6/02/2012

Top Tips For Taking High Quality Photos

By Zachary Layton Sanchez


Photography is an artistic and expressive hobby that has grown in popularity in recent time. There are many people interested in photography, but not many get into it because they get scared by all the knowledge it takes to do photography well. This is a great article to assist you when starting photography.

A lot of cameras that are digital contain built in flashes that automatically turn on when the lighting is dim. While this may work for the average photo, you will need an external flash device for more professional photos with more light. To attach an external flash onto your camera, make sure it has a hot shoe on top. Then take it to a camera store, so they can help you pick out a flash that lines up with your camera.

Take a good number of practice shots to experiment when shooting against new backdrops or with new subjects. Each photograph situation varies, but practicing can help you get a feel for your environment. It is normal for light to change, so take lots of practice shots to get the right lighting.

It has become the norm to keep everything in life centered and even. We have been taught all of our lives to always strive towards perfection, but when you are shooting photographs of a more off-beat, artistic nature, do not focus directly on your subject. Be aware of the auto-focus feature, which can lock the view to the middle of the lens. Use the manual focus and lock it right before you take your picture.

Find the type of equipment that works best for you if you want to make photography your lifetime hobby. Most professionals use brands, such as Nikon or Canon, but there are several other camera brands that will allow you to take a quality picture.

Learn how to understand over and underexposure of your pictures. You can do this by learning to read and understand the histogram of your camera. It measures the exposure of each shot and will let you know if it is over or under-exposed so that you can prevent that next time.

It is great to share something like photography with children. Getting kids into photography at a young age with either a cheaper digital camera or a film camera could turn create a lifelong love. By giving your children the proper tools to take photographs, they can share in your love of all things photography.

You should always have an idea as to if you want to use highlights or shadow exposure in your pictures. However, you can also choose to take multiple pictures, and have some of the pictures expose the subject's highlights and shadows, and not expose them in others. You can then blend them, using software such as Photoshop.

Find someone to take pictures with you or join a club. You can learn from others and pick up new ideas, but avoid letting their style take over your own. Looking at shot comparisons can show the different points of view found in photography.

Anyone can become a great photographer, there are no secret methods. Experiment with the settings on your camera to see how they affect the photographs. It is not necessary to get all your pictures developed, or even keep them, which is especially true and convenient of digital cameras. Editing, browsing, and critiquing your photographs after you've taken them will eventually lead you to taking better pictures.

As previously mentioned, photography is a hobby that many people enjoy doing. Unfortunately, many people are convinced that mastering photography skills is an impossible goal.




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