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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Tutorial Thursday: 10 Tips To Taking Amazing Photos
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Meghan
I've been learning from some friends a little more about photography. I've done alot of internet searching and reading on photography forums about easy ways to make your photos just a little more great. I'm always wanting to add a little "Umph" to my photography instead of just the plain ole, head on shot.
So, let's begin...
1. Alter Your Prospective-Think Outside The Box: Most shots are taken (as I said above) with the camera lens "head on" or with the emphasis being on the eyes. While this is good, why not spice it up a little bit and try something new? Change the angle you shoot from and watch the "WOW" factor increase.
2. Eye Contact: Most photos have the subject looking into or down the lense. Try something new.
-Try looking off the camera: Have your subject focus on something unseen.
4. Experiment With Lighting: Play around, have fun with different settings on you camera, different flashes, and editing software.
5. Move Your Subject Out Of Their Comfort Zone: Be crazy, let loose, see what you come up with!
9. Obscure Part Of Your Subject: This is a variation on the technique above (zooming in on one body part). Leave a little the imagination of the viewer about the rest of the picture.
So, let's begin...
1. Alter Your Prospective-Think Outside The Box: Most shots are taken (as I said above) with the camera lens "head on" or with the emphasis being on the eyes. While this is good, why not spice it up a little bit and try something new? Change the angle you shoot from and watch the "WOW" factor increase.
2. Eye Contact: Most photos have the subject looking into or down the lense. Try something new.
-Try looking off the camera: Have your subject focus on something unseen.
-Looking within the frame: Have your subject look at something within the lens (another person, a toy, an animal, etc).
3. Break the Rule of Thirds: Be creative with your subject placement. Sometimes putting them on the edge of the photograph can be very powerful!
4. Experiment With Lighting: Play around, have fun with different settings on you camera, different flashes, and editing software.
5. Move Your Subject Out Of Their Comfort Zone: Be crazy, let loose, see what you come up with!
6. Take Candid Shots: These are my favorite! I love capturing the moment and it not being "posed".
7. Have Prop's: Any prop, be creative. It will be great to see what you come up with!
8. Focus and Get Up Close & Personal With One Body Part: This is easy to do with babies. With older children and adult, get creative! Get a special lens to help with this or you can do the old fashion way of just getting up close to your subject and focusing in. Sometimes it's what's left out of the image that says more than what is included.
10. Take A Series Of Shots: Put your camera in "action" mode and fire away! Literally, go crazy with the shots. See what you come up with. These images can be presented together, and not just one image by itself.
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4 comments:
Cool, Meghan..thanks for the tips! Great pics!
Great tips! They all work too. My favorite are off centered shots, and I like taking pictures with the subject not looking into the camera. They tell a greater story :)
I love photography and have found so many good tips in the blog-world, either through post tips or just observation. Your tips are great, thx!
Very cool photos and very good ideas! I'm a new follower!
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