12/30/2011

Learn To Take Pictures You'll Love To Show Off

By Kendall Linehan


Fully understanding photography can be a daunting task. Often it is because they are unaware where they can get good photography advice. This article will give you tips and tricks that you may not have previously known.

Shoot photos of a wide range of individuals. Ask permission before photographing anyone. As you travel, you'll often find that ordinary people or scenes will be the ones that stand out later as you reflect on the journey through your photographs. Try capturing natural expressions and everyday clothing.

Don't go overboard with complex camera settings. Learn how to use your camera one feature at a time. Learn each one completely before moving on. This will allow you to focus on capturing the picture, instead of spending all your time fiddling with the camera while your subject simply walks away.

Make sure that the white balance on you camera is set manually. While pretty much every camera will do this for you automatically, but setting it manually gives you much more control over the look of your photograph. If you change the white balance, you can remove yellow tints that are caused by certain light bulbs or change the mood.

You need to be aware of how sharpness works and where it appears in the image. Generally speaking, you will see the most sharpness in the middle of the lens and the image. Sharpness degrades towards the outer edges of your camera frame.

Use your shutter speeds creatively. Although the quickest shutter speeds are used to freeze a moment in time, consider what is possible with slower shutter speeds, such as 1/30. See that cyclist speeding by? This will make the bicyclist in clear focus, while the background is blurred horizontally, showing speed and motion.

Photographing isn't for everyone, but anyone can enjoy pictures. Through photography, you can capture memories that the rest of the world may have otherwise missed. Photography is an exciting and rewarding hobby. Getting your photos out there is a way to share your little piece of the world with everyone else and become a more relaxed person at the same time.




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