Take Pictures Like A Pro In most situations, you need to make a choice between setting your exposure to favor the highlights of a picture or its shadows. Good photo software will let you take two pictures demonstrating each effect, and blend them to create the perfect balance of both. Try to create an impression of depth in your landscape photos. Provide the viewer with an understanding of the scale for the photo by placing a person in the picture's foreground. A small aperture--no more than f/8 on a digital camera and no more than f/16 on a SLR--can show sharpness in both the background and foreground. Don't miss good photo opportunities by spending excessive time trying to figure out your settings. However, you also don't want to let the camera decide everything for you. Learn and explore your camera's options and settings. When working on snapping an excellent photo, it's best to keep your settings as simple as possible. You can frequently take an outstanding photograph without making any adjustments for color, light, motion or any other technical elements. A filter is a lens extension. They can do many different things and are easily screwed onto the lens. The most frequently used filter is a UV filter. It protects and shields your camera's lens against damage from direct sunlight. It can also help to protect your lens from damage if you should happen to drop it. Snap your photographs quickly and instinctively. If you take a long time to snap the shot, you might miss it. It will change the look of the photograph. The more rapidly you can photograph your subject, the more likely you are to get your desired shot. You can use several digital techniques to make photographs resemble watercolor or oil paintings as well as pencil sketches, drawings and more. There is a variety of digital software available on the market, but the standard is considered to be Adobe Photoshop. Often, turning a photo into a work of art is easy; simply apply a filter in the medium of your choice. Pick what you want in the picture. A great image is a venue that illustrates a particular trait or feature of the subject you shoot. Don't try to show too much. A series of photographs taken in succession which lack a focus on a single subject create a story, or a general impression of a scene. To improve the quality of your picture, decrease the distance between your camera and your subject. Taking a picture from close avoids any potential distractions in the background. It will also help you notice facial expressions, which are important factors for all portrait photographers. Those small, yet important details are often lost when you're standing too far away. A good photograph needs a great subject. The subject can make or break a photograph regardless of

Take Pictures Like A Pro

Download PDF Report

Upload
awaredairy1115
View
8
Download
2

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Take Pictures Like A Pro

In most situations, you need to make a choice between setting your exposure to favor the highlightsof a picture or its shadows. Good photo software will let you take two pictures demonstrating eacheffect, and blend them to create the perfect balance of both.

Try to create an impression of depth in your landscape photos. Provide the viewer with anunderstanding of the scale for the photo by placing a person in the picture's foreground. A smallaperture--no more than f/8 on a digital camera and no more than f/16 on a SLR--can show sharpnessin both the background and foreground.

Don't miss good photo opportunities by spending excessive time trying to figure out your settings.However, you also don't want to let the camera decide everything for you. Learn and explore yourcamera's options and settings.

When working on snapping an excellent photo, it's best to keep your settings as simple as possible.You can frequently take an outstanding photograph without making any adjustments for color, light,motion or any other technical elements.

A filter is a lens extension. They can do many different things and are easily screwed onto the lens.The most frequently used filter is a UV filter. It protects and shields your camera's lens againstdamage from direct sunlight. It can also help to protect your lens from damage if you should happento drop it.

Snap your photographs quickly and instinctively. If you take a long time to snap the shot, you mightmiss it. It will change the look of the photograph. The more rapidly you can photograph your subject,the more likely you are to get your desired shot.

You can use several digital techniques to make photographs resemble watercolor or oil paintings aswell as pencil sketches, drawings and more. There is a variety of digital software available on themarket, but the standard is considered to be Adobe Photoshop. Often, turning a photo into a work ofart is easy; simply apply a filter in the medium of your choice.

Pick what you want in the picture. A great image is a venue that illustrates a particular trait orfeature of the subject you shoot. Don't try to show too much. A series of photographs taken insuccession which lack a focus on a single subject create a story, or a general impression of a scene.

To improve the quality of your picture, decrease the distance between your camera and your subject.Taking a picture from close avoids any potential distractions in the background. It will also help younotice facial expressions, which are important factors for all portrait photographers. Those small, yetimportant details are often lost when you're standing too far away.

A good photograph needs a great subject. The subject can make or break a photograph regardless of

how technically advanced your equipment is, or how good your photography skills are. Look formodels or objects of inspiration for your photos.

When you find a brand that you like, that gives you great results, stick with it. You need a qualitybrand, if photography is going to be a hobby that you pursue for a lifetime. The brand name is not asimportant as the features available on the camera.