Tips To Help You Become A Better Photographer
July 10, 2013 by admin
Filed under Photography Tips
Putting poorly conceived photographs out in public will not give your work a good reputation. There are some tips listed in this article to help you start bettering your photography techniques.
Try out new things; experiment, and don’t be afraid in taking new and original pictures. A successful photographer should develop a style of his or her own and capture the world as he or she sees it. Stay away from taking the same type of picture that you have viewed a million times over. Be creative, and shoot from unusual angles.
Create depth when you shoot landscapes. Have a person or an object in the foreground to provide an idea of scale for your image. To gain sharper images, adjust your aperture to a smaller setting; try f/16 for full-frame single lens reflex cameras and f/8 for the more standard digital ones.
Check out what other photographers are doing to get ideas to improve your own photography. The photos taken by other people can give you ideas about the many ways there are to capture a scene.
Keep the arms close to the body and the hands around the bottom and along the sides of your camera when you hold it. This will minimize shaking and produce clearer shots. Keeping your hands under the lens and camera, instead of holding it at the top, will also help you avoid dropping the camera by accident.
Experiment a bit with the feature that allows you to adjust levels of whiteness. Often, incandescent bulbs commonly found in homes and businesses result in a yellow tinge to photographs taken indoors. Instead of trying to play with the light in your space, adjust the feature called white balance instead. This will give your photo’s a more professional looking appearance.
It is important to have a sufficient memory to hold lots of pictures; the best way to get good photos is to take a large number of them. A larger memory card will allow you to take as many pictures as you need without worrying about running out of space on the card. A large card will also allow you to use RAW format so you can take advantage of the additional flexibility it offers.
Be sure to keep informative notes of the photographs that you take. As your collection grows, it will become more and more difficult to remember the details, such as where and when you took a particular shot. Eventually, you may want to create a scrapbook and include some of the descriptive information along with the pictures.
You need to find a suitable subject to photograph. You could have wonderful equipment, excellent skill in composition and the technical end of photography, but without a good subject, you won’t have a good picture. Look for things that actually give you inspiration, or find a real life model who is willing to model for you.
Figure out the best blend of aperture, ISO and shutter speed. All of these features will work to determine the exposure for your picture. Unless you are shooting for an artsy, atmospheric result, try to avoid under- or over-exposed photos. Do a little experimenting and you will soon understand the relationship between these three features.
There are no secrets for being a better photographer. Practice your shooting to gain experience, and hone your skills. Digital cameras give you the ease of not having to develop or keep all your photographs. Over time, as you continue to take photographs of everything, you will get better at analyzing them and determining what could make each photo even better.
Apply one of the valuable rules of photo composition by understanding “less is more” in terms of the amount of detail you include in your photos. Simple natural shots are sometimes the best ones. Beauty often comes from simple constructions.
Would you like to take some shots of your subjects covered with rain? You can make this effect yourself by taking a spray bottle and “misting” some rain on your subject prior to photographing.
If you want pictures that are brag-worthy, remember to stay focused on your subject. If you want your pictures to have the best composure, and reflect your personal style, stay focused. Your main subject should be at the center of your picture, unless you want to create a different effect. Leave the background and the framing to sort themselves out for the time being.
It is possible to use your camera’s built-in features as valuable resources for setting up your shots. You can use a shallow depth to help draw attention to the actual subject of the shot and blur the backgrounds.
Poor photography can be very troublesome, but with some research and some practice, you can do it. All you need to do is research about it, and ask knowledgeable people on how to be good at it. By using these tricks, you will find yourself taking better photographs.
