By Michael Gray

*What makes a good photo

*The frameThe frame is the most important factor in photography.

By filling the frame you add instant impact to the image. You exclude any unnecessary clutter and bring a dynamic element to the photo. There is an incorrect assumption that you have to have every part of a subject or object for the image to be complete, not so. There is no reason why you can’t chop off parts of the subject when getting in really close. When shooting a person, get in really close and shoot just part of the model’s face. This gives a dramatic effect

*The rule of third

*When taking a photo, there are 3 grids normally in your camera view. Using the grids you can line up your subject to either the right or left side. Doing this is going by the rule of thirds.

*Doing this rule will bring a more professional look to your photos.

*Post Production

*Post production adds the finishing touches on your photos. Software such as Lightroom and photoshop can manipulate the image to improve qualities which lake in camera.

*Contrast, saturation and exposure can all be changed to give the image a more professional look.

*Example of editing

Raw file

Edited file

*Cameras

*There a are many cameras out there, I use the EOS series from Canon.

*Canon 6d-

*This camera is very good due to its low light capabilities. I shoot in all conditions and tasks.

*Photographers *I am inspired by Indie photographers such as

13thwitness and Jared Chambers. Their type of style are very similar and share the same subject liking. They use canon cameras and shot in Raw

*Raw means the camera is taking a picture not compressed. JPEG compression discards detail, but in many applications (e.g. astrophotography) that is exactly the detail you want to enhance.

*Lighting

*Lighting is the most important technical issue in photography. Pro photographers pay close attention to it, while hobbyists sadly ignore it.For our purposes here, lighting is the biggest contributor to light and dark, to colors, and to shapes and lines.The direction of light and shadow defines our lines and shapes.Lines, colors, shapes, light and dark are 99% of our image

*Thank you !

*By Michael Gray