SLR Photography Guide - Bumper Edition 2018

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Hi ghl i ght s FASTACTI ON 106-107 BLENDI NGEXPOSURES 108-111 PHOTOGRAPHYTI PS 112-123 KEEPI NGHORI ZONSSTRAI GHT 124-125 SHOOTI NGFORPRI NT 126-129 FI GURETOGROUND 130-137 STUNNI NGREFLECTI ONS 138-145 COLORMANUAL 146-157 NI GHTSKY 162-165 PHOTOGRAPHI NGTHEMOON 166-167 SUNSETSI LHOUETTES 168-169 OI LONWATER 170-171 FROZENBUBBLES 172-173 POWERFULSTORI ES 174-177 ARTI FI CI ALLI GHT 178-181 ORDI NARYSUBJ ECTS 182-185 LI GHT 186-189 STI LLLI FE 190-195 I NSTAGRAM TI PS 196-199 CHRI STMASLI GHTS 200-203 PORTRAI TS 204-205 PHOTOEDI TI NGAPPS 206-209 STREETPHOTOGRAPHY 210-223 SOLARECLI PSE 224-225

Sunset s/Sunr i ses fiv edi f f e r e nts uns e ts c e ne sa ndho wt os ho o tt he m I t ’ sbes tt os c outa na r eabef or eha nd, k nowi ngwher et hes uni sgoi ngt or i s eor s et .

Dec i deona ni nt er es t i ngf or egr oundobj ec tl i k eal og, t r ee, i nc omi ngwa v e, per s onet c .

Cons i derwhet hery ouwa ntt ous eawi dea ngl el ensorat el ephot o.

Ar ey ougoi ngt ous efil t er s ?

Us eat r i poda ndr emot er el ea s e.

I fy ouha v eal i ght wei ghtt r i pod, ha ngaba gof di r tors a ndunder nea t ht ok eepi ts t ur dy .

Whenphot ogr a phi ngonas a ndybea c h, t r ypl a c i nga nol dc dordv dunderea c h l egt omi ni mi s et hel egss i nk i ngmi ds hot .

Aut of oc us1/ 3r di nt os c ene, t hens wi t c ht oma nua lf oc ust ol oc ki ti n.

Don’ t f or geti fy ouc ha ngepos i t i onorf oc a ll engt hofy ourl ens , y ou’ l lneedt oa ut o f oc usa ga i n.

Ma k es ur ey oupa c ka next r aba t t er ya ndf or ma ty ourmemor yc a r ds .

Suns etReflec t i onsOnBea c h Ac a l m da ywi t hnowi ndi sbes tf orr eflec t i ons .

Pl a nf orl owt i dea ndfindafla ta r eaoft hebea c hwher et hes k yi sr eflec t edof f t hewets a nd.

Geta sl owa sy ouc a nt ot hes a nd( k neelors i t ) , a ndf oc usont hehor i z on.

Chec ky ourhi s t ogr a mf orbl ownouthi ghl i ght s( s omet i mess howna sfla s hi ng hi ghl i ght sony ourLCDdi s pl a ydependi ngony ours et t i ngs ) .

Us eawi dea ngl el ens( 14-18mm) .

I fha ndhol di ngs etAper t ur ef / 8.

Whenus i ngat r i podus eAper t ur ef / 11orf / 13.

I fha ndhol di ngs etI SO400640.

I fus i ngat r i pods etI SO100or200.

Suns etAc r os sWa t er Chec ky ourwea t hera ppf oranowi ndda y .

Fi ndac a l ms pott ha tha ss t i l lwa t err eec t i ngi nt hef or egr ound.

Aper f ec t s c ena r i oi sapl a c ewher et hef or egr oundi swel lpr ot ec t edf r om t hewi nd.

Fi nda ns ubj ec tl i k eaboa tt os er v ea sapoi ntofi nt er es tt of oc uson.

Us eaz oom l ens( 50-70mm) .

SetMa nua lMode, I SO100, Aper t ur ef / 16a nds hut t ers peed1/ 250s ec .

Smok eySuns et/Sunr i s e Fi r esc a nc r ea t et her i ghtc ondi t i onsf orepi cs uns eta nds unr i s ei ma gesduet o a l lt hes mok ei nt hea i r .

Us eat el ephot ol ens( 300-400mm) SetAper t ur ef / 5.

6-f / 6.

3dependi ngony ourl ens .

SetI SO100.

I fy ourc a mer adoes n’ ta l l owI SO100, s etI SO200i ns t ea d.

Sets hut t ers peed1/ 1000s ect os t a r twi t h.

Youwa ntaf a s ts hut t ers peeda st he s unma ybes et t i ngorr i s i ngqui t ef a s t .

I t ’ sa l s oagoods peedf ort hos ewhoha nd hol dt hei rc a mer a .

I fs hoot i nga ts uns et , k eepc l i c k i ngunt i lt hes undi psbel owt hehor i z on.

The c ol orwi l lbemor edr a ma t i ct hec l os ert hes uni st ot hehor i z on.

Ot herPhot ogr a pher sAtSuns et/Sunr i s e

Us eawi dea ngl el ens( 1724mm) .

Compos ey ouri ma ges oy ous eet hes ubj ec t ’ sf ul ls ha dowpl usal i t t l emor e f or egr ounds pa c e.

Us eat r i pod.

Setf / 8Aper t ur e.

SetI SO200-400 Sets hut t ers peed1/ 20or1/ 40s ec ond.

Thegr ea tt hi nga boutphot ogr a pher si s t ha tt heya r eus ua l l yqui t es t i l lwhens t a ndi ngors qua t t i nga tt hei rc a mer a s .

Tr ywa r merwhi t eba l a nc es et t i ngss uc ha sc l oudyorov er c a s t .

Ora l t er na t i v el y a dj us tt hi ss et t i ngi npos tpr oc es s i ngi fy ous hooti nRAW ďŹ l ef or ma t( hi ghl y r ec ommended) .

I nc r ea s et heexpos ur ea nds ha dowsont hebea c hi npos tpr oc es s i ngi fneeded.

Li ght r a y sAtSunr i s e Obv i ous l yt hi si s n’ tas hoty ouc a npl a na si tr el i eshea v i l yonc l oudsa nd wea t herc ondi t i ons .

Youneedt oa c tf a s ta ss oona sy ounot i c et hefir s tl i ghtr a y s a st heydon' tl a s tl ong.

Us eal ongz oom l ensa t100-200f oc a ll engt h.

Aper t ur ef / 11 I SO200 Shut t erSpeed1/ 320s ec .

I fha ndhol di ngy ourc a mer a , s hootwi t haf a s t er s hut t ers peedt ha nt hef oc a ll engt hofy ourl ens .

OneMor eSunsetScenar i o F 4Rul e Suns etF4Rul e-Us ef ulf orphot ogr a phi ngs ubj ec t sa ga i ns tas et t i ngs un.

Us e a per t ur ef / 4a ndt hes a meI SOt oShut t erSpeedc ombi na t i onsl i s t edbel ow.

Per f ec tf orphot ogr a phi ngapor t r a i tors hel lont hebea c hwher ey oudon’ t nec es s a r i l yneedev er y t hi ngi nf oc us .

I fy ous etI SO100, us eaShut t erSpeedof1/ l 00s ec I fy ous etI SO200, us eShut t erSpeed1/ 200s ec I fy ous etI SO400, us eShut t erSpeed1/ 400s ec I fy ous etI SO800, us eShut t erSpeed1/ 800s ec

SELECTI NGI SO/SHUTTERSPEEDCOMBI NATI ONSWHENUSI NGF4RULE I fy oua r eha ndhol di ngy ourc a mer ama k es ur ey ous el ec taI SOa ndShut t er Speedc ombi na t i ont ha ti sf a s t ert ha nt hel engt hofy ourl ens .

Forexa mpl e, i fy oua r eus i ngawi dea ngl e24mm f oc a ll engt h, s el ec tas hut t er s peedf a s t ert ha n1/ 24ofas ec ond.

Henc et heI SO100wi t h1/ 100s ec ond s hut t ers peedi sy ourbes topt i on.Al wa y sa i mf ort hel owes tI SOpos s i bl e.

I fy oua r eus i ngaf oc a ll engt hof300mm.

Us eI SO400+1/ 400s ec onds hut t er s peedc ombi na t i ona nds of or t h.

Remembera l wa y s , t hes es et t i ngswi l lhel pgety ouqui c k l yi nt oagoodba l lpa r k t os t a r twi t h.

Youc a nt hent wea kt hes et t i ngsdependi ngony ourc r ea t i v ev i s i on f ort hes hot .

How t ot akeshar perphot os wi t hy o urDSL Rc a me r a Doy ourphot osev erl ookgr a i ny , bl ur r edornota ss ha r pa sy ou’ dl i k e?Her ea r eourbes tt i ps f ors hoot i ngbet t erqua l i t y  i ma gest ha ny ouev ert houghtpos s i bl e.

1.

I fy oumov eev eni nt hes l i ght es twhent a k i ngaphot o, y ouri ma gec a na ppea rbl ur r ed duet oc a mer as ha k e.

Thi si ses pec i a l l yt r uewhenphot ogr a phi ngi nl owl i ghts uc ha s s uns et , s unr i s e, i ndoor sori nov er c a s twea t her .

Whens hoot i ngi nl owl i ghty ourc a mer aneedsas l ows hut t ers peedt oexpos et hes c ene c or r ec t l y . i . et hel owert hel i ght , t hes l owert hes hut t ers peed.

Thes l owert hes hut t ers peed, t hemor ec ha nc eofc a mer as ha k ewhenha ndhol di ng.

I fy ouha v eat r i pod, bes ur et ous ei t .

I fnot , l ookf oras ol i ds ur f a c et opl a c ey ourc a mer a .

Wheny ou’ r eus i ngat r i pod, i t ’ sagoodi deat ous ear emot er el ea s et ot r i ggert hes hut t er but t ons ot ha ty oudon’ tha v et ot ouc ht hec a mer aa ta l l .

I fy oudon’ tha v ear emot e, y ouc a n us et hedel a y edt i merbui l ti nt ot hec a mer a .

Adel a y eds hut t eri saf unc t i ont ha tt el l st he c a mer at owa i taf ews ec ondsa f t ery oupus ht hebut t onbef or ei tt a k est hepi c t ur e.

I r ec ommends et t i ngi tt ot ens ec onds .

Thi swi l lgi v et hec a mer at i met os t ea dyi t s el fonc e y oupr es st hes hut t era ndr emov ey ourha nd.

Whenus i ngat r i pod, i t ’ sa l s oi mpor t a ntt ot ur nt hev i br a t i onr educ t i on/i ma ges t a bi l i s a t i on s wi t c hont hes i deofy ourl enst oOFFpos i t i on( i fi tha sone) .I fy ourc a mer as ea r c hesf or v i br a t i ona nddoes n’ tfindi t , t hea c tofs ea r c hi ngf ori tc a ni nt ur nc a us ev i br a t i on.

2.

Setas i ngl ef oc uspoi nts oy ouc hoos es pec i fic a l l ywha tt of oc uson.

Don’ ta l l owy our c a mer at odot hi sf ory ou!Thi si ses pec i a l l yi mpor t a nti fy ouz oom y ourl ensi nt ogeta c l os ers hot .

I fy ouha l fpr es sy ours hut t erbut t ont of oc usa ndy ourc a mer ar a ndoml ys el ec t s f oc uspoi nt s , c hoos i ngdi f f er enta r ea sev er yt i mey oupr es si t , c ha nc esa r ey oua r enot s el ec t i ngi ty our s el f .

Thi sc a nof t enc a us ey ourc a mer at of oc usons omet hi ngel s eot her t ha ny ours ubj ec t .

Tofixt hi spr obl em, Ir ec ommends et t i ngas i ngl ef oc uspoi nt , a dj us t i ngi tma nua l l ys oi t ’ s pos i t i onedov ery ourma i ns ubj ec t .

I fy oul ookt hr oughy ourr ea rv i ewa ndha l fpr es st he s hut t erbut t on, y ous houl donl ys eeonef oc uspoi ntt ur nr ed( orgr een)dependi ngony our c a mer amodel .

I fy ou’ v er ea dy ourc a mer ama nua la nds t i l ldon’ tk nowhowt os etas i ngl ef oc a lpoi nt , a s k i nourPr i v a t eFa c ebookGr oup( s t udent sonl y )s owec a na dv i s ef ur t her .

3.

Chec ky ours hut t ers peedi sf a s tenought oc ompens a t ef ormov i ngs ubj ec t s .

For exa mpl e, i fy oua r ephot ogr a phi ngc hi l dr en, peopl ewa l k i ng, ors l owa ni ma l s , y ours hut t er s peedneedst obe1/ 250s ec ondmi ni mum.

Youma ygeta wa ywi t h1/ 200s ec ondi ft he per s oni ss i t t i ngs t i l lf orapor t r a i ts hot .

Forf a s tmov i ngs ubj ec t s , y ouma yneed1/ 400 s ec ondormor edependi ngont hes peedoft hes ubj ec t .

Themor ey ouphot ogr a phmov i ngs ubj ec t s , t heea s i ery ou’ l la ut oma t i c a l l yr ec a l lwha t s hut t ers peedt heyr equi r e.

I fy oua r ej us ts t a r t i ngout , Ir ec ommends et t i ngs hut t ers peed pr i or i t ymodewi t ha ut oI SO. Set1/ 200s peedt os t a r twi t ha ndt a k eat es ts hot .

I ft he s ubj ec ti sbl ur r ed, i nc r ea s et hes peedby1/ 100t hofas ec ondf a s t erunt i ly ous eet he r es ul ty oua r ea f t er .

I not herwor ds , t r y1/ 200s ec , 1/ 300s ect hen1/ 400s ecunt i ly oua r e c a pt ur i ngas ha r ps hot .

Thi si sbyf a rt heea s i es twa yt ounder s t a nds hut t ers peed.

4.

Chec kt ha ty oura per t ur ef / numberi ss ethi ghenought oc a pt ur et hes ubj ec ti nf ul l f oc us( pr es umi ngt hi si sy ouri nt ent i on) .

Aga i n, t hi si sev enmor ei mpor t a nti fy ouz oom y ourl ensi nt ogetac l os ers hot .

Forexa mpl e, i fy oua r ephot ogr a phi ngy ourpetdoga nd y oufindt henos ei si nf oc usbutt heey esa r ebl ur r ed, t heni nc r ea s et hea per t ur ef / number ones t opa tat i meunt i ly ougett her es ul t sy oua r ea f t er .

I fy oui nt i a l l ys etf / 2.

8, nextt i me t r yf / 4.

6a per t ur e.

5.

Don’ ts t a ndt ooc l os et ha ty ourl ensc a n’ tf oc us .

Ev er yl ensha sami ni mum f oc a l di s t a nc e.

Themi ni mum f oc usdi s t a nc ei st hes hor t es tdi s t a nc ea twhi c hal ensc a nf oc us .

St a ndi ngc l os ert ha nt hemi ni mum f oc a ldi s t a nc ewi l lr es ul ti nabl ur r ys ubj ec t .

I fy our l ensi sha v i ngt r oubl ef oc us i ng, t a k eoneort wos t epsba c ka ndt r ya ga i n.

6.

Wher epos s i bl e, a v oi dgr a i n/noi s ea si tdegr a dest hequa l i t yofy ourphot os , r educ i ng t hei rs ha r pnes sa ndc l a r i t y .

Ha v ey ouev ernot i c edt ha ty ourni ghtphot osof t enl ook gr a i ny ?Thi si sbec a us et hec a mer at endst ous eahi gherI SOs et t i ngt oc r ea t eabr i ght er expos ur e.

Thedi s a dv a nt a geofahi ghI SOs et t i ngi st ha ti tr es ul t si nagr a i nyi ma ges whi c hi nt ur nr educ ess ha r pnes s .

Thebes twa yt oa v oi dgr a i ni st ok eepy ourI SOs ett o100or200whenphot ogr a phi ngi n l owl i ght .

