12/16/2011

Take Pictures Like A Professional Photographer

By Andre Melliere Caltagirone


For some, understanding the ins and outs of photography can be difficult. Most of the time, this is because they do not know where to turn to get the best photography advice available. In the following article, you are going to learn things about photography that you never knew existed.

Try bracketing the exposure on your camera when you are in the middle of shooting landscapes to help get more lighting. You need to shoot, then you need to stop up, and then you need to stop down from the first shot. There are some cameras that allow automatic bracketing of three shots.

Don't worry about taking too many pictures. It is helpful in being selective while taking pictures, but by taking too many you can capture surprising and unexpected images. With digital photography you can always delete any of the pictures that you do not like. You can also set the camera on burst mode and delete the pictures you don't like and keep the ones you do like.

Do not forget to take pictures of yourself. You can still compose the background and choose how you want to use light and colors. Give instructions to a friend and look at the preview before you go pause. These pictures will be nice memories when you look back at them.

Do not let your knowledge shape your pictures. You should base your picture around your idea and creative feel and use knowledge and your equipment help you make this idea come to life. You can experiment with techniques when you first learn them, but you will take your best pictures when you let your ideas take charge.

Use the natural light that shines through a window to light your photos. This light is soft and diffused after it passes through the window pane and will create a beautiful light on your subject. Place your subject directly in the light of the window and you will be quite pleased with the results.

An important tip to consider with photography is that you want to make sure you know how to properly hold a camera. This is important because without proper holding procedures, you are not getting the most stable image possible. Keep your arms close to your body and you should be supporting your lens with your non-dominant hand.

When taking photos of large structures or natural features, include people in the shot for scale. It may be difficult for those looking at your photos out of context to appreciate the size of a subject without a more familiar subject upon which to anchor their interpretations of relative size.

Don't be afraid to use a "digital darkroom" to touch up your photos. There are tons of image editing programs out there that will allow you to touch up color, reduce some blur, or add a filter to the photo. Some of the best photos were touched up using some kind of software. Hopefully, these tips have provided you with some very valuable information, as well as given you a way to organize all of the thoughts and information you may have already had on photography. Keeping these tips in mind when you start taking photos can help you one day become a very successful photographer.




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