Lonnie Kunkel
Here are some guidelines for better pictures using a digital SLR camera:
Simplicity - Remove any clutter from the scene you are shooting. Zoom in to capture the part you want to emphasize.
Rule of thirds - You will find this rule mentioned a lot and it's a great way to capture a moving object. Just imagine a tic-tac-toe frame and capture the subject from one of the two sides.
Shapes and lines - Move five to ten feet away to the side to capture a straight line at an angle.
Vantage point - Shoot a picture at a lower vantage point. Increasing the height away from the object can reduce its significance.
Balance - However, unbalanced or asymmetrical objects are often more visually stimulating than balanced objects.
Framing - Use the frames of windows to capture an outdoor scene. Use doors and walls of a building to capture a walking person.
Indoor photographs - Natural lighting can produce excellent candid shots instead of the flash, but be sure to use a tripod.
Camera adjustments - The aperture allows light to enter. You must learn how to adjust this properly and appropriately so that images will not appear as either very bright or very dim.
Lowering the shutter speed allows the image to be more exposed to light. You must learn the proper length of exposure so that images will not appear as blurry.
ISO speeds - Digital cameras have ISO speeds ranging from 100 to 800. The higher the ISO, the higher the camera's sensitivity to light's exposure. Be sure to master using this element along with the camera's aperture and shutter speeds.
Lens/Filters - Just about all digital SLR cameras allow you attache different lenses.
Lenses can be categorized as follows:
a. A macro lens allows you to get closer to objects like insects and flowers
b. A wide angle lens is used for capturing landmarks, and large and wide sceneries
c. A telephoto lens allows longer zooms that let you get close to objects that are far away, like birds in trees.
Filters can be used to:
a. soften the effect of the image
b. provide blurring on the edges for portraits that have sensitive moods
c. add light flares for the image to be more dramatic
d. to reduce glare so that pictures appear more saturated, crisp, and vivid.
Once you have understood and mastered the important points on digital photography and capturing pictures, you will soon see that it is easy to capture great images with even the simplest of cameras.
Lonnie Kunkel is a photographer and a graphic/web designer
You can discover more beginning photography tips at his site http://www.fisheyezen.com
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Beginning Photography Tips - Digital Photography Tips
This article will cover some beginning photography tips that will get you to take better photos in no time. See, photography is not difficult when you understand it right.
First off, when starting out in photography you are really going to want to do a few very basic things. In this article, yes, I am going to call these things Keys.
Key 1: Get to know your camera.
Know your camera from the inside out. Read the user manual inside out. Find out what every button does, what all the menus lead to, etc. When you understand how to use your camera right you will have much more flexibility.
Improper use of your camera is one of the leading reasons your photos aren't ending up good. Camera blur, darkness, or overly bright photos are all because you're using your camera wrong.
Key 2: Know some Compositional Tips
If you want to learn how to take better shots you are going to want to learn some basic composing tips for your photos. These aren't that hard to learn.
Key 3: Practice
Yes, you can do key one and two but still take bad photos. Why? Because you aren't practicing them out. What does it matter if you know your camera from top to bottom but haven't used it!?
Don't just practice. Look at other photos. Start building a clip file of photos that you enjoy looking at. Analyze them, look at what the photographer used to take that photo. Try to emulate their compositional techniques and use them on your own photos as well.
Al Sanez has a Free Photo course that teaches beginners digital photography tips. He also has another free program on how to Sell Pictures Online
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