Thi swi l lr es ul ti namuc hs l owers hut t ers peed, s oy ou’ l la l s oneedt ous eat r i pod a ndr emot er el ea s e.

Howev ert hei ma geswi l lbemuc hc l ea ner , a ndt her ef or es ha r per .

SetMa nua lModea ndt el lt hec a mer ay ouwa ntada r k erexpos ur ebys et t i ngt heexpos ur e l i net o1.

Thi swi l lma k et hes ha dowsa ppea rpur ebl a c k , pr ev ent i ngt he c a mer af r om t r y i ng t obr i ght enupa nds howdet a i li nt hes ha dowswhi c hr es ul t si ngr a i n.

I not herwor ds , expos ef ort hes ha dowst obeda r k .

7.

Ther ea lc ha l l engei sget t i ngs ha r pers hot sofmov i ngs ubj ec t si nl owl i ght .

Whena s ubj ec ti smov i ng, f orexa mpl et a k i ngapor t r a i ti ndoor sora tni ght , y ou’ v el ea r nedy ou needt ok eept hes hut t ers peeda t1/ 200ort her ea bout s .

I nl owl i ght , t hi sof t enmea nsy ou needal owa per t ur ef / number( f orexa mpl ef / 2.

8)c oupl edwi t hahi ghI SO( 1600or hi gher ) .

Ac l ea n100or200I SOi s n’ tgoi ngt obes uf fic i enti nk eepi ngt hes hut t ers peed hi ghenought oa v oi dmot i onbl urf r om y ours ubj ec t .

Ofc our s et hi si spr es umi ngy oudon’ t wa ntt ous ey ourfla s h.

Thefir s ts et t i ngIr ec ommenda dj us t i ngi st hes hut t ers peed.

Ifindi fpeopl ea r es i t t i ng s t i l l , Ic a nus e1/ 120s eca ndendupwi t hagoodnumberofs ha r ps hot s .

Thenexts et t i ngt ol ooka ti sy oura per t ur e.

Openi ngt hel enst oa per t ur ef / 2.

8a l l owsi n mor el i ghtt ha ns a yf / 4.

6.

I fy oui nt endondoi ngal otofl owl i ghtphot ogr a phyI r ec ommendi nv es t i ngi nal enst ha ta l l owsy out os hoota tf / 2.

8.

Ni f t yfif t i esa r eper f ec t f ort hi sa ndy ouc a npi c kt hem upf ora sl i t t l ea s$200nowa da y s .

Aswek now, I SO100or200i sc l ea nerf r om gr a i n/noi s et ha nI SO1600.

Whi l et hi si s t r ue, c a mer a snowa da y sc a nha ndl ehi ghI SOmuc hbet t ert ha nea r l i ermodel s .

I r ec ommendexper i ment i ngwi t hI SOt os eef ory our s el fhowf a ry oua r ewi l l i ngt opus h y ourI SOy ets t i l lbeha ppywi t ht her es ul t .

Forexa mpl e, Iper s ona l l yfindI SO1600i s a c c ept a bl ef ormyc a mer amodel .

Not e, ea c hc a mer ai sdi f f er ent .

Tobegi nwi t h, t r yI SO 640, 800a nd1600t henc ompa r et her es ul t sony ourmoni t or .

8.

Howma nyt i mesha v ey out a k enaphot of r om adi s t a nc ea ndexpec t edt hes ubj ec tt o bei ns ha r pf oc us ?DLSRc a mer a sa r egood, butt heya r enoty ett ha tgood!I fy ouwa nta s ha r ps hotofy ours ubj ec t , y ouneedt oďŹ ndawa yt ophy s i c a l l ymov ec l os erorz oom i n c l os erwi t hal ongert el ephot ol ens .

Cr oppi nga ni ma get ha twa st a k enf r om adi s t a nc ewi l lnev ergi v ey out hes a medet a i la s t hephot obel owwher et hephot ogr a pherpos i t i onedt hems el v esc l os ert ot hebi r da nd us edat el ephot oz oom l enst oďŹ l lt hef r a mea smuc ha spos s i bl ewi t ht hes ubj ec t .

Onel a s tnot e, i fy oua r ez oomi ngi nt ol ooka tt hephot oa t100% c r op( ormor e)ony our c omput ermoni t ora ndj udgi ngt hes ha r pnes soft hei ma get ha twa y , t henI ’ ma f r a i dt os a y y ou’ l lnev erbeha ppywi t hy ourphot os .

Let ' sf a c ei t , i fwewer et owa l kupc l os et oaf a mouspa i nt i ngi namus eum a nds t udyi t pi xelbypi xely ou' dfindi r r egul a r i t i esi nt hebr us hs t r ok es , pr obl emswi t hc ol ora nd s k ewedl i nes .

Sowhydowedoi twi t hphot ogr a phs ?Si mi l a rt opa i nt i ngsi namus eum, phot ogr a phsa r emea ntt obev i eweda sawhol e, a ndf r om ac er t a i ndi s t a nc e.

Henc eI ha v el ea r nedt onev ergobey onda50per c entc r opwhenj udgi ngt hes ha r pnes sofphot os onmymoni t or .

I fy ouwer ewa nt i ngt of a i r l yj udgea ni ma gea t100per c entz oom, y ou' dneedt oa l s o c ha nget her es ol ut i onofy ourmoni t ort oma t c ht ha toft hei ma ges oy ouc a nv i ewt he phot oa sawhol eony ours c r een.

Thepr obl em bei ng, t her ei snomoni t orIc a nt hi nkof t ha tc oul da c t ua l l ydot ha t !Thel a r ges tmydes k t opmoni t orgoest oi s2560x1600pi xel s a ndmyl a pt op1440x900.

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Wi t hma nyent r ymodelDSLRc a mer a snowut i l i s i ng 24MPs ens or s , y ou' dneedamoni t orr es ol ut i onof6000x4000pi xel st odi s pl a yi ma gesa t 100per c ent , y ets t i l lena bl ey out ov i ewt hem a sawhol e.

Onl yt henc oul dy ouj udget he s ha r pnes sf a i r l ya t100per c ent .

Phot ogr aphi ng WaveMovement f a s tv e r s e ss l o ws hut t e rs pe e ds

f / 11, 1/ 80s e c , I SO100, 28mmf o c a ll e ngt h

f / 11, 200s e c , I SO50, 28mmf o c a ll e ngt h

Whe nIphot ogr a phas uns e tors unr i s e , t hefir s tt hi ngIdoi st a k es e v e r a lqui c k s na pswi t haf a s ts hut t e rs pe e d.

Si mi l a rt ot hefir s ti ma gea bov e .

Mypl a nf or t he s es hot si st opl a ywi t hdi f f e r e nta ngl e st ofindt hebe s tc ompos i t i onf orl ong e x pos ur e s .

Onc eI ’ m ha ppywi t ht hef r a mi ng, I ’ l la dj us tmys hut t e rs pe e dt oa l onge re x pos ur ef oramor ec r e a t i v es hot .

Whe nt hes uns t a r t st or i s e , I ’ l lgoba c k t os hor t e re x pos ur e sa ndphot ogr a pht hegol de ngl owi nt hes k y .

Thegr e a tt hi nga boutdi gi t a lphot ogr a phyi st ha ti tdoe s n’ tc os ty oua nye x t r at o e x pe r i me ntwi t hdi f f e r e ntc a me r as e t t i ngsont hes a mes c e ne .

You’ l lne v e rk now whi c hv e r s i ony ou’ l lpr e f e rwhe ny our e t ur nhome .

SHOOTI NGAT SUNSETORSUNRI SE

Ar r i v ee a r l ya ndl ookf ora ni nt e r e s t i ngf or e gr oundobj e c t .

Youma ya l s owa nt t hewa v emov e me nti t s e l ft obet hef or e gr oundobj e c tofi nt e r e s t .

Si ty ourc a me r aonat r i poda ndus ear e mot er e l e a s e .

Tur nof fi ma ge s t a bi l i s a t i on/v i br a t i onc ont r olont hes i deofy ourl e nsi fi tha si t .

Us eMa nua lModef orl a nds c a pe ss oy ouha v ef ul lc ont r olov e rt hec a me r a s e t t i ngs .

Se tApe r t ur ef / 11f / 16de pe ndi nghowmuc hde pt hoffie l dy oua r ea i mi ngt o c a pt ur e .

Thehi ghe rt heApe r t ur ef / numbe r , t hes l owe rt hes hut t e rs pe e d.

Se tI SO50200( de pe ndi ngony ourc a me r amode l ) .

Thel owe rt heI SOt he s l owe rt hes hut t e rs pe e d.

Ex pe r i me nt i ngwi t hs hut t e rs pe e da st hewa v e smov ei na ndouti st hef unpa r t .

Us ua l l yI ’ l ls t a r twi t hz e r oi ngt hee x pos ur el i ne( bya dj us t i ngt hes hut t e rs pe e d) a nds e ewha te f f e c tIge t .

I ft hei ma gei st ooda r kf ormyl i k i ng, I ’ l lt r y+ 1a nd+ 2 e x pos ur e .

I fi t ’ st ool i ght , I ’ l lt r y1or2.

I ft hewa v emot i oni s n’ ta ss moot ha sy ou’ dl i k e , s e tahi ghe rf / numbe r .

I r e c omme ndgoi nga shi gha sf / 22.

Aga i ne x pe r i me ntunt i ly oul i k ewha ty ous e e .

Tr yf / 11, f / 13, f / 16a ndf / 22.

Onemor et i p: Us et hegr a di e ntfil t e ri nL i ght r oom t ol i ght e nupt hef or e gr ound be a c hi fne e de d.

Shoot i ngSunset sWi t hA Tel ephot oLens c a me r as e t t i ngst ous ea sas t a r t i ngpo i nt Oneofmyf a v our i t ewa y st ophot ogr a phas unr i s eors uns e ti st ous ea t e l e phot ol e ns( 300400mm f oc a ll e ngt h) .

Shoot i nga tl onge rf oc a ll e ngt hs wi l lgi v et hef e e l i ngt ha tt hes uni smuc hc l os e rt oot he re l e me nt ss e e n wi t hi nt hes a mef r a me .

I t ’ sbe s tt ophot ogr a pht hes unwi t haf a s t e rs hut t e rs pe e ds onott obl ur i t smov e me nt .

The r e f or ei t ’ spe r s ona lpr e f e r e nc ewhe t he ry ouwa ntt ous e at r i pod.

Whe nha ndhol di ngy ourl e nswi t hnot r i pod, r e me mbe rt os hootwi t ha f a s t e rs hut t e rs pe e dt ha nt hef oc a ll e ngt hofy ourl e ns .

Fore xa mpl ei fy ou a r es hoot i nga t300mm f oc a ll e ngt h, us eas hut t e rs pe e dof1/ 320s e c .

Ori f y ouus e400mm f oc a ll e ngt h, us eas hut t e rs pe e dof1/ 420s e c .

I fy ourl e nsha sv i br a t i onc ont r ol/i ma ges t a bi l i s a t i on, y ouc a nge ta wa y wi t hs hoot i nga tt hes a mes pe e da sy ourf oc a ll e nt h.

Fore xa mpl e , i fy ou a r es hoot i ngwi t h300mm f oc a ll e ngt h, y ou’ l ls t i l lbea bl et oha ndhol d y ourc a me r aa t1/ 300s e cs hut t e rs pe e dors l i ght l ys l owe r .

Ir e c omme nds t a r t i ngwi t ht hef ol l owi ngs e t t i ngst he nt we a kf r om t he r e de pe ndi ngont her e s ul ty oua r ea f t e r .

-Ma nua lMode -Shut t e rSpe e d1/ 400s e c( pr e s umi ngy oua r enotus i ngaf oc a ll e ngt hl onge r t ha n400mm) -Ape r t ur ef / 5.

6 -I SO320 Whi t eba l a nc ei sk e yt oc a pt ur i ngt he s es hot s , s oi t ’ sbe s tt os hooti nRAW fil e f or ma ts oy ouc a ne di tt heWhi t eBa l a nc el a t e roni npos tpr oc e s s i ng.

Mos t c a me r a st ha tc a ns hooti nRAW fil ef or ma ta l s oc omewi t haRAW fil ee di t or ( of t e ndownl oa da bl ef r om t hec ompa nywe bs i t enowa da y s ) .

Ora l t e r na t i v e l yy ou c a na l s oe di tt hi ss e t t i ngi nL i ght r oom orCa me r aRa w( Phot os hop) .

I fy oupr e f e r nott oe di ti ma ge s , t r y‘ Cl oudy ’ or‘ Ov e r c a s t ’ whi t eba l a nc es e t t i ngs .

Cl oudya nd Ov e r c a s twhi t eba l a nc es e t t i ngswi l lgi v eawa r me rc ol ort onet oy ouri ma ge s .

Exper i mentwi t ht hes es l i der sundert he Ba s i ct a bi nLi ghr oom t oa dj us tt heWhi t e Ba l a nc eofy ouri ma get oy ourl i k i ng.

LensFi l t er s qui c kr undo wno nfil t e r s Lensfil t er sc a ns er v enumer ouspur pos es .

Theyc a nenha nc ec ol or s , r educ e r eflec t i onsors i mpl ypr ot ec ty ourl ens .

Whet hery ouneedt opur c ha s eafil t er wi l ldependl a r gel yonwha tgenr ey ous hoot .

Forexa mpl e, l a nds c a pe phot ogr a pher sr el yhea v i l yonv a r i ousfil t er s , whi l epor t r a i tphot ogr a pher sr a r el y us et hem.

FI LTEROVERVI EW UVfil t er sa r et hos et ha ts a l es menwi l lr ec ommendt oy out opr ot ec tt hef r ont el ementofal ensf r om dus t , di r ta ndpot ent i a ls c r a t c hes .

Pol a r i z i ngfil t er sr educ er eflec t i ons , enha nc ec ol or sa ndi nc r ea s ec ont r a s t .

Per f ec ta l s of orda r k eni ngt hes k yorr educ i ngha z e.

Theya r et y pi c a l l yc i r c ul a r f orDSLRc a mer a s , a l l owi ngea s yc ont r oloft heef f ec tofpol a r i z a t i on.

Af a v our i t ef orl a nds c a pephot ogr a phyi saNeut r a lDens i t y( ND)Fi l t er .

NDfil t er s r educ et hea mountofl i ghtent er i ngt hel ens , t husa l l owi ngt hephot ogr a phert o s hootwi t hamuc hs l owers hut t ers peed.

Gr ea tf ors i t ua t i onswher et he phot ogr a pherwa nt st oc r ea t emot i onbl ur .

Forexa mpl er i v er s , wa t er f a l l s , c l oud mov ement , mov i ngpeopl e.

Col orwa r mi ngorc ool i ngfil t er swer epopul a rf orfil mc a mer a s , buta r er a r el y us edi nt oda y sdi gi t a lwor l da sphot ogr a pher sgener a l l ya ppl yt hem i n pos t pr oc es s i ng.

Cl os eupfil t er sa r eonl yus edf orma c r ophot ogr a phy .

Theya l l owal enst of oc us muc hc l os ert oas ubj ec tt ha nwoul dot her wi s ebea v a i l a bl e.

Thent her ea r enumer ouss pec i a lef f ec tfil t er ss uc ha ss t a rfil t er s , s of t eni ng, bok ehs ha peset c .

CI RCULAR/SCREWONFI LTERS Themos tpopul a rl ensfil t er sa r ec i r c ul a r , s c r ewonfil t er s .

Theyc a nea s i l ybe mount eddi r ec t l yont ot hefil t ert hr ea di nf r ontofal ens .

Bef or epur c ha s i nga s c r ewonfil t er , y ou’ l lneedt oc hec kt hes i z eofy ourl ensfil t ert hr ea d.

I fy ou l ookont heendofy ourl ens , i twi l ldi s pl a ya‘ mm’ number .

Forexa mpl e, 77mm.

SQUAREFI LTERS Squa r efil t er sa r epopul a rf orpr of es s i ona ll a nds c a pephot ogr a phy .

Afil t er hol dera t t a c hest ot hel ensfil t ert hr ea da ndc a nhol doneormor es qua r e fil t er s .

