shot of a squirrel in mid-air.

Some frames had broad depths of field; others were shallow. Play with the symmetry and the composition.

In my early career when I worked as a photojournalist, my publisher and editor demanded sharply focused, perfectly symmetrical photos. While I loved my work and my subjects, all these many years later I love the freedom that working with a digital camera and my iMac afford me.

In today's digital world, taking the photo is only the beginning. From Aperture to Photoshop, anything is possible.

The basic thing to remember is that you are the inventor of your own methodology. Have fun, and success will follow.

Answer 2

Shoot anything, but shoot it in more than one view.
be above the subject , or under it.
photography is all about pushing the envelope, test out your camera. change the F-stop, or shutter speed.
Don't think about it as much just feel.
If it helps use the daylight to your advantage, the best times to shoot are in the morning when the sun is rising, a bad time to shoot would probably be mid day.
depending on where you live your skies might have an overcast. Not many people know this but overcasts are a photographers dream in some cases there like a giant soft box, just be sure not to capture the sky the naked eye might be able to see the detail but lenses don't.
Don't forget to compose your shots with the 3-grid method, your subject shouldn't always be in the center of the photograph. You can also spruce up your photos through photo shop, or with film the old fashion way there are a million possiblities it's your job to seek the outcomes.

Answer 3

Use a neutral density filter at a scene with some movement.

Answer 4

take pictures in the rain... its my favorite time to take pictures, everything looks different, the lighting, the water, and even if you photograph people it looks so cool...

Answer 5

take underwater pictures its really fantastic