10 Tips To Better Photography

Taking a good photo isn’t as hard as you may think. You don’t need the most expensive camera or years of experience, just 10 simple tips.

Enjoy!

Tip 1 - Use All Of Your Available Space

Don't be afraid to use all the space in your photo. If you want to take a picture of something, it's ok for it to take up the whole shot with very little or no background showing. Keep distractions out of your shot


Tip 2 - Study Forms

This is a vital aspect to photography. Understanding forms in your photos. Don't see an object, see its shape and its form and find the best angle to photograph it from. Don't just walk up and shoot...anybody could do that. Form is all around us and I highly suggest you read as many books on it as possible.


Tip 3 - Motion In Your Photos

Never have motion in your photos if you are photographing a still object. If there is something moving while you are trying to photograph a stationery object, your photo won't turn out anywhere near as well. Also never put a horizon line in the center of your frame (unless your planned photo is art...because you can always break the rules, for art).


Tip 4 - Learn To Use Contrasts Between Colours.

Some of the best photos have shades of white, gray and black. You can take great shots with just one colour on your subject, but the contrasts between colours in a shot is what makes you a great photographer.


Tip 5 - Get Closer To Your Subject

This is one of the biggest mistakes most photographers make, not getting close enough to their subject. Get up close and personal, and close the distance gap. You can always reshape and resize a good shot but you can't continue to blowup a distant object.


Tip 6 - Shutter Lag

Shooting action shots with digital camera's can be tricky due to shutter lag. What this means is, when you press the button to take the photo, it can take up to a second for the shutter to take a photo, by that time what you were photographing would have moved on or somehow changed. This means you have to compensate for shutter lag by predicting what your subject is going to do and taking the photo just before it takes the action you want. More expensive digital cameras don't have this problem.


Tip 7 - Pan

If you are taking an action shot and your shutter speed is slow, pan with the object. Follow through with the subject, from start to finish and one of those shots will be a winner. You have a better chance of getting a good shot if you take more than one photo.


Tip 8 - Continuous Shots

To pan as I suggested above you will need a camera that does continuous shots and doesn’t need to stop and process after every shot.


Tip 9 - How To Take Fantastic Night Time Shots

Night time shots can be spectacular, almost magical.... if done right! If not they can look horrible...really horrible. Without adequate lighting, even good camera's can turn out crappy photos if the photographer doesn't know what he or she is doing.


Tip 10 - Study Your Manual

If your digital camera has a special night time mode, read the manual and follow their instructions on how to use it properly.

Digital Photography Lessons

Here's a great article by Tracy L. Guzman that cover the basics. Get yourself a camera, and practice, practice, practice....

Digital Photography Lessons
By Tracy L Guzman

The best way to get great at photography is to practice. The more work you put into perfecting your talent, the more thrilled you are going to be with the outcomes. being aware of how to practice your photography is one-half the battle. Here are a couple tips to get you started.

Start Out with picking out an item to concentrate with. Choose anything you like. Start taking photos of it while trying out assorted settings to get accustomed to your particular camera. Try them separately. Determine what each feature and setting does on a notepad. After the shoot is finished you should have a great list of stuff to go over. Replicate this procedure in various different locations. Take photographs from all directions and angles. Standing up, sitting down, while laying on the floor, whatever you can dream up. Also, try various lighting scenarios This will teach you what different camera settings do best in every unique environment.

Once you discover how to use your particular digital camera, you can try adding assorted accessories that further enhance your images. With dedicated practise your photos should become progressively more pleasing. Simply continue photographing and practicing and taking outstanding snapshots will become second nature to you.

Prior to trying any of these tactics, you need to be certain that you have a truly outstanding camera. Do plenty of research before buying just any camera. If it doesn't operate good, you will not be able to acquire great pictures no matter how hard you try. One really good camera to start with is the Canon Digital Rebel XSi It is fully featured and easy to use.

Regardless of how fabulous you think your pictures are, without practice you will never really get the best photos that you are capable of producing. Every hobby or craft takes considerable time and practict to obtain perfection. The more time you spend learning the art of photography, the more amazing your pictures are going to be. You need to practice regularly to see a good amount of improvement.

Taking large quantities of pictures and hoping to get that one good shot is the method that most amateur photographers use and on occasion you will accidentally come up with something spectacular. However, by learning how to use your digital camera properly and practicing good photography skills, you can have lots of terrific pictures from every event you shoot.

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The How To's You Need To Know

Welcome to Original Images Photography!


Photography is an art form. Whether you love or loathe the hundreds of thousands of images presented to you throughout your life...
Photography IS art...Art IS beauty...and...Beauty IS in the eye of the beholder!

AndyWarhol once said "Art is what you can get away with". How true!


This blog is intent on presenting you with the best support available to allow you to create "your" art! I will provide you with detail, direction and the opportunity to become (for lack of a better term) "All that you can be"..as a photographer that is!

Stay tuned...I will provide you with links, details, how to's and so much more. I welcome your feedback to each and every post.
Got a question? Send it my way and let's see if we can't send you down the right path!
Got a better idea? Share it with the world and let us get that information out there! Let's see what we've got to get you started...Need a new camera?

Here's and article written by Scott Bourne at PhotoFocus.com ...simple and easy to follow!

So you want to buy a new camera? Here are some tips to help you make sure you get the right one.
1. Buy the best camera you can afford if you’re really serious about photography and buy the least expensive camera you need to get the job done if you’re just a casual hobbyist.

2. If you want to put yourself on the best upgrade path, buy a DSLR.

3. Buy the camera that you think will meet your needs, not the camera that all the folks on the local camera club Internet forum think is new.

4. If you can’t decide between brands, pick the brand that your friends use or that your local store supports. That way you can get help more easily when you get stuck.

5. Buy a 50mm F/1.8 fixed focal length lens with your DSLR body instead of the kit lens. This puts you on the quality glass path early.

6. Buy a camera that shoots RAW and that gives you complete manual control – whether you plan to use it or not.

7. If you’re trying to save money, look for the most recent version of the top camera in your class that is available used. For instance, if you decided to buy a top of the line point and shoot camera like the Canon G10, the Canon G9 is a very good second choice and will save you money. (Some people even prefer the G9 to the G10 because it has better low-light performance and better video.)