Thebr a ndy ouc hoos ema yi mpa c ti ma gequa l i t y .

Somea r ebet t ert ha n ot her swheni tc omest oqua l i t y .Iper s ona l l yr ec ommendLeeorNi Sibr a nds .

Thegr ea tt hi ngi s , t hehol der sa r ec ompa t i bl ewi t hbot hbr a ndfil t er s .

AREALLLENSESCOMPATI BLEWI THFI LTERS? I t ’ si mpor t a ntt ok nowt ha tnota l ll ens esa r edi r ec t l yc ompa t i bl ewi t hfil t er s .

Somel ens es( es pec i a l l yul t r awi del ens es )donotha v et het hr ea dst os c r ewon afil t er .

I ft hi si st hec a s e, y ou’ l lneedt opur c ha s ea‘ Fi l t erHol derKi twi t h Ada pt erRi ng’ t ha ti sdes i gnedf ort hr ea dl es sl ens ess oy ouc a nus efil t er s .

WHATABOUTHARDEDGE& SOFTEDGEGRADUATEDFI LTERS? Thes er ec t a ngul a rha r dedgefil t er sa r ebes tus edwher et hes k yi smuc h br i ght ert ha nt hef or egr ounda ndt hehor i z oni sfla t .

Thepr obl em wi t h ha r dedgefil t er si st ha tt hehor i z oni sr a r el yfla twi t hnomount a i nsort r ees .

Sof t edgefil t er sha v eas moot hert r a ns i t i ont ha nt heha r dedgedones , ma k i ng i tl es sobv i oust ha tafil t erwa sus ed.

Per s ona l l yIa l wa y sr ec ommends of t edge fil t er sov ert heha r dedget oot herphot ogr a pher s .

Bot ha r et y pi c a l l yus edwi t h fil t erhol der s .

I fy oua r ey ett opur c ha s ey ourfir s tfil t er , Ihi ghl yr ec ommendget t i ngaND fil t erf orl a nds c a pephot ogr a phy .

Ir a r el yl ea v et hehous ewi t houtone.

Whet her y oubuyac i r c ul a rors qua r efil t eri sper s ona lpr ef er enc e.

NDfil t er sc omei n di f f er ents t r engt hs .

Ifind10s t opa nd5s t opNDfil t er sa r et hemos tus ef ul( i n t ha tor der ) .

Mast er i ngBackl i ght Wi t hSpotMet er i ng Ir ec ei v eda ni nboxt hr oughFa c ebookc ha tr ec ent l yf r om anews t udenta s k i ngwhens houl d t heyus e‘ s potmet er i ng’ .Per s ona l l yIus ua l l ys wi t c ht os potmet er i ngwhent hel i ght i ngi s t r i c k y .

Forexa mpl e, wi t hha r s hba c k l i ght .Spotmet er i nga l l owsy out obemor ec r ea t i v e.

Youc a nc hoos et oha v el i ghts hi ni ngt hr ought hes ubj ec t , ory oumi ghtwa ntt hec ompl et e oppos i t ewi t ht hes ubj ec ts i l houet t ed.

Fi ndat r a ns l uc entl ea fi ny ourga r denornea r bypa r ka nds hi neal i ghts our c ebenea t hi tt o phot ogr a ph.Spotmet eront hes ubj ec ta ndt a k et hes hot .

Doner i ght , y ous houl dgeta n i ma gewher et hel i ghtl ook sa st houghi ti ss hi ni ngt hr ought hel ea f .

Dependi ngony our c ompos i t i on, i tma ya l s ot hr owt heba c k gr oundi nt oda r k nes s .

Next , t r ypl a c i ngas ubj ec ti nf r ontofas t r ongl i ghts our c e, l i k eas uns et .Us eMa nua lMode a nds potmet eronami dt onea r eaoft heba c k gr ound.Doner i ght , y ours ubj ec twi l lbe s i l houet t edl i k et hei ma ges hownbel ow.

How ToFocusOn TheSt ar s I fy ou’ v eev ert r i edt ophot ogr a pht heMi l k yWa y , nodoubty ou’ v enot i c edhowha r di ti st o f oc usa tni ght .Youma yha v ea l s oha dot herphot ogr a pher st el ly out o‘ f oc ust oi nfini t y ’ a ndwonder edhowt odot ha t .

I fi t ' sda y t i me, i t ’ sea s yt opoi nty ourc a mer aa tadi s t a nts ubj ec ta ndl ett hec a mer a a ut of oc us , l oc k i ngont oi nfini t y .Ni ghtt i mei sa not herma t t er .

I fy oua r el uc k yy ourl ens wi l lha v ea ni nfini t ys y mbol( l ook sl i k eafigur e8l a y i ngoni t ’ ss i de) .Toens ur es ha r pf oc us a tni ght , puty ourl ensonMF/M ( ma nua lf oc us ) , t henmov et hef oc a lr i ngt ot hel i nej us t bef or et hei nfini t ys y mbol .

Not eIs a i dj us tbef or et hei nfini t ys y mbol .I fy ou’ v egonea sf a r a sy ourl enswi l la l l ow, t heny ou’ v egonet oof a r .

Nowy ourr ea dyt ophot ogr a phs t a r s .

Wi t hi mpr ov ement st oa ut of oc usov ert hey ea r s , ma nyc a mer ac ompa ni esa r es t a r t i ngt o t a k ea wa yt hei nfini t ys t ops .I fy oudon’ ts eea ni nfini t ys y mbolwheny out ur nt hef oc us r i ngony ourl ens , c ha nc esa r ei tma ynotha v eone.I nt hi sc a s ey ou’ l lneedt ok eepy our c a mer aonAut of oc usa ndt r yf oc us i ngonal i ghti nt hedi s t a nc e.

Forexa mpl e, adi s t a nt bui l di ngt ha tha si t ’ sl i ghton.

I fy ouc a ns eet hemoon, t r yf oc us i ngont hev er yedgeofi t .Onc ey ourc a mer al oc k s f oc us , t ur nt hel enst oMF/M ( ma nua lf oc us )ma k i ngs ur ey oudon’ tt ouc hormov et he f oc usr i ngt her ea f t er .

Thi swa yt hef oc uswi l lbes ett oi nfini t y , r ea dyf ors ha r ps hot sof t hes t a r sa bov e.

10Ti psToI mpr oveYourPhot os I ns t a nt l yi mpr o v ey o uri ma ge s 1.

Cl ea nTheLens Seemsobv i ous , butwhenwa st hel a s tt i mey ouc l ea nedy ourl ens ?Ther ei sno poi ntt r y i ngt ot a k egr ea tphot osi ft hegl a s si sdi r t y .

Yous houl dc l ea nt hel ens ea c ht i mey out a k ey ourc a mer aoutt ot a k eaphot o.

Ir ec ommendas of tl ens c l ot ht ha ty ouc a npi c kupa ta nyc a mer as t or e.

2.

SetTheFoc a lPoi ntMa nua l l y Themos ti mpor t a ntj obf oraphot ogr a pheri st oma k es ur ey ours ubj ec ti si n f oc us .

Don’ tl ett hec a mer ac hoos ef ory ou!I fy oua r enotmov i ngt hef oc a lpoi nt a r oundt opos i t i oni tov ery ourma i ns ubj ec t , t heny oua r edoi ngi ta l lwr ong.

3.

Adj us tTheExpos ur eMa nua l l y Wheny ouus ea nAUTOexpos ur emodes uc ha sAper t ur ePr i or i t yorFul l AUTO, t hec a mer aof t enus est hef oc a lpoi ntt os ett heexpos ur e.

Mea ni ng howbr i ghtorda r ky ouri ma gei sdependsont hel i ghtt ha ti sf a l l i ngon y ourma i ns ubj ec t .

Howev ert hi sc oul dea s i l yl ea dt ot heov er a l lpi c t ur e bei ngov erorunderexpos ed.

Ta k et hi si ma gebel owf orexa mpl e.

I fy ouwer et os ett hema i nf oc a lpoi ntont hebr i ght erf or egr ound, t hes k y woul dn’ tbea sda r ka si ts houl dbe.

I twoul dbeov er expos eda st hec a mer a woul dc hoos eal ongers hut t ers peedt oma t c ht hef or egr oundl i ght .

I fy ou wer et of oc usont heni ghts k y , y ou’ dha v et heoppos i t epr obl em.

Thi si sa gr ea texa mpl es howi ngwhyy ous houl dc hoos et heexpos ur ema nua l l y .

Thi swa yi t ’ sy ourc hoi c ehowy oua dj us tt heexpos ur el i nei nma nua l mode.

Woul dy ouexpos ef ort hes k y , t hef or egr ound, ma y bes omewher ei n bet ween, orr a t herami ddl egr ound?

4.

KeepTheCa mer aSt ea dy Whenfir s tl ea r ni nghowt ous ey ourc a mer a , ori fy oua r efindi ngy ouri ma ges a r en’ ta ss ha r pa sy ou’ dl i k e, Ihi ghl yr ec ommendus i ngat r i pod.

Thi si s es pec i a l l yi mpor t a nti nl owl i ghtora tni ght .

I nl owl i ght , y ourc a mer aneedsa s l ows hut t ers peedt oa l l owmor el i ghtt ohi tt hes ens ora ndexpos et hei ma ge c or r ec t l y .

Thepr obl em wi t ht hi si st hes l i ght es tmov ementoft hec a mer awi l l r es ul ti nabl ur r edpi c t ur e.

Ta k i ngc a mer as ha k eoutoft heequa t i on, l ea v es y ouf r eet oc onc ent r a t eonl ea r ni nghowt oa j us tt hec a mer as et t i ngs .

Thi s wa y , wheny oudos eeunwa nt edbl uri ny ouri ma ges , y ou’ l lk nowf ors ur et ha t y ouneedt or ea dj us tt hes et t i ngs .

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ShootFr om Di f f er entPer s pec t i v es Let ’ sf a c ei t , ev er y onei st a k i ngphot osnowa da y s .

I fy ouwa nty ouri ma gest o getnot i c ed, y ouneedt os howy oura udi enc eauni quev i ewt heyha v n’ ts een bef or e.

Twoea s ywa y sofdoi ngt hi si st os hootf r om ei t heral owerorhi gher v i ewpoi nt .

Thea dv a nt a geofdi gi t a lphot ogr a phyi st ha ty ouc a nt a k ea sma ny s hot sa sy ouwi s h, del et i ngt heonest ha tdi dn’ twor kl a t erona f t ery ou’ v e v i ewedt hem ony ourdes k t op.

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El i mi na t eDi s t r a c t i ngBa c k gr ounds Al wa y sc ons i dert heba c k gr oundbef or ey out a k eea c hs hot .

I st her eadi f f er ent a ngl ey ouc a ns hooti tf r om?Ar ey oua bl et omov et hema i ns ubj ec tf ur t her a wa yf r om t heba c k gr ounds oy ouc a nma k ebet t erus eofas ha l l owdept hof ďŹ el d, t her ef or es epa r a t i ngt hes ubj ec tf r om t heba c k gr ound?Ofc our s et hi si s nota l wa y spos s i bl e.

Ta k et hei ma gebel owf orexa mpl e.

Att i mesl i k et hi s , y ou c oul dea s i l ys i mpl i f yt hei ma gebyt ur ni ngi ti nt obl a c ka ndwhi t e.

Thi swoul d pl a c et hef oc usba c kont hema i ns ubj ec t .

Youc a na l s ous et hes k yt oa v oi dc l ut t er edba c k gr ounds .

Forexa mpl e, i ns t ea d ofs hoot i ngt hi sa ngl es hownbel ow, getdowna tal owerl ev ela ndphot ogr a ph t hes ec ondv er s i on.

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Ta k eMul t i pl eShot s I fy ou’ r er ea l l yenj oy i ngt hes c eney oua r el ook i nga tenought ot a k eaphot o, whynott a k ea sma nya sy ouc a nofi t ?Shooti tf r om a l la ngl es , wi t hnumer ous f oc a ll engt hs , s hut t ers peedsa nda per t ur es .

Keepr ev i ewi ngy ourphot ost oget abet t eri deaa st owha ti sa ndi s n’ twor k i ng.

I t ’ snotunus ua lf ormet ot a k ea hundr edphot osofones c ene.

I fy ouha v eamov i ngs ubj ec t , a l s ot r yc ont i nuouss hoot i ng.

Forexa mpl e, ha v e y ouev ernot i c edwhenphot ogr a hi ngpeopl ewa l k i ng, t heya l wa y sl ookbet t er wi t ht hei rl egsa pa r t ?

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GetI nCl os eAndFi l lTheFr a me Oneoft hebi gges tmi s t a k esbegi nner sma k ewhent a k i ngphot osi snotget t i ng c l os eenought oc a pt ur ea ma z i ngdet a i l s , c ol or sa ndt ext ur est ha tr ea l l ybr i ng phot ost ol i f e.

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Us eSha l l owDept hOfFi el d Dept hoffiel dr ef er st ot hea mountofs ha r pf oc usi naphot ogr a ph.

ADSLR c a mer aa l l owsy out oa dj us tt hedept hoffiel dbya dj us t i ngt hea per t ur eoft he l ens .

Aper t ur eef f ec t st her a ngeoff oc us/s ha r pnes si nf r ontofa ndbehi ndy our s ubj ec t .

Us i ngas ha l l owdept hoffiel di sagr ea twa yt oi s ol a t ey ours ubj ec t a ga i ns tabl ur r edf or egr oundorba c k gr ound.

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Us eLongerExpos ur esForWa t erAndCl ouds Us i ngl ongers hut t ers peedsf orwa t era ndc l oudswi l lhel ps l owmot i on, whi c hi smor ea ppea l i ngf orl a nds c a pes .

Don’ tf or gett ous eat r i pod!

Twomor et i pst oi mpr oveyourphot os Us i ngf r a mi ngi ny o urc o mpo s i t i o ns Byf r a mi ngt hes ubj ec twi t ha not herobj ec ti nt hes c ene, y ouc a nc r ea t emor e c ompel l i ngphot ost ha tr ea l l ydr a wt hev i eweri nt oy our

i ma ge.

Sea r c hf or a ny t hi ngi nt hes c enet ha tc a nbeus edt of or m av i s ua lf r a mea r oundt he s ubj ec t .

A f r a mec a ngoa r ounda l lf ouredgesoft hec ompos i t i on, ori tmi ghtj us t enc a s eoneor

t woedgesoft hes c ene.

Af r a medoes n’ tha v et obei nt he f or egr ound, i tc a nj us ta sea s i l ybebehi ndt hema i ns ubj ec ta swel l .

Open door wa y s , a r c hes , t unnel s , a ndov er ha ngi ngt r eebr a nc hesa r et y pi c a lexa mpl es off r a mi ngobj ec t s .

Di a go na l l yAl i gnYo urSubj e c t s Doy ouri ma gesof t enf eell ops i deda ndunba l a nc ed?Thi sc oul dbeduet o ev er y t hi ngbei ngpos i t i onedonones i deoft hef r a me.

Ha v ey ouev ert r i ed mov i ngel ement ss ot heya r epos i t i oneddi a gona l l ywi t hi nt hef r a me?Thi si s ea s yt odoi fy oua r es hoot i ngs t i l ll i f ea ndpor t r a i t s .

Fori ns t a nc eswher ey ou don’ tha v ea nyc ont r olov erwher ey ours ubj ec t sa r epos i t i oned, a l ly ouneedt o doi smov ea r oundy ours ubj ec tt oďŹ ndabet t erper s pec t i v e.

I nt hei ma gebel ow, not i c ehowt hel i ght sont hebot t om r i ghta r eba l a nc edby t hos eont het opl ef t .

I nt hi si ma ge, t heboa ti sper f ec t l yba l a nc edbyt hehi l lont heupperr i ght .

Fort hi sonebel ow, t hef or egr oundi nt er es thel pst oba l a nc et heboa t sont he upperr i ghts i de.

Shoot i ngLandscapes i nma nua lmo de I fy oua r enewt ophot ogr a phy , l a nds c a pesa r et heper f ec ts ubj ec tt opr a c t i c e ma nua lmode.

