Digital photography is a fun and interesting hobby. You can get great satisfaction from taking pictures and showing them to friends and family. Have you ever wished you could take better pictures? Have you ever looked at those amazing pictures on the web, and online and wondered how to get good at photography? Well these simple tips will help u to do just that. You might have read this repeatedly being mentioned in many sites but that is just because this is just what it is..the essential.
Practice Framing
Practice of framing your photos. You can do this any day at any time.You do not need to carry your camera with you. It's just that you need to be very observant when you travel around. Try to notice the things around you. Try to think of images in your head. What in the area would you include in the picture? Would you use the background or foreground? What would your focus be in the photo? What colors and textures you want to capture?
If you need help in framing an image in your mind, you can hold your right thumb to your left index finger and left thumb to your right index finger to create a frame for your photo. Yes, the classic 'movie-director' pose. Looking through this frame you get an idea of the picture you want to take. Have the mindset of a photographer.
Know your camera
Read your camera manual.yes, i repeat, READ YOUR CAMERA MANUAL. Knowing everything you can about your camera will help you take better photos. Learn more about modes of the camera. Learn more about what settings you can use in different situations, to obtain the desired images.
Take lots of pictures
If you do have your camera with you, take lots of pictures. With the invention of digital photography, photographers are not only limited by the number of images on a roll of film. Memory card can hold hundreds of images so it is no longer necessary to be frugal with your photos. Just go all out.
Take lots of pictures from all angles that you can image. Take photos closeup and at a distance. Experiment. The more you practice, the better you get.
Pay attention to the light
Light is very important in photography. Knowing how to get the best out of natural light to your advantage will help you get great pictures. In photography, the hour before sunset and the hour after sunrise are referred as the golden hour. These are the times of the day, when you get the most beautiful natural light. Having said that, you don't have to take pictures only during the golden hour though. When shooting in the middle of the day, try to use your flash to fill harsh shadows. Take pictures in the shade or on cloudy days. Clouds and shadows can act as diffusers of natural sunlight. Experiment with artificial indoor lighting as well.
Have fun
Photography is so fun so enjoy yourself. Do not put undue pressure on yourself to get the perfect shot. As you keep trying your photography skills would steadily get better.
Even the best photographers take many pictures to get that one great shot you see in magazines.
The more pictures you take the more good pictures you take too.
The more pictures you take the more good pictures you take too.
~Happy photo-hunting!~
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