La nds c a pesa l l owy oupl ent yoft i met oc a r ef ul l yc ons i derea c h c a mer as et t i ng.

Don’ tr us hi t , t a k ey ourt i mea ndenj oyt hemoment .

Us eat r i poda ndr emot er el ea s e.

Tur nVi br a t i onReduc t i on/I ma geSt a bi l i s a t i onony ourl enst oOFF. SetMa nua lMode.

SetI SOt o100or200.

Thel owert heI SO, t hel es snoi s ey ou’ l lget .

Thi swi l l ma k et hei ma gea ppea rs ha r per .

Nexts etAper t ur et of / 13orf / 16.

Adj us tt heexpos ur ebyc ha ngi ngt hes hut t ers peedi nMa nua lmode.

Compos et hes hotwi t hf or egr oundi nt er es t .

Pl a c i nga nobj ec ti nt ot he f or egr ounda ddsdept ha nddr a mat oal a nds c a pephot ogr a ph.

Foc usonet hi r di nt ot hef r a me.

Pi c ka nobj ec tt ha ti sa ppr oxi ma t el y1/ 3oft he wa yi nt oy ours c enea ndpl a c ey ourc r i t i c a lf oc usa tt hi spoi nt .

Thi swi l lens ur e ma xi mum dept hoffiel dt hr ought heent i r es c ene.

Har shLi ght i ng Ho wt os ho o ta ma z i ngi ma ge si nha r s hl i ght i ng Wheny oufir s ts t a r tus i ngy ourDSLRc a mer a , y oul ea r nt ha tda wna nddus ka r e pr i mel i ght i ngc ondi t i onsf orphot ogr a phy .

Howev ert ha tdoes n’ tmea ny ou s houl dputy ourc a mer aa wa yi nt hemi ddl eoft heda y .

Doner i ght , y ouc a n a c t ua l l yt a k ea ma z i nghi ghc ont r a s tphot osi nha r s hl i ght .

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Doi ngt hi swi l lda r k ent hes ha dows , l ea v i ngt he br i ght era r ea sbet t erexpos ed.

Nodoubty ou’ v et a k ena ni ma gei nt hemi ddl e oft heda ywher et heba c k gr ounda nds ur r oundi ngsl ookgr ea t , y etpeopl e’ s f a c esorwhi t ec l ot hi nga r ewa s hedout .

Whenunder expos i nga ni ma ge, expec ts ha dowst obemuc hda r k era ndmor edr a ma t i c .

I nma nyc a s es , i fy ou wer et oz er oy ourexpos ur el i ne, ev er y t hi ngwoul dbebr i ght er , a ndov er a l li t woul dl ookwa s hedouta ndmunda ne.

Howev er , t hea dv a nt a geofDSLR c a mer a si st ha tt heya l l owy out obemor ec r ea t i v ewi t hy ouri ma ger y .

Fi ndi ngAGoodLoc a t i on Fordr a ma t i cr es ul t s , l ookf orpl a c est ha tha v ena t ur a ls ha dows/s ha de, wher eha r s hda y l i ghts uni sa l s os t r ea mi nga c r os st hes c ene.

Theexpos ur e s houl dber educ edenoughs ot ha ty ouc a ns eedet a i l si nt heha r s herl i t a r ea soft hes c ene.

Ir ec ommendt r y i ngdi f f er entexpos ur esunt i ly ougett he c r ea t i v el ooky oua r ea f t er .

Don’ twor r yi fy ourfir s ta t t empt sa r en’ tper f ec t , t hemor ey oupr a c t i c et hi st ec hni quet hebet t ery ou’ l lbec ome.

Ma k eGoodUs eOfBa c k l i ght i ng Lookf ors i t ua t i onswher ey ours ubj ec ti sbea ut i f ul l yl i tf r om behi nda ndy ou s eear i m ofl i ghts ur r oundi ngt hem.

Sa ymi da f t er noononwa r di sbes tf or ba c k l i ght i ng.

Us ema nua lexpos ur et ounder expos et hephot os ot ha tt he br i ght es ta r ea soft hes c enea r ec or r ec t l yexpos ed( y ous eedet a i li nt hem) .

Theda r k era r ea soft hes c enes uc ha st hes ha dowswi l lt henbe a ut oma t i c a l l yunder expos ed.

Conv er t i ngToBl a c kAndWhi t e Agr ea topt i onf orphot ost a k eni nha r s hs unl i ghti st oc onv er tt hem t o bl a c ka ndwhi t e.

Doi ngt hi swi l lempha s i z et hedr a mt i cdi f f er enc esbet ween da r ka ndl i ghta r ea soft hei ma ge.

Not e, nota l li ma gesneedt obe c onv er t edt oba c ka ndwhi t e, f orexa mpl et heda nc er sont hepr ev i ous pa ges .

Howev erdogi v ei tat r ya ndj udgef ory our s el fwhi c hy oupr ef eri . e. c ol ororbl a c ka ndwhi t e.

Thenextt i mel i ght i ngi smor eha r s ht ha ny ou’ dl i k e, don’ tputy ourc a mer a a wa y .

Al ly ouneeddoi sfigur eoutwha tk i ndsofi ma geswor kbes twi t ht hi s k i ndofl i ght i ng.

Lea r nt obemor ec r ea t i v ewi t hy ourphot ogr a phy , noma t t er wha tt i meoft heda y !

Rai nyDays Do n’ tputy o urc a me r aa wa yj us tbe c a us ei t ’ sr a i ni ng!

Ra i nyda y sc a npr ov i degr ea toppor t uni t i est oc a pt ur ei nt er es t i nga ndc r ea t i v e i ma ges .

Don’ twor r y , I ’ m notr ef er r i ngt os hoot i ngi nt hepour i ngr a i n.

Wa i tf or t her a i nt os t op, ora l t er na t i v el y

y ouc a nt a k egr ea tpi c t ur es

f r om i ndoor sl ook i ng out .

Forexa mpl e, s hoott hr oughr a i ndr opst ha ts et t l esonwi ndowsa f t ert he downpourha ss t opped.

Lookf orawi ndowwi t hwa t erdr opl et st ha ta l s oha sa ni nt er es t i ngs c ene out s i de.

Peopl eout s i dec a r r y i ngumbr el l a sc a nma k eagr ea tf oc a lpoi nt .

Yous houl da i mf ort hewa t erdr opl et st obei ns ha r pf oc us , whi l et hes c ene out s i dea ppea r sbl ur r ed.

Pl a c ey ourc a mer af a i r l y  c l os et ot hewi ndowa ndf oc us ononeoft hedr opl et s .

I ft hewa t erdr opl et s  a ppea rbl ur r ed, t r yc ha ngi ngt he di s t a nc ebet weent hec a mer aa ndt hewi ndow, t henf oc usa ga i n.

Ir ec ommend us i ngawi dea ngl el ens .

I fy ou’ r es hel t er i ngi nac i t yc a f e, wa i tpa t i ent l yunt i ly ous pots omet hi ng i nt er es t i ng.

Orbl urt hewi ndows c enei nt oa na bs t r a c ts t or y t el l i ngs hot .

I fy ouha v eama c r ol ens , t r yc a pt ur i ngt her eec t i onss eeni nt her a i ndr ops .

Whent her a i ns t opsa ndy ouv ent ur eout s i de, a ga i nl ookf orpeopl ec a r r y i ng umbr el l a s .

Phot ogr a pht hem wi dea ndc l os eup.

I fy oul i v ei nt hec i t y , goup t oa hi ghv a nt a gepoi ntt henl ookdowna ndc a pt ur epeopl ec r os s i ngt hes t r eet .

Reflec t i onsgi v ey ouc r ea t i v eoppor t uni t i est ha twoul dbei mpos s i bl et o c a pt ur eonadr yda y .

Ra i na l s ogi v esy out heoppor t uni t yt oc a pt ur ea ma z i ngwa t ers pl a s hphot os .

Ta k i ngphot osofwa t ers pl a s hesi s  a l la boutt i mi ng.

Ir ec ommendus i ngbur s t modewhi c hwi l la l l owy out oc a pt ur eas er i esofphot osi nqui c ks uc c es s i on.

You c a nt henc hoos et hebes ts hot sf r om t hes equenc el a t eronwheny ou’ v eha da c ha nc et ol ookt hem ov erony ourc omput er .

Col orConcept s Wa r mv e r s e sc o o lc o l o rt e mpe r a t ur e s Wheny out a k ephot os , doy ouev ert hi nka boutwhet hery ouwa ntt oc r ea t ea wa r m orc ooli ma ge?

Is hott hes et woi ma gesonea f t era not her , y i el di ngdi f f er entr es ul t sdependi ng onhowIs etmyc a mer a ’ sc ol ort emper a t ur e.

Apa r tf r om c r oppi ngi nt oas qua r e a ndr es i z i ngf ort hi sa r t i c l e, noot heredi t sha v ebeendonet ot hem.

Theya r e howt heyc a mes t r a i ghtoutoft hec a mer a .

Toc r ea t ea ni ma gewi t hwa r mert ones( phot oont her i ght ) , s el ec tt hec l oudyor s ha dewhi t eba l a nc e;ei t hers et t i ngwi l lma k ey ours c ener yorpor t r a i tl ook wa r mer .

Orbet t ers t i l l , l ea r nhowt oma k ebet t erus eofy ourc a mer a ’ sKel v i n Whi t eBa l a nc es et t i ng.

Gr ea t ert ha n5000Kwi l ly i el dawa r meror a ngel i ght .

Les s t ha n5000Kwi l lc r ea t eamor ebl ue, c ool erf eelt oa ni ma ge.

Ihi ghl yr ec ommend s i t t i ngy ourc a mer aonat r i poda ts unr i s eors uns eta ndexper i mentwi t hKel v i n Whi t eBa l a nc ea text r emeendsoft hes c a l et ol ea r nf ory our s el fhowc r ea t i v e y ouc a ngeti nc a mer awheni tc omest oc ol ort ones .

I fy oudon’ tha v eaKel v i ns et t i ng, a not heropt i onwoul dbet os hooti nRAW fil e f or ma ta ndc ha nget hec ol ort emper a t ur ei ny ourRAW fil eedi t or .

Thi swoul d y ei l dt hes a mer es ul t sa si fy oudi di ti nc a mer a .

Di dy ouk nowy ou c a n a l s ous ec ol ort oi nfluenc ehowav i ewerf eel swhent hey l ooka ty ourphot o?Ofc our s e, ev er y onewi l li nt er pr etea c hi ma gedi f f er ent l y , howev ergener a l l ys pea k i ng, as i mpl es hi f ti nc ol ort emper a t ur ec a npr es enta pa r t i c ul a remot i onormoodt oy ourv i ewer .

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c a nev ok ef eel i ngsofc a l mnes s .

Howev eri tc a na l s oev ok e mel a nc hol y , l onel i nes sa ndaf eel i ngofc ol dnes si nas c ene.

Thi nka boutac ol d wi nt erda y , oral onel ywa l ka l ongt hebea c h.

Wa r mc ol or sont heot her ha nd ev ok eha ppi nes sbyenha nc i ngaf eel i ngofwa r mt hi nas c ene.

Li k es i t t i ngnea ra fir epl a c e, orenj oy i nga tas uns et .

Henc ewhys omeoft hebes tpor t r a i ti ma ges of t enha v ewa r mc ol ort ones .

Ther ei ss omet hi nga boutf a mi l ya ndwa r mt ht ha t j us tfit st oget her .

Looka tt het woi ma gesoft het r eea ga i n.

I nr ea l i t yIwa sphot ogr a phi nga t5a m i n4degr eet emper a t ur es .

Yett hei ma geont her i ghtha saf eel i ngofwa r mt ht o i t .Theexa c ts a mes ubj ec twi t hac ompl et el ydi f f er entmoodwhenc ompa r edt o t hec ol deri ma gewi t habl uec ol ort emper a t ur e.

Ther ei snor i ghtorwr ongwheni tc omest oc ol ort emper a t ur e.

I t ’ sent i r el y ba s edont heemot i ony ouwa ntt oc onv eya ndy ourc r ea t i v egoa lf ort hei ma ge.

Youa r et hea r t i s t , i ti sy ourc hoi c e!

Wha ta boutc a pt ur i ngwa r ma ndc oolc ol or si nas i ngl ei ma ge?Cont r a s t i ng c ol or sa r eha r dt oi gnor ea st heyhel pc r ea t ei nc r edi bl ydy na mi cc ompos i t i ons .

Thi nki nt er msofoppos i t esont hec ol orwheel .

Themos tey ec a t c hi ngi ma ges a r et hos et ha tc ont a i nc ol or sa toppos i ngs i des .

Forexa mpl eor a nge/r edsa nd bl ue/gr eens .

Bl uea ndor a nge, pur pl ea ndy el l ow, pi nka ndgr een.

Phot ogr a phc ont r a s t i ng c ol or sa ndy ou’ l lnodoubtc a pt ur ey ourv i ewer sa t t ent i on.

LessonsFr om AnselAdams wha ty o uc a nl e a r nf r o mAns e lAda msquo t e s 1. “ Youdon’ tt a k eaphot ogr a ph, y ouma k ei t . ” Ans elwa snott a l k i nga boutphot oedi t i ngwhenhequot edt hi spha s e.

Hemea nt y ouha v et owor ka tc a pt ur i nggr ea ts hot s .

Spendt i mel ea r ni ngt hec r a f ta nd l ea r ni ngy ourgea r .

Spendt i mewa t c hi ngy ours ubj ec t .

Lea r nt os eel i k ea na r t i s t /phot ogr a phera ndus et ha tk nowl edget oc r ea t et heper f ec tphot ot ha ts t a nds outf r om t her es t .

2. “ Ther e’ snot hi ngwor s et ha nas ha r pi ma geofaf uz z yc onc ept . ” Notev er yi ma geneedst obes ha r p.

Youc a nc r ea t eaphot ot ha t ' st ec hni c a l l y per f ec t , buti ts t i l lwon' tha v ea ni mpa c ti ft her e' snoc onc eptbehi ndi t .

Some i ma gesa r emuc hbet t ers howi ngmot i onbl ura ndmov ement .

I mper f ec t i onsc a n hel ppor t r a yc onf us i ona ndl os sofdi r ec t i on, dependi ngonwha ts t or yy oua r e wa nt i ngt ot el l .

3. “ Not ebook .

Nophot ogr a phers houl dbewi t houtone. ” Thi nkt hens hoot .

Whenwa st hel a s tt i mey ouwr ot edowna ny

phot ogr a phy r el a t edi dea sonpa per ?Nowa da y si tneednotbepa per , y ouc oul da l s odot hi s ony ours ma r t phoneort a bl etnot esa pp.

Ori nt hev er yl ea s t , t hi nka bouty our s ur r oundi ngsa sy oua r es et t i ngupy ournexts hot .

Spendaf ewmi nut esnowa nd t henj ot t i ngdownwha ti sha ppeni nga r oundy ou.

Bei ngmor ea wa r eofy our s ur r oundi ngswi l lnodoubthel pt oi mpr ov ey ourphot ogr a phy .

4.“ Ia ms ur et henexts t epwi l lbet heel ec t r oni ci ma ge, a ndIhopeIs ha l ll i v et o s eei t .

It r us tt ha tt hec r ea t i v eey ewi l lc ont i nuet of unc t i on, wha t ev er t ec hnol ogi c a li nnov a t i onsma ydev el op. ” Ans elwa sl ook i ngf or wa r dt ot hedi gi t a la ge.

Hea l s ounder s t oodt ha tnoma t t er howgoody ourgea ri s , y ous t i l lneedt owor kondev el opi ngac r ea t i v eey e.

Cr ea t i v i t yi swha tma k esagr ea tphot o.

5. “ Thes i ngl emos ti mpor t a ntc omponentofac a mer ai st het wel v ei nc hes behi ndi t . ” Ans eli ss a y i ngher et ha ti t ’ snoty ourgea r , buty oua saphot ogr a phert ha t ma k est hei ma ge.

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6. “ Phot ogr a phyi smor et ha namedi um f orf a c t ua lc ommuni c a t i onofi dea s .

I ti s ac r ea t i v ea r t . ”

Ans elAda msbel i ev edt ha tphot ogr a phyi snotonl yamea nsofdoc ument i ngl i f e, i ti sa l s oac r ea t i v eout l ets i mi l a rt oa r t .

Lea r ni nghowt ous ey ourc a mer aa l l ows y out obea sc r ea t i v ea sy ouc hoos et obe.

7. “ Noma nha st her i ghtt odi c t a t ewha tot hermens houl dper c ei v e, c r ea t eor pr oduc e, buta l ls houl dbeenc our a gedt or ev ea lt hems el v es , t hei rper c ept i ons a ndemot i ons , a ndt obui l dc onfidenc ei nt hec r ea t i v es pi r i t . ”

8. “ Phot ogr a phy , a sapower f ulmedi um …of f er sa ni nfini t ev a r i et yofper c ept i on, i nt er pr et a t i ona ndexec ut i on. ” Ans eli ss potonwi t ht hi sone.

I ’ v ephot ogr a phedt hes a mes c enewi t hadoz en di f f er entphot ogr a pher s , ea c honeofusc omi nga wa ywi t hat ot a l l ydi f f er ents et ofi ma gesdependi ngonhowweper c ei v edwha twa si nf r ontofusa ndhowwe c hos et oexec ut et hes hot .

9. “ Dodgi nga ndbur ni nga r es t epst ot a k ec a r eofmi s t a k esGodma dei n es t a bl i s hi ngt ona lr el a t i ons hi ps . ” Yest ha t ’ sr i ghtf ol k s .

Ans elbel i ev edi npos tpr oc es s i ng.

Notonl ydi dhebel i ev e i nedi t i nga ni ma ge, hea l s oc ons i der edi tanec es s i t y .

He’ sa l s ok nownt oha v e s a i dt ha taphot oi snev erfini s hedunt i ly ouda r k ent heedges .

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I ’ l ll ea v ey ouwi t honemor eofmyf a v our i t equot esf r om Ada m Ans el“ Ther ea r enor ul esf orgoodphot ogr a phs , t her ea r eonl ygoodphot ogr a phs ” .

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Exposur eCompensat i on Ha v ey ouev ert a k enaphot ot oďŹ ndi tda r k erorl i ght ert ha ny ouwi s hedi t woul dbe?Expos ur ec ompens a t i ont el l st hec a mer at ha taphot ogr a phneedst o bel i ght erorda r k ert ha nt hea ut oma t i cc a l c ul a t edexpos ur e.

Somec a mer a sha v eabut t ons i mi l a rt ot hi s+/ -s y mbol .

I fy ou don’ ts eet hi ss y mbolony ourc a mer abody , y ouma yneedt ous ea c i r c ul a rdi a li ns t ea dt oa dj us tt heexpos ur e( c hec ky ourc a mer a ma nua l ) .

Onc a nonc a mer a sy ouma ys eeaQbut t onont heba c k nea rt heLCDs c r een.

Pr es st ha tbut t ona ndna v i ga t et ot he expos ur el i net oa dj us ti t .

Expos ur ec ompens a t i oni smea s ur edi ns t ops .

Aphot ogr a phs hota t+1 expos ur ec ompens a t i onwi l lha v er ec or dedt wi c ea smuc hl i ght( orbet wi c ea s br i ght )a saphot ogr a phs hota t0.

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RememberonAUTOmodet hec a mer aha sf ul lc ont r oloft hes et t i ngs .

I ti snot neededonMa nua lmodebec a us ey ouc a na l r ea dya dj us tt heexpos ur el i net o y ourl i k i ng. i . eonma nua lmodey ouha v ef ul lc ont r ol .

Her ea r eac oupl eofexa mpl esofwheny oumi ghtl i k et ous eexpos ur e c ompens a t i on.

Whi t es ubj ec t sa ga i ns tda r k erba c k gr oundss et1or2 Whenphot ogr a phi ngawhi t ebi r da ga i ns tada r kba c k gr ound, t hec a mer awi l l us ua l l yexpos ef ort heda r kc ol or s .

Thi sma yr es ul ti nt hebi r dbei ng ov er expos ed, t hr owi ngoutt hedet a i l soft hewhi t ef ea t her s .

I nt hi ss c ena r i oi t ’ s bes tt ous e2expos ur ec ompens a t i on.

Thes a met ec hni quea ndr ea s oni nga ppl i est obr i deswi t hwhi t edr es s es .

Thel a s t t hi ngy ouwa nti sabr i dewi t hawa s hedoutdr es s !

Bi r dsorpl a nesa ga i ns tabl ues k ys et+1or+2 Whenphot ogr a phi ngbi r dsora i r c r a f ti ni ght , y ourc a mer awi l lgener a l l y expos ef ort hes k y , l ea v i ngt hes ubj ec tda r ki nc ompa r i s on.

Thi si sas c ena r i o wher ey ouma ywa ntt ous ea+1or+2expos ur ec ompens a t i on.

Whenphot ogr a phi ngl a nds c a pest r y2/ 3r ds At ec hni quema nyl a nds c a pephot ogr a per sus ei st os eta nexpos ur e c ompens a t i onbet ween1/ 3a nd2/ 3r ds .

Thi sens ur esa smuc hdet a i li sc a pt ur ed i nt hel a nds c a pea spos s i bl e, i nc l udi ngt hehi ghl i ght s .

Theyk nowt heyc a nt hen br i ngoutmor edet a i li npos tpr oc es s i ngt ha nt heywoul dha v eha dt hei ma ge beenov erexpos edi ns omea r ea s .

Forbea c hors nowyl a nds c a pes , exper i mentwi t hs et t i ng+1 Abea c hors nowyl a nds c a pef r equent l yc onf us esy ourc a mer a ’ smet er , of t en r es ul t i ngi nda r k eri ma gest ha nmos twoul dl i k e.

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Ni ghtphot ogr a phyof t enneeds1expos ur ec ompens a t i ons et t i ng Ca mer a swi l lus ua l l yt r yt obr i ght enni ghts c enes , c a us i ngt hem t ol ookwa s hed out .

Tofixt hi spr obl em, t r y1expos ur ec ompens a t i ons ot heda r k sl ookda r k .

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Bel tOfVenus “ TheBe l to fVe nusi sa na t mo s phe r i cphe no me no nv i s i bl e s ho r t l ybe f o r es unr i s eo ra f t e rs uns e t , dur i ngc i v i lt wi l i ght , whe napi nk i s hgl o we x t e ndi ngr o ughl y10–20°a bo v et he ho r i z o ns ur r o undst heo bs e r v e r .

Thepl a ne tVe nus , whe n v i s i bl e , i st y pi c a l l yl o c a t e di nt heBe l to fVe nus . ”~Wi k i pe di a Cha nc esa r e, ma nyphot ogr a pher sha v emos tl i k el yphot ogr a phedt hi s a s t r onomi c a lphenomenonwi t houtr ea l i s i ngwha ti ti st heyha dc a pt ur ed.

You a r ei nf a c t , phot ogr a phi ngt heEa r t h' ss ha dow.

Thes t r i pofpi nkc ol ori sduet o t heba c k s c a t t erofr eddenedl i ghtf r om t her i s i ngors et t i ngSun.

Whenc a ny ous eei t ?

Yourbes tc ha nc eofs eei ngt heBel tOfVenusi swheny oua r ef a c i ngoppos i t e t hes uns hor t l ya f t ers uns etorbef or es unr i s e.

Thes a y i ngl ookbehi ndy ou whenphot ogr a phi ngas uns eta ppl i esher e.

Dur i ngaf ul lmoonea c hmont h, i t wi l lr i s ea mi ds tt hedus k ypi nkc ol or s .

Howt ophot ogr a phi t ?

Vi s i bl ei nbr i ghtt wi l i ght , y ouc a nus ey ourc a mer at hes a mea sy ouwoul d dur i ngt heda y .

Keepy ourI SOl owa ndus eat r i podt oena bl el ongerexpos ur e t i meswi t houtc a mer as ha k e.

Ir ec ommends t a r t i ngi nMa nua lModewi t hf / 13 a per t ur ea ndI SO100.

Zer ot heexpos ur el i net os ett hes hut t ers peed.

I fy ou ďŹ ndt hei ma get oobr i ght , s ett heexpos ur el i net o2/ 3r dsa ndt r ya ga i n.

I mpr oveYourPhot ogr aphy wi t ht he s es i mpl eque s t i o ns Nodoubtwheny oul ookt hr oughi ma gesony ourmobi l ephonei twi l lbef ul lof s na psy ou’ v et a k ena ndnev erl ook eda ta ga i n!Pr et t ys uns et s , c ut ea ni ma l s , mea l sy ou’ v eenj oy ed.

Wea r eas na pha ppys oc i et ynowa da y s , t a k i ngs hot sof ev er y t hi ngwes ee.Tha t ’ st hegr ea tt hi nga boutmobi l es .

I t ’ squi c k , ea s y , a ndt he fil esdon’ tt a k eal otofha r ddr i v es pa c e.

Ont heot herha nd, I ’ dl i k et ot hi nkt ha twepul lt heDSLRoutoft heba gf ora muc hbet t erpur pos e.

Ar ey ougoi ngt os ha r et hei ma gesy ouphot ogr a phed t oda y , ora r et heydes t i nedt ol i v ei npur ga t or yona next er na lha r ddr i v e?Af ew s i mpl eques t i onsc a nhel py out hi nkdi f f er ent l ya ndi mpr ov ey ourDSLR phot ogr a phy .

1.

Thenumberoneques t i ont oa s ki s‘ Whya r ey out a k i ngt hi sphot o’ ?

Youra ns wert ot hi sques t i onwi l lhel pdet er mi ney ourc a mer as et t i ngsa nd c ompos i t i on.Forexa mpl e, i fI ’ m phot ogr a phi ngas uns ett oa ddt omyc ol l ec t i on ofs k i est ha tI ’ l lus ef oredi t i ngc ompos i t ei ma ges , I ’ l ls etf / 13a per t ur et o c a pt ur eawi dedept hoffiel d.

I fI ’ m phot ogr a phi nga na ni ma lt ha tIpl a nt ous ea sac ompos i t ei ma gel a t eron, I ’ l lwa ntt hewhol ea ni ma li ns ha r pf oc us .

I fI ’ m notus i ngi ta sac ompos i t e, t hen Imi ghtwa ntt ous eac r ea t i v ebl uronpa r toft hebodyt oma k et hei ma gemor e i nt er es t i ng.

I fy ouri nt ent i oni st os ha r ei tonFa c ebookorI ns t a gr a m, t heny ouneedt ot hi nk a bouthowy ouri ma gei sgoi ngt os t a ndouta ga i ns tt hehundr edsofs uns et s y ourf r i endsa ndf a mi l yha v et a k ent hems el v es ?Youma ywa ntt ot hi nka bout us i ngal ongs hut t ers peedt os l owdownt hemot i onoft hec l oudsorf or egr ound wa t er .

2.

Wher ei st hel i ghtc omi ngf r om?

Longt i mephot ogr a pher sunder s t a ndt ha taphot oi snot hi ngwi t houtl i ght .

I t i swha tma k esa ni ma gel ookt hr eedi mens i ona l .

Onc ey ounot i c ewher et he l i ghti sc omi ngf r om, y ouc a nwor ki ti nt oy ourc ompos i t i on.

I ft hel i ghti sa ta nuni nt er es t i ng, ma y bey ouc a nr et ur na tadi f f er entt i meof t heda y ?Ofc our s ei fy oua r et r a v el i ngt her ei s n’ ta l wa y sa nopt i ont oc ome ba c ka ta not hert i meofda y .

Howev era r oundy ourhomet own, Ir ec ommend l ook i nga ts c enesea r l ymor ni nga ndl a t eev eni nga st hes unl i ghtda nc es a c r os st hes k y .

3.

Al wa y sa s ky our s el f , i st hi st hebes ta ngl ef ort hemes s a geI ’ mt r y i ngt o c onv ey ?

I fy oua r epr es s edf ort i me, s ur e, t a k et ha ts hota ndmov eon.

Buti fy ouc a n, t a k et i met ot hi nka boutwha ty oua r et r y i ngt oc ommuni c a t e.

Tr y i ngdi f f er ent a ngl esc a nhel py oua c hi ev et hes hoty ouwa nt .

Ta k et hes ei ma gesbel owf or exa mpl e.

Themes s a geIwa swa nt i ngt oc ommuni c a t ewa st hedr ygr a s si nt he f or egr ound.

I nt heďŹ r s ti ma ge, av i ewerc oul dea s i l ymi s t a k et hemes s a ge, t hi nk i ngi twa sa boutt heol ds ha c k .

Thi nk i nga bouti tmor e, Ic ha ngeda ngl e a nds hotmuc hc l os ert ot hegr a s ss ot oc ommuni c a t et hemes s a gebet t er .

4.

Wi l lmyCa mer aCa pt ur et heFul lDy na mi cRa nge?

Whi l eourey esa r ea bl et os eedet a i l si ns c enest ha tc ont a i nbot hl i ghta nd s ha de, c a mer a ss t i l lha v eal otofc a t c hi ngupt odo.

Howma nyt i mesha v ey ou t a k enaphot oofal a nds c a pet ha tha ss ha dei nt hef or egr oundt oďŹ ndt he hi ghl i ght si nt heba c k gr ounda r eba dl ybl ownout ?

I ft hes c enec ont a i nst oomuc hdy na mi cr a nge, t heny ouneedt oc ons i derwha t t odowi t hi t .

Doy ouwa ntt oexpos ef ort hehi ghl i ght s , t hes ha dowsori n bet weent het wo?Anyoft hes ec hoi c eswi l ls a c r i ďŹ c et hedet a i l si nt he oppos i t es el ec t i on.

Ora l t er na t i v el yy ouc a nt a k eones hotf ort hehi ghl i ght s a nda not herf ort hes ha dows , t henmer get hem i nt oaHDRi ma gel a t eroni n pos tpr oc es s i ng.

Thes eques t i onsneedt obea s k edwhi l ey oua r e phot ogr a phi ngt hes c enei nf r ontofy ou.

5.

Shoul dIbeus i ngat r i pod?

Howma nyt i mesha v ey ous t oppeds hoot i ngbec a us et hes unha ss et , t hel i ght i sf a di ng, a ndy ou’ v ea l r ea dyma xedouty ourI SOa shi gha sy oua r e c omf or t a bl ewi t h.

Butwa i t !Thec ol or si nt hes k ya r es t i l lbr i l l i a nta ndt her e a r epl ent yofi ma gesy ett oc a pt ur e.

Us i ngat r i poda l l owsy out ok eepy ourI SO a sl owa spos s i bl e.

Youneednotwor r ya bouts hut t ers peedwheny ourc a mer a i sonat r i pod.

6.

Wha tc oul dha ppeni fIwa i t ?

Howma nyt i mesha v ey ous eenaphot ogr a phert r a v elt oapr i mev i ewi ngs pot , s na pt hei rpi c t ur ea ndl ea v e?Ida r ey out ot hi nkl i k ea na r t i s ta ndnota phot ogr a pher .

Ha nga r ounda nhourormor ei nonel oc a t i on.

Soa ki nt he s c ener ya nda t mos pher e.

Ev eni nt hequi et es tofmoment s , a nds t i l l es tof s c enes , l i f ek eepsmov i ng.

Whi l ewa i t i nga ndwa t c hi ngy ou’ l ls oondi s c ov er a not hers c enet ha tt r a ns pi r esi nt oawonder f uli ma ge.

7.

Ha v eIs eta na ppr opr i a t edept hofďŹ el d?

Ther ei snor i ghtorwr onga ns wert ot hi sques t i ona si tdependsony our c r ea t i v ev i s i onf ort hei ma ge.

Notev er yphot os houl dbes upers ha r pf r om f r ontt oba c k , nors houl dev er yba c k gr oundbebl ur r edwhens hoot i nga por t r a i t .

As ky our s el f , i st hea mountofobj ec t si nf oc usa ppr opr i a t ef orwha t y oua r et r y i ngt oc ommuni c a t e?Forexa mpl e, i fIwer et ophot ogr a pha weddi ngpor t r a i tononeofourbea ut i f ull oc a lbea c hes , c ha nc esa r et hec oupl e c hos et hi sl oc a t i ons pec i ďŹ c a l l yf ort hes c ener y .

Ther ef or ei ti si mpor t a ntt o ens ur et heba c k gr ounds c ener yi ss omewha ti nf oc usa swel la st hec oupl e.

On t heot herha ndas t r a t egi cbl urc a nhel phi ghl i ghtt hes ubj ec t .

8.

DoIwa ntt os howi nt ent i ona lmov ementbl ur ?

Sl owi ngdownt hes hut t ers peeda ndc r ea t i ngi nt ent i ona lmov ementc a nt a k e aphot of r om a v er a get oWHOA!

LongExposur es f unwa y st oe x pe r i me ntwi t hl o nge x po s ur e sf o rt hefir s tt i me Set t i ngal ongs hut t ers peedhel psaphot ogr a phert oc a pt ur ec r ea t i v e mov ement .

I fy ou’ v enev erexper i ment edwi t hl ongexpos ur esbef or e, t henI r ec ommendy ougr a by ourc a mer aa ndt r i poda ndgi v eaf ewoft hes e s ugges t i onsat r y .

Not e, l owl i ghti sy ourbes tf r i endf orl ongexpos ur es .

I t ’ sbes tt os hootl ong expos ur esonov er c a s tda y s , a ts unr i s e, s uns etorni ghtt i me.

Apopul a rt ec hni quea mongs tl a nds c a pephot ogr a pher si sc ha r a c t er i z edby expos ur esupt os ev er a lmi nut esl ongt ha tbl ura nymov i ngel ement sl i k ewa t er orc l ouds .

Sety ourc a mer at oma nua lmodewi t ha nI SO100, a per t ur ef / 22, t hen z er oy ourexpos ur el i net os ett hes hut t ers peed.

Asl onga st hea v a i l a bl el i ghti s da r kenough, y ous houl dnot i c eal ongs hut t ers peed.

Youma yneedt ous ea neut r a ldens i t yfil t eri ft hel i ghti ss t i l lt oobr i ghtt os etas l owenoughs peed.

I t ’ s ba s i c a l l yapi ec eofda r kgl a s st ha tr es t r i c t st hea mountofl i ghtent er i ngt he l ens .

Ca pt ur i ngmov i ngl i ghti sa not hergr ea twa yt os t a r twor k i ngwi t hl ong expos ur es .

Al mos tev er y oneha sas t r eet/c a rl i ght sa v a i l a bl enea rhome.

SetShut t erSpeedpr i or i t ya ndI SO100.

I fi t ’ sj us tondus k , t r ya10s ec ond expos ur et os t a r twi t h.

Theni nc r ea s et hes peedby10s ec ondsa si tget sda r k er .

I fi t ’ squi t eda r kwheny ous t a r ts hoot i ng, t r ya30s ec ondexpos ur ea nda dj us t t hes peedf r om t her edependi ngont her es ul ty oua r ewa nt i ng.

I fy oudon’ tmi nds t a ndi nga r oundi nt heda r k , t henwhynothea douta tni ght a ndc a pt ur es omes t a rt r a i l s .

You’ l lneedt os ety ourc a mer at obul bmodea ndt hel ensf oc ust oi nfini t y( t ur n of fa ut of oc us ) .

SetI SO200, a nda per t ur et ot hel owes tf / numbery ourl ens a l l ows .

Forexa mpl ef / 2.

8.

Shut t erSpeedwi l ldependont hemoona ndhow muc hl i ghti sa v a i l a bl e.

Foraha l fmoon, t r y20mi nut eexpos ur es .

Thel onger t heexpos ur e, t hel ongert hes t a rt r a i l s .

Li ghtpa i nt i ngi sa l wa y sf una nda l ly ouneedi sat or c ha nds omec r ea t i v i t y .

You’ l lneedaf r i endt opa i ntt hes c enewi t hl i ghtwhi l ey ouphot ogr a phi t .

Us e at r i poda ndr emot er el ea s et ha ta l l owsy out ohol dt hes hut t eropenf ora s l onga sy ouwa nt .

Sety ourc a mer at obul bmode, a per t ur ef / 5.

6a ndI SO200.

Ass oona sy ourf r i ends t a r t sdr a wi ngwi t ht het or c h, pr es sa ndhol ddowny our s hut t er , don' tr el ea s ei tunt i lr oughl y10s ec ondsa f t ert heys t opdr a wi nga nd exi tt hef r a me.

Tr ydi f f er entc ol or edc el opha neov ert heendofy ourt or c hf or f un!

How ToCr eat e Ar t i fici alBokeh Sohol i da ys ea s oni sov era ndy ou’ v epa c k eda wa yt hos eChr i s t ma sl i ght s .

But wa i t !Di dy ouk nowt heya r et heper f ec tt oolf orc r ea t i nga r t i fic i a lbok ehwhen s hoot i ngi ndoor s ?

I t ’ sbes tt ous eal enswi t hav er ywi dea per t ur e, s uc ha sf / 1.

4-f / 2.

8.

Ani f t y fif t y( dedi c a t ed50mm)l ensi sper f ec t .

Youc a npi c kt hem upf ora sl i t t l ea s $150nowa da y s .I fy ourl ensdoes n’ ts t opt of / 2.

8orwi der , y ouc a ns t i l lc r ea t e bok eh, buty ourbok eh' ss i z ea ndqua l i t ywon’ tbea sgood.

Asy ou’ l lbes hoot i ngi nl owl i ght , Ia l s or ec ommendus i ngat r i pod.

Sety ourc a mer a ' sa per t ur et ot hewi des ts et t i ng, pr ef er a bl yf / 1.

8orf / 1.

4 ( dependi ngony ourl ens ) .Tobegi nwi t h, pl a c et hes ubj ec ta tl ea s tf ourt ofiv e f eeti nf r ontoft heChr i s t ma sl i ght s .

Thef a r t hera wa yy oupl a c et hes ubj ec t , t hebet t ert her es ul t .

I fy oua r enotus i ngafixedl ens , z oom y ourl ensi na l lt hewa y .

Forexa mpl e, i f y oua r eus i nga2470mm l ens , us ea70mm f oc a ll engt h.

Thebok ehef f ec t wi l lbebet t eri fy ouz oom i n, es pec i a l l yi fy oua r eus i ngahi gherf / number t ha nf / 2.

8.

Tr yt ophot ogr a phc l os et ot hes ubj ec t .

I fy oua r es hoot i ngt oof a ra wa y , y our bok ehwi l ls uf f era nda ppea rs ma l l er .

Low Li ghtPhot ogr aphy qui c kt i psf o rt a k i ngpho t o si nl o wl i ght ThePr obl em: Ta k i ngphot osi ndoor swher et her ei sl es sa v a i l a bl el i ghtof t en r equi r esas l owers hut t ers peedwhi c hc a nr es ul ti nbl ur r yi ma ges .

Sol ut i ons 1.

Us eawi dea per t ur es uc ha sf / 2.

8.

Us i ngwi dea per t ur es( l owf / number )wi l l a l l owmor el i ghti nt oy ours ens ora taf a s t err a t ewi t houtt heneedf orfla s h.

f / 2.

8, I SO400, 1/ 200s e cs hut t e rs pe e d

2.

I nc r ea s ey ourI SO. Thi swi l ldet er mi nehows ens i t i v ey ourc a mer as ens ori st o l i ght .

Thehi ghery ous ety ourI SO, t hef a s t ery ours hut t ers peedwi l lbei nr et ur n, whi c hr es ul t si nl es smot i onbl ur .

La t es tmodelc a mer a sc a nea s i l ys hoota tI SO 1600orev en3200wi t ha c c ept a bl el ev el sofnoi s e( gr a i n) .

Exper i mentwi t h hi gherI SOs et t i ngsi ndoor st oj udgehowhi ghy ouc a npus hy ourI SOy ets t i l lbe ha ppywi t ht her es ul t s .

I SO2500, f / 2.

8, 1/ 80s e cs hut t e rs pe e d 3.

Us eFl a s h I fy oudon’ tha v eal enst ha ts t opst of / 2.

8a per t ur ea nd/ory ouha v ea nea r l i er modelc a mer at ha tdoes n’ tha ndl ehi gherI SOv er ywel l , t heny ourbes topt i on ma ybet ous efla s h.

Asagener a ls t a r t i ngpoi nt , t r yma nua lmodewi t ha per t ur e f / 4, I SO800a nds hut t ers peed1/ 200s ec ond.

Ir ec ommendas peedl i ghti n pr ef er enc et oy ouronboa r dfla s ht ha tpopsupons omec a mer amodel s .

Youc a n pi c kups peedl i ght sf ora sl i t t l ea sfif t yors i xt ydol l a r snowa da y s .

Toc r ea t ea s of tl i ght , poi ntt hefla s ht ot hec ei l i ng, t henmov ei tdownonenot c h( 45degr ee a ngl et ot her oof )s oi tbounc esbea ut i f ul l yont oy ours ubj ec t .

St ayi ngMot i vat ed o v e r c o mi ngpho t o gr a phe r ’ sbl o c k Ev er yphot ogr a pheri nev i t a bl yr ea c hesapoi ntwhent hemot i v a t i ons t a r t st o f a de, y ous t a r ts hoot i ngl es sof t en, a ndt hei ns pi r a t i oni sgone.

Whent hi s ha ppens , i t ' st i met os t a r ts eei ngt hi ngsf r om adi f f er entper s pec t i v e.

Ov er c omi ngPer f ec t i oni s m Fi r s tofa l l , bei ngaper f ec t i oni s ti soneoft hebi gges tba r r i er s .

Ther ei snoobj ec t i v emea s ur ef or“ per f ec t ”i nt hewor l d. “ Per f ec t ”i s n’ t s omet hi ngy ouc a nmea s ur e, l i k ewei ght , hei ght , c ol or , orma t er i a lc ompos i t i on.

Forexa mpl e, y ouc a nnotl ooka taphot ogr a pha nds a yt ha ti ma gei s“ per f ec t ” .

I t j us tc omesdownt os ubj ec t i v ei nt er pr et a t i on.

Al s or ea l i z et ha tnoma t t erhowgoodaphot ogr a phi s , t her ei sa l wa y sr oom f or i mpr ov ement .

Youc oul dha v ea l wa y sc a ughtal i t t l emor eemot i on, amor e i nt er es t i ngba c k gr ound, mor ec ont ext , orbet t erl i ght .

Ov er c omi ngper f ec t i oni s mi soneoft hebi gges tl es s onst os t a y i ngmot i v ed.

Gi v ey our s el ft heper mi s s i ont ot a k es hi t t yphot ogr a phs Anot herpoi ntoff r us t r a t i ont ha tal otofphot ogr a pher sha v ei st ha tt heyha v e t hi ss t r a ngei l l us i ont ha tev er yphot ogr a pht heyma k eneedst obe “ good”ors omehow“ wor t hy ” .

Gi v ey our s el ft hef r eedom t omes sup, ma k eac r a ppyphot ogr a phypr oj ec t , ort o f a i l .

It hi nki ti sbet t ert oha v et r i edora t t empt edaphot ogr a phypr oj ec t , t ha nt o nev ert r i edi ta ta l l .

I nor dert oma k egoodi ma ges , y ouha v et owor kt hes c enebyt a k i ngmul t i pl e phot ogr a phs .

Iper s ona l l ys ugges tt ha ti fy out hi nkt ha ty ougott hes hot , y ou ha v en’ tgott hes hoty et .

Keepwor k i ngha r d, a nddon’ t“ c hi mp”( l ooka ty ourLCD s c r eenwhi l es hoot i ng) .

Thi swi l lgi v ey ouaf a l s es ens eofs ec ur i t y , t ha ty ougota goods hot .

Don’ tgetdi s t r a c t edbyy ourLCDs c r een, k eepons hoot i ng.

Themor ey ou“ wor kas c ene”byt a k i ngmor ephot osi sl i k eha v i ngmor es wi ngs a saba s eba l lpl a y era tba t .

Themor eoppor t uni t i esy ouha v et os wi ng, t hemor e l i k el yy oua r et ohi tahomer un.

Si mi l a r l yi nphot ogr a phy : t hemor ephot ogr a phs y out a k e, t hemor el i k el yy oua r et oma k eagr ea ti ma ge.

I npa i nt i ng, t her ei sas a y i ngt ha ty oua r enev erdonepa i nt i ng.

Ra t her , y ou s i mpl ys t opa ta ni nt er es t i ngmoment .

Si mi l a r l yi nphot ogr a phy , noma t t erhowmuc hy ouedi torwor kona phot ogr a phypr oj ec t , i twi l lnev erbe“ per f ec t ” .

Apr oj ec ti sa l wa y sa“ wor ki n pr ogr es s ” .

Phot ogr a phy( a ndl i f e)i sa l la boutt hej our ney , r a t hert ha nt he des t i na t i on.

Ov er c omi ngt heor di na r y , bor i ng, munda ne Ik nowal otofj a dedphot ogr a pher swhoha v ephot ogr a pher ’ sbl oc kbec a us et hey f eelt ha twher et heyl i v ei sbor i ng, uni nt er es t i ng, a ndmunda ne.

Butphot ogr a phyi sa l la boutc a pt ur i ngt hebea ut yi nt hemunda ne.

Noma t t erhow bor i ngofapl a c ey oul i v ei n, a l wa y sr ea l i z et her ei sapl a c et ha ti spr oba bl ymor e bor i ngt ha nwher ey oul i v e.

Ther ei sa l wa y si nt er es t i ngs ubj ec tma t t er , i fy oul ookha r denough.

Youc a n a l wa y sphot ogr a phy ourpa r t ner , y ourf a mi l ymember s , y ourk i ds , y ourf r i ends , t hi ngsa r oundt hehous e, t hi ngsi ny ourba c k y a r dorf r ontpor c h, y our nei ghbor hood, y ourc i t y , ory ourgr oc er yma r k et .

I fy our ea l l ywa ntabr ea t hof f r es ha i r , y ouc a na l wa y sj umpi nac a r , s ubwa y , orbusa ndgot oa na r eaal i t t l e l es sf a mi l i a r —a ndus et ha tnews ens eofnov el t yt or ei ns pi r ey our s el f .

Notonl yt ha t , buti fy ourc i t yi sbor i ngoruni nt er es t i ng, c ons i dert ha tabenefit .

Cons i deri taf unc ha l l enget ot r yt oma k ei nt er es t i ngphot ogr a phsi nbor i ng pl a c es .

Themor ebor i nga ndunpopul a ry ourc i t y , t hel es sl i k el yaphot ogr a pher ha sdoneama j orbodyofwor ki ny oura r ea .

Ther ef or et hemor eoppor t uni t yy ou ha v ea saphot ogr a phert oma k eauni quebodyofwor k .

Sot hi nkt oy our s el f : “ Howc a nIr ei nt er pr etl i v i ngi nabor i ngpl a c ea saf un c ha l l engea ndabenefit ? ”Themor ey ous eet hepos i t i v eups i des , t hemor e i ns pi r edy ouwi l lbe, a ndt hemor emot i v a t edy ouwi l lbet os hoot .

Thi nkl i f ephot ogr a phyi nt egr a t i on It hi nkt hec ommonmi s t a k et ha tphot ogr a pher sma k ei st ha tt heys epa r a t et hei r l i f ea ndphot ogr a phy .

Theys a yt ha tt heya r e“ t oobus y ”t oma k ephot ogr a phs .

Butwea r enev er“ t oobus y ”t ogot owor k , hel poutourf r i endsa ndf a mi l y , pa y t hebi l l s , ea t , br ea t he, a nds l eep.

Ra t her , wes houl dt hi nka boutl i f ephot ogr a phyi nt egr a t i on.

Wedon’ tha v et o “ ma k et i me”t ogoouta nds hoot , whenphot ogr a phyi ss i mpl yapa r tofusl i v i ng ourl i v es .

Wha tt hi smea nsi sha v ey ourc a mer aa sy ourc ons t a ntc ompa ni on.

Yourc a mer a i sy ourt hi r dey e, a next r aa ppenda ge, orapa r tt ha ty oul i t er a l l yc a nnots epa r a t e wi t hy ou.

Foral ongt i me, Iha v ea l wa y st r i edt ofindt he“ per f ec tc a mer a ”ba g.

ButIha v e r ea l i z edt ha ta f t era l lt hes ey ea r s , t heper f ec tc a mer aba gi snoc a mer aba g.

Iha v ef oundt hepr obl em wi t hc a mer aba gsi st hi s : y ourc a mer amos t l ys t a y si n t hec a mer aba g.

Youwa nty ourc a mer at obea l wa y sony ou, a l wa y sr ea dyt os hoot .

SoIa c t ua l l y r ec ommenda l wa y sha v i ngy ourc a mer aa r oundy ours houl der , a r oundy ournec k , ori ny ourha nd.

Wheny oua r ea thome, l ea v ei tont hek i t c hent a bl e, r ea dyt o gr a ba ta nyt i mey ougeta nur get ot a k eaphot o.

Wheny ouha v eac a mer aa l wa y sony oua ndea s i l ya c c es s i bl e, i ti ss omuc h ea s i ert oma k eaphot ogr a ph.

Foc usont hepr oc es s , nott heout c ome Somet i meswhenwef oc ust oomuc hont heout c omea ndnott hepr oc es sof phot ogr a phy , wegetea s i l ydi s c our a ged.

Ik nowt ha twhenIgos hoot i ngf ora f ul lda ya ndenduphomewi t hnos hot s , Ius et ot hi nkt omy s el f , “ Ma n, Ia ma l ous yphot ogr a pher .

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Ia l s ok newf r om pa s tt r i pst ha tt hes k y woul dha v egr ea tc ol ouri ni ta st hes uns t a r t edt or i s e.

Thepr obl em wi t ht hes ek i ndsofs c ena r i osi st ha tt heda r k err oc k sof t enr equi r e amuc hl ongers hut t ers peedt ha nt hebr i ght ers k y .i . ei fIexpos ef ort hes k y , t he r oc k sa r et ooda r k .

I fIexpos ef ort her oc k s , t hes k yi st oobr i ghta ndl os esmuc h ofi t sc ol oura ss howni nt heexa mpl esbel ow( or i gi na li ma gess t r a i ghtoutof c a mer a ) .

Expos i ngf ort her oc k si nt hef or egr oundl os tt hegr ea tc ol ourIs a wi nt hes k y .

Expos i ngf ort hes k yc a pt ur edt hec ol our , butl ef tt her oc k sunder expos ed.

Thi s i sa c t ua l l ynor ma lduet ot her oc k sbei ngmuc hda r k eri nl i ghtt ha nt hebr i ght er s k y .

You’ l lha v es i mi l a rr es ul t sf ora nys c enewher et her ei sawi dec ont r a s t bet weens ha dowsa ndl i ght .

Sowha t ’ saphot ogr a phert odo?

I t ’ snotunus ua lt os eebegi nner st r y i ngt of i ndami ddl egr ound i . et hey ’ l lk eep a dj us t i ngs et t i ngsunt i lt heyf i nda nexpos ur ewher et hes k yi s n’ tt oobr i ghtnor t her oc k st ooda r k .

Wheni tc omest os unr i s esy oudon’ tnor ma l l yha v eal otof t i met of i gur et hi sout .

I fy ou’ r ewa nt i ngt ot r yt hi smet hod, I ’ dexpos ef ort he br i ght erpa r toft hes c enef i r s t( t hes k y ) , z er oi ngt heexpos ur el i nei nma nua l mode, t hent a k ea not hers hoton+1a ndat hi r don+2, l i ght eni ngt hef or egr ound r oc k sal i t t l emor ewi t hea c hs hot .

Thi swa ywheny oua r eba c ka ty ourPCy ou’ l l ha v eas er i esofi ma gesf r om whi c ht oc hoos ef r om.

Not e, i t ’ sbes tnott or el yon y ourc a mer a sLCDs c r een.

Anot hers ol ut i oni st oexpos ef ort hebr i ght erpa r toft hes c ene.

Theni fy oua r e s hoot i ngi nRAW f i l ef or ma ty ouc a nbr i ngoutt hedet a i l si nt hes ha dowsl a t er oni npos tpr oc es s i ng.Nodoubtt hi si st heea s i es tmet hod, howev erIha v ea l ov eha t er el a t i ons hi pwi t hi ta sy ouc a nnev ergua r a nt eet hequa l i t yoft he s ha dowa r ea sa f t ery ou’ v el i ght enedt hem.

Thea mountofdi gi t a lnoi s ey ous ee i nt hec ol our soft hel i ght eneda r ea sv er ymuc hdependsont hequa l i t yofy our c a mer a .

Not ewhenus i ngt hi smet hod, Is a i dt oexpos ef ort hebr i ght erpa r toft hes c ene whent a k i ngt hes hot .

Thi si sbec a us ei t ’ smuc hea s i ert or ec ov erdet a i l si n under expos eds ubj ec t st ha ni ti st obr i ngba c kdet a i l si nov er expos eda r ea s .i . e i fy ouwa s houtt hes k yc ol our , c ha nc esa r ey ouwon’ tbea bl et obr i ngi tba c ki n pos tpr oc es s i ngei t her .

Yeti fy ouunder expos et her oc k s , a l ly ouneeddoi sus e t he‘ Sha dows ’ s l i deri ny ourRAW f i l eedi t ort obr i ght ent hem.

At hi r ds ol ut i on( myper s ona lpr ef er enc e)i st os hoott woexpos ur es .

Thef i r s t s hotexpos i ngf ort hes k y , a ndas ec ondf ort hef or egr oundr oc k s ;bl endi ng t hem t oget hera sonei ma gei npos tpr oc es s i ng.

Tous et hi st ec hni quey ou’ l l needs of t wa r et ha ta l l owsy out ol a y eronei ma geont opoft heot her .

Fort he i ma gebel ow, IopenedPhot os hopa ndpl a c edt hei ma gewi t ht hewel l expos eds k yont opoft hev er s i onwi t ht hel i ght err oc k s .

NextIa ppl i eda l a y erma s ka ndbr us hedof ft het opl a y era l ongt hebot t om ha l ft or ev ea lt he l i ght err oc k sbenea t h.

Nextt i mey ous eeal ongexpos ur et a k ena ts uns etors unr i s ewi t ht ext ur ed f or egr oundi nt er es t , c ha nc esa r ei twa sdoneus i ngt hi smet hod, bl endi ngt wo ormor eexpos ur est oc r ea t eas i ngl ei ma ge.

Phot ogr aphyTi ps t ha tha v eno t hi ngt odowi t hc a me r as e t t i ngs MAKEPHOTOSTHATPLEASEYOURSELF I fy ourphot osdon’ tpl ea s ey ou;whya r ey oudoi ngi t ?

Ofc our s e, wea l lwa nta na udi enc ef orourphot os .

Wel i k eget t i nga f fir ma t i on f r om ot her s .

I ti swha tma k esushuma n.

Yeta tt hes a met i me, i fy ouf a l li nt ot het r a pofonl ypl ea s i ngy oura udi enc e, y ou wi l lnev eri nnov a t ei ny ourphot ogr a phy .

Youwi l lj us tma k ephot ost ha twi l lget al otofl i k esons oc i a lmedi a .

Youwon’ tha v et heoppor t uni t yt ofindmor e dept h, s oul , a ndmea ni ngi ny ourphot oma k i ngpr oc es s .

Youmi ghtbel es sl i k el y t owor konper s ona lpr oj ec t st ha thel py oufindmea ni ngi nt hewor l d.

Notonl yt ha t , butt hemor ey ous eekt opl ea s ey our s el fwi t hy ourphot ogr a phy , t hebet t ery ourphot oswi l lget .

Andt hemor ei nnov a t i v e, uni que, a ndper s ona l t heywi l lbe.

Sobef or ey ous ha r ea nyphot oswi t hot her s , l ooka tt hephot oa nda s ky our s el f : DoIl i k emyownphot os ?

DON’ TSPECI ALI ZEI NYOURPHOTOGRAPHY Thepr obl em wi t hs pec i a l i z a t i oni nphot ogr a phyi st ha ty ouwi l lha v el es s l ongev i t y .

Any onewhos pec i a l i z esi nonegenr eofphot ogr a phyf orl ongenoughwi l l ma s t eri t .

Per ha psi n1020y ea r s .

Buta f t ery ouha v ema s t er edt ha tonegenr e, y ouwi l lbec omebor ed.

Youwi l lgi v eupphot ogr a phya ndmov eon— k i ndof howHenr iCa r t i er Br es s onga v eupphot ogr a phya f t er30y ea r sa nds t a r t edt o pa i ntf ort her es tofhi sl i f e.

Youwa ntt oc ons t a nt l yi nnov a t e, ev ol v e, a ndc ha ngey ourphot ogr a phy .

Bel i k e J os efKoudel k a , whos t a r t edof fs hoot i ngt heRomapeopl ei nhi sGy ps i es pr oj ec twi t ha25mm l ens , t henev ol v i nga nds hoot i ngwi t ha35mm a nda 50mm l ens , a ndnowi nhi sl a t e70s , i ss hoot i ngpa nor a mi cl a nds c a pes .

Heha s s t a y edc ons i s t entwi t hmonoc hr ome, buthi ss ubj ec t ma t t erha sev ol v ed, a nd hi sc a mer af or ma tha sev ol v ed.

Beamor egener a lphot ogr a pher .

Phot ogr a pha ny t hi nga ndev er y t hi ngt ha t i nt er es t sy ou.

BeaRena i s s a nc ePhot ogr a pher — aphot ogr a phert ha tput sno l i mi t sony our s el f .

St udyev er ya s pec toft hewor l d.

Don’ tl i mi ty our s el f .

Bel i k e Leona r dodaVi nc iwhos t udi edbot a ny , a r c hi t ec t ur e, t hehuma nbody , pa i nt i ng, engi neer i ng, a ndf us edt hes c i enc eofa r ta ndt hea r tofs c i enc et oget her .

He wa spr ol i ficunt i lhedi ed.

Spec i a l i z a t i oni st heenemyofc r ea t i v i t y .

MAKEMEANI NG, NOTPHOTOS Lea r nhowt ofindmea ni ngi ny ourphot os , notj us thowt oma k ephot os .

Thepoi ntofphot ogr a phyi s n’ tt obet hewor l d’ sbes tphot ogr a pher , t ogett he mos tl i k es , t hemos tf ol l ower s , t owi nt hemos ta wa r ds , ha v et hemos tbook sa nd exhi bi t i ons , orl ea v ebehi ndal ega c ya saphot ogr a pher .

Ra t her , t hepur pos eofphot ogr a phyi st ofindmea ni nga ndpur pos ei nt hewor l d.

Tohel pc onnec ty ouc l os ert oot heri ndi v i dua l s .

Tofindbea ut yi nt heor di na r y a ndt hemunda ne.

Toma k ey ourhea r ts i ngwhenev ery ouma k ephot os .

To ov er c omedepr es s i on, a nxi et y , f r us t r a t i on— a ndt oc r ea t i v el yflour i s h.

Sor emember , t heendofourphot ogr a phyi st ol i v eagoodl i f e.

I fy our phot ogr a phyi s n’ thel pi ngy oul i v eagoodl i f e, figur eoutwha tt oc ha nget ol i v e abet t erl i f e.

CAPTUREEMOTI ONVI AGESTURES Aphot owi t houtemot i oni sdea d.

Toc a pt ur emor eemot i onsi ny our phot ogr a phs , f oc usonges t ur es .

Ha ndges t ur es , body ges t ur es , a ndf a c i a l ges t ur es .

Phot ogr a phpeopl ewi t ht hei rha nda ga i ns tt hei rf a c e.

Aga i ns tt hei rhi p.

Phot ogr a phac er t a i nexpr es s i oni nt hei rf a c e.

I fy ouc a nnotf eelt heemot i onor t hemi ndoft hes ubj ec ty oua r ephot ogr a phi ng, t hev i ewerofy ourphot ogr a ph wi l lnotf eela nyemot i on.

Ashuma ns , wea r eha r dwi r edt or ememberv i aemot i ons .

Aphot ogr a pht ha t punc hesusi nt hes t oma c h, a ndev ok esourhea r t , wi l lbur ni t s el fi nt oourmi nds .

Ik nowf ormy s el f , Il i k eni c ec ompos i t i ons .

Yett hes ephot ogr a phsa r eea s i l y f or get t a bl e.

Theydon’ tr emi ndmeofhuma ni t y .

Howev erphot ogr a phs , wher eIha v eas ubj ec ts t a r i ngi nt omys oul , s t i c k swi t h me.

I ti smemor a bl e.

Look i nga tt hes ek i ndsofphot os , If eelmor el i k eahuma n bei ng.

Remember , t hea i m ofa l lphot ogr a phyi st oev ok eemot i ons , f eel i ngs , ors ome s or toft houghti ny ourv i ewer .

Ofc our s ey ouneedagoodc ompos i t i ont odos o, butma k es ur et ha ty oupr i or i t i z eemot i onov erf or m.

PAI NTI NGWI THLI GHT Phot ogr a phymea nspa i nt i ngwi t hl i ght .

Aphot ogr a phwi t houtl i ghtc oul dn’ t exi s t .

Fi gur eouthowy ouc a nbet t eri nt egr a t el i ghti nt oy ourphot os , t opr ov ok ea c er t a i nf eel i ngormood.

Ma k ephot osa ga i ns tdi r ec tl i ght , t oma k emor eha r s h, gr i t t ya ndgr a phi ci ma ges .

Lowery ourexpos ur ec ompens a t i ont ogetdr a ma t i c bl a c kba c k gr ounds .

Phot ogr a phy ours ubj ec t sa ga i ns ts of twi ndowl i ght i ng, i fy ouwa ntt hem t oha v e as of ta ndk i ndf eel i ng.

Phot ogr a phy ours ubj ec t sdur i ngs unr i s ea nds uns et( gol denhour )— whent he gol dena mber soft hes uns hi negent l yony ours ubj ec t , i l l umi na t i ngt hem.

Ul t i ma t el ya saphot ogr a pher , y oua r ea l s oapa i nt er .

You’ r ej us tpa i nt i ngwi t ha c a mer a , i ns t ea dofapa i ntbr us h.

Fi gur eouthowt opa i ntwi t ht hel i ght , by c ha ngi ngt hedi r ec t i onofy ourc a mer a , bya s k i ngy ours ubj ec tt omov e, or phot ogr a phi ngdi f f er entt i mesi nt heda y .

Andat hi ngt or emember —y ouha v eagi f tt obei nt er es t eda ndpa s s i ona t ei n phot ogr a phy .

Yourphot ogr a phygi f ta ndt a l enti sal i ght .

Sha r et ha tl i ghtwi t h ot her s .

Don’ thi dei tundery ourc ha i r .

I ft her oom wa sda r k , woul dn’ ty ous ha r e y ourfla s hl i ghtwi t hot her s ?

Sodon’ tbea f r a i dt os ha r ey ouri ma ges .

Don’ tbea f r a i dofot her sc r i t i c i z i ngy ou a ndy ouri ma ges .

Lety ourl i ghts hi ne.

PHOTOGRAPHTODAYLI KEI TWEREYOURLAST Thebi gges tpr obl em Iha di nmyphot ogr a phy : Iwa sa l wa y sma k i ngexc us es .

I c oul dn’ tbec r ea t i v ebec a us emyc a mer awa s n’ tgoodenough.

Ic oul dn’ t phot ogr a phbec a us eIwa sbus ywi t hmyj ob.

Ic oul dn’ tphot ogr a phbec a us eI wa st i r ed.

Thel i s tgoeson.

Weneedt ophot ogr a phea c hda yl i k ei twer eourl a s t .

I ft oda ywer ey ourl a s tda yonea r t h, woul dy our ea l l ys a v eupmoneyt obuyt ha t newc a mer a( whi c hy oudon’ tr ea l l yneed)t oma k emea ni ngf ulphot ogr a phsof y ourl i f e?Onc ea ga i n, r ea l i z et ha tphot ogr a phyi sat oolt ohel py oufindmor e mea ni ngi ny ourl i f e, mor epur pos ea ndmor eha ppi nes s .

Nott oma k ephot os .

I ft oda ywer ey ourl a s tda yonea r t h, whowoul dy ouphot ogr a ph?St r a nger s ?

Yourf r i endsa ndf a mi l y ?Your s el f ?Who? Notonl yt ha t , butwhenev ery oumeety ourf r i ends , f a mi l y , pa r t ner , l ov ed ones —i ma gi nel i k ei twer et hei rl a s tda yonea r t h.

Woul dy ouma k eaphot oof t hem?I fs o, howwoul dy oudoi t ?

Al wa y sc ont empl a t eonl i f ea nddea t h, a ndy ouwi l lnev erwa s t eas i ngl e, pr ec i ous , gl or i ousda yofy ours hor tt i meher eonea r t h.

. . .phot ogr aphyt i pscont i nued DON’ TFORCEYOURPHOTOGRAPHY Don’ tf or c ey our s el ft oma k ephot osi fy oudon’ tf eell i k ei t .

Themor epr es s ur e y ouputony our s el f , t hewor s ephot osy ou’ r egoi ngt oma k e.

Doy ouf or c eac hi l dt opl a yont hej ungl egy m?Doy ouf or c eadogt owa gi t s t a i l ?Doy ouf or c eawa t er f a l lt oflowwa t er ?

Phot ogr a phyi sa na c tt oexpr es sy ouri nner c r ea t i v es pi r i t .

Phot ogr a phyi sa n oppor t uni t yf ory out ofinda ppr ec i a t i on, l ov ea ndpea c ei ny ourl i f e.

Phot ogr a phyi saper s ona lendea v ort oy ou.

Sowhys t r es souta bouthowma ny ‘ l i k es ’ y ouwi l lgetons oc i a lmedi a , orwha tot her st hi nka bouty ourwor k ?

Don’ tf ea rt ha tpeopl ewi l lf or geta bouty oui fy oudon’ ta l wa y ss hoot , s ha r e phot osa ndc ommentont hephot osofot her s .

Of t enoneoft hebes twa y st or ei ns pi r ei ny ourphot ogr a phyi st owi t hdr a w, t hent or eemer gel a t er , wi t houtf or c i ngi t .

WALKI NGMEDI TATI ON Wheni tc omest ophot ogr a phy , t hi nkofi tl i k ewa l k i ngmedi t a t i on.

J us tgoon awa l kwi t hy ourc a mer a , a ndwa l ks l owl y .

Tr ea tphot ogr a phya sac ha nc et o getoutofy ourhome, t os eet henei ghbor hood, t ohea rt hebi r dsc hi r pi ng, t he c a r shonk i ng, t hepeopl ec ha t t er i ng, a ndt of eelc onnec t edwi t hs oc i et y .

Don’ tt hi nkofphot ogr a phya sj us ta boutma k i ngphot os .

I ti ss omet hi ng deeper .

I ti sc onnec t i ngy our s el fwi t ht heenv i r onmenta r oundy ou, t he s oc i et ya r oundy ou, a ndwi t ht hewor l da r oundy ou.

Asat i p, t r yt owa l ks l owert ha ny ounor ma l l ydo.

Wi t hea c hs t ep, f eelt he c onc r et eundery ours ol e.

Wi t hea c hs t ep, l ooka r oundy ou.

Lookl ef t , r i ght , down, a ndup.

Tr yt obemor ec ur i ouswi t hy ourey es .

St a r ea tt hi ngsy ou mi ghtha v enots t a r eda tbef or e.

Tr ea ty our s el fl i k eac hi l d, wa l k i ngi nt he s t r eet sf ort hefir s tt i me.

MUTEDI STRACTI ONS Toda y ’ swor l di sdi s t r a c t i ng.

Ourphonesa r ea l wa y sv i br a t i ngwi t hnot i fic a t i ons , ema i l s , t extmes s a gesa ndphonec a l l s .

Wec a nnotdoa ny t hi ngwi t houtget t i ng i nt er r upt ed.

Tec hnol ogyha s n’ tma det hi sa nybet t er , i tha sma dei twor s e.

Howc a ny our ea l l yf oc usa nddoa nyc r ea t i v ewor ki fy ou’ r ec ons t a nt l y ov er whel medwi t hdi s t r a c t i ons ?Youc a n’ t .

Thebes twa yt of oc usi st or emov e di s t r a c t i ons .

Tha tmea nst ouni ns t a l ldi s t r a c t i nga ppsf r om y ourphone.

Tha t mea nst ur ni ngof fy ourphoneori nt er netwheny oudon’ tneedi t .

Wheny ou’ r es hoot i ngont hes t r eet s , y ouwa ntt obei nt hemoment .

Youdon’ t wa ntt ot hi nka boutt hepa s t , ort hef ut ur e.

Youwa ntt or ema i ni nt he“ et er na l now. ” Sowheny ou’ r eoutt a k i ngphot os , don’ tl i s t ent omus i c .

Don’ tt extony our phone.

Don’ tc hec ks oc i a lmedi a .

Ra t her , t ur ny ourphonet os i l entmode, t ur ni t t oa i r pl a nemode, ort ur ni tof fc ompl et el y .

Notonl yt ha t , butdon’ tt hi nka bouty ourl i f epr obl ems .

Ra t her , f oc usj us tony our phot ogr a phy , a ndl ety our s el fdi s a ppea ri nt ot hemomentofs hoot i ng.

MI NDFULLYSHAREPHOTOS Lea r nt obemi ndf ulwheni nt er a c t i ngwi t hot her s .

Forexa mpl e, wheni tc omest os oc i a lmedi a , i ti snei t hergoodnorba d.

I ti sj us t howy ouus ei t .

I fy ouf eela nxi ousa ndpa r a noi dt ha ty ourphot osa r en’ tget t i nga sma ny“ l i k es ” ons oc i a lmedi aa sy ou’ dl i k e, i ti spr oba bl ynothea l t hyf ory ou.

Buti fy oua r e c ont entwi t ht hef ewf ol l ower sy ouha v e, a ndy oua r es ha r i ngphot ost ha tbr i ng y out r uej oy , t heny oua r eus i ngs oc i a lmedi ai napos i t i v ewa y .

Wheni ndoubt , s ha r ef ewerphot os .

Sha r ey ourbes t .

Does n’ ti ta nnoyy ouwheny ourf r i endupl oa dst hei r200phot osf r om Pa r i st o s oc i a lmedi a ?Tome, t ha ti si nf or ma t i onov er l oa d.

Iwoul dha v er a t hers eent hei r 35bes tphot os , a ndmov edonwi t hmyda y .

Sowi t hs oc i a lmedi a , don’ tdount oot her sa sy oudon’ twa ntot her st odount o y ou.

Andl ast l y. . .Donotbea sl avet oyourcamer a “ Yo ua r eno ts uppo s e dt obeas l a v eo fme c ha ni c a lt o o l s , t he y a r es uppo s e dt ohe l py o ua ndbea ss ma l la nduni mpo r t a nta s po s s i bl eno tt odi s t ur bt hec o mmuni c a t i o n. ”-Ande r sPe t e r s e n Ther ei sadi s ea s ea ndas i c k nes soutt her ewhi c ha f fli c t smi l l i onsof phot ogr a pher sgl oba l l y , a ndc os t st hem hundr edsa ndt hous a ndsofdol l a r s .

Thi s di s ea s ebr eedsi ns ec ur i t ya mongs tphot ogr a pher s , a st heyf eelt ha tt hec a mer a t heyha v ei snev ergoodenough.

Theyt hi nkt ha tonc et heyupgr a det hei rc a mer at oanewera ndmor eexpens i v e v er s i on( orbuyanewl ens ) , t heywi l ls uddenl ybec omemor e“ i ns pi r ed’ a nd c r ea t i v e.

Thedi s ea s e?I ti sc a l l ed“ G. A. S. ”( Gea rAc qui s i t i onSy ndr ome) .

Per s ona l l yIa ms t i l la ffli c t edwi t h“ G. A. S. ”Whenev erIa m di s s a t i s fiedwi t hmy phot ogr a phy , Ia l wa y shopet ha tbuy i ngnewgea rwi l ls uddenl yr ei ns pi r eme, a ndopenupdoor sofc r ea t i v i t y .

Tr us tme: i tnev erdoes .

Whenev erIboughtanewc a mer a , i twoul donl y“ i ns pi r e”mef ort woort hr ee week s , t henIwoul dr et ur nt oba s el i ne.

Wha tIr ec ommendi ns t ea d, i st oi nv es ty ourmoneyi nt oexper i enc es , t r a v el , wor k s hops , educ a t i ona ndphot ogr a phybook s .

Noc a mer awi l lhel pi mpr ov ey ourv i s i on.

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Whenha ndhol di ngac a mer a , oneoft hebes twa y si st ous et hef oc uspoi nt s i nt hev i ewfindert ohel pgi v ey oua ni deaa st owhet hery ourhor i z onsa r e s t r a i ght .

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Orma y bey ouc oul dus ey ourc a mer a ’ si nbui l tgr i dl i nes .

I fy ouha v eamodel t ha ts uppor t sgr i dl i nes , y ou’ l lbea bl et ot ur nt hem onwhenus i ngl i v ev i ew.

Shoot i ngForPr i nt Ac onv er s a t i ont ha tc omesupea c hmont hi nourpr i v a t ef a c ebookgr oup ( s t udent sonl y )us ua l l ys t a r t sof fl i k et hi s : HowdoIpr i ntmyphot osi na nys i z eIwa ntwi t houtc ut t i ngof fs omeoft he i ma ge?

Apopul a rr epl yi st or es i z et hei ma gea ndt y pei nt hedi mens i ons( wi dt ha nd hei ght )t ha ty ouwa ntt opr i nt .I nt heor yt hi sdoeswor k .

Howev ert her es ul ti s nev eri dea l , a si ta l s oc ha ngest heper s pec t i v eoft heel ement s .

You’ l la l wa y send upwi t haper s onwhoha ss uddenl ygr ownmuc ht a l l erorf a t t erdependi ngon t hedi mens i onsy ous et .

Ta k et hi sphot obel owf orexa mpl e.

Thei ma ges howni s or i gi na lv er s i ons t r a i ghtoutoft hec a mer a .

Nowl ookont henextpa get os ee wha tha ppenswhenIs i mpl yedi tt hewi dt ha ndhei ghtt oma t c hapopul a rpr i nt s i z e.

Res i z i ngt o10x8i nc hesr es ul t edi nt he ma i ns ubj e c t sbei ngs t r et c hedt a l l er !

Obv i ous l yt oa v oi dt hi spr obl em, y oudoneedt oc r opof fs omeoft he phot oi fy ouwa ntt opr i ntt os pec i f i cpr i nts i z es , y etk eept hes a me per s pec t i v e.

Cr oppi ngt os ui ta10x8i nc hpr i ntk e eps t hema i ns ubj e c ti nt heor i gi na lper s pe c t i v e

Thepr obl em wi t hc r oppi ng, i st ha tmos twhoa s kt hi sques t i ona boutpr i nts i z es ha v ea l r ea dyf i l l edt hef r a mewi t ht hema i ns ubj ec tl i k et heexa mpl ebel ow.

I f y ourc l i entwa nt eda10x8pr i nty ou’ l lbec hoppi ngof fbodypa r t sy ouwa ntt o k eep.

I ’ v ehea r ds omea s k‘ wel lwhynots i mpl yc ha nget hec a mer a ’ sdef a ul ta s pec t r a t i oof4: 3t oma t c ht hepr i nt ’ .

Thepr obl em wi t ht hi si st ha ty ouc a nnev erk now i na dv a nc eexa c t l ywha ts i z eei t hery our s el fory ourc l i entwi l lwa ntt opr i ntt he i ma gei nf ut ur e.

Sur ey ouma yt hi nky ouwa nta10x8pr i nt .

Butwha ti fs omet i me downt het r a c ky oudec i dey oul ov et hephot os omuc hy out henwa nti tpr i nt ed onamuc hl a r gerc a nv a s ?

Sowha ti st hes ol ut i on?Thes ol ut i oni st oa l wa y sl ea v eal i t t l er oom a r oundt hef r a mef orc r oppi ngt oa nypr i nts i z e.Looka ty ours c ene t hr ought hev i ewf i ndera nda s ky our s el fwha tpa r t soft hei ma gei s i mpor t a ntt ok eepi napr i nt .

Thenz oom t hel ensal i t t l ewi dert ogi v e r oom f orc r oppi ngi npos tpr oc es s i ngora tt hephot oboot h.

I t ’ si mpor t a nta tt hes hoot i ngs t a get ha ty ouc ov era l lpos s i bl eus esf or t hei ma ge.

Peopl ec ha nget hei rmi ndsea s i l y .

Wha tt heywa ntbef or ea phot os hootr a r el yendsupwha tt heywa ntl a t eron.

FI GURETO GROUND byEr i cKi m Oneoft hema i nf unc t i onsofc ompos i t i oni nphot ogr a phyi st ol ety ourv i ewer k nowwha the/ s hes houl dbel ook i nga t .

Ther ef or et hepur pos eofc ompos i t i oni s t oi dent i f yy ourma i ns ubj ec tt oy ourv i ewer .

Thec onc eptof‘ figur et ogr ound’ i st ha ty ouwa ntgoods epa r a t i ona ndc ont r a s t bet weeny ourfigur e( s ubj ec t )f r om y ourgr ound( ba c k gr ound) .

Forexa mpl e, i fy ouha v eawhi t eorbr i ghtba c k gr ound, y ouwa nty ours ubj ec t t obeda r k( t opopoutf r om t heba c k gr ound) .

Ont heot herha nd, i fy ouha v ea bl a c korda r kba c k gr ound, y ouwa nty ours ubj ec tt obebr i ght .

Wec a ns t a r tof fi l l us t r a t i ngt hec onc eptof “ figur et ogr ound”wi t ht hedi a gr a msont he r i ght .

I nFi gur e1, y ous eeabl a c kdota ga i ns ta whi t eba c k gr ound.

I tpopsoutr ea l l ywel l , a ndt her ei sc l ea rs epa r a t i onf r om t hefigur e ( bl a c kdot )f r om t hegr ound( whi t e ba c k gr ound) .

I nFi gur e2, y ouc a ns eei twor k st hei nv er s e wa y .

Thefigur e( whi t edot )ha sc l ea ra nd s t r ongc ont r a s ta nds epa r a t i onf r om t he gr ound( bl a c kba c k gr ound) .

Fi gur e1: Bl a c ka ga i ns twhi t eba c k gr ound.

St r ongfigur et ogr ound.

Whent her ei sc l ea rs epa r a t i onoft he s ubj ec tf r om t heba c k gr ound, wes a yt he i ma geha s‘ s t r ongfigur et ogr ound. ’ I ft he s epa r a t i oni s n’ tc l ea r , wes a yt hei ma geha s ‘ poorfigur et ogr ound’ .

Fi gur e2: Whi t ea ga i ns tbl a c kba c k gr ound.

St r ongfigur et ogr ound.

Fi gur e3a ndFi gur e4a r eexa mpl esof‘ poor figur et ogr ound’ .

Not ehowt hedot sa ndt he ba c k gr oundsbl endi nt oget her , a ndt her e i s n’ ts t r ongc ont r a s t .

Thi si st hemi s t a k eweof t enma k ei nour phot ogr a phy .

Wedon’ tha v ec l ea rs epa r a t i on bet weenours ubj ec t sa ndt heba c k gr ounds .

Weof t enc a pt ur ei ma geswi t h‘ poorfigur et o gr ound’ byha v i ngov er l a ppi ngfigur es , c l ut t er edba c k gr ounds , a ndnotenough c ont r a s ti nt hes c ene.

Fi gur e3: Da r k gr e ydota ga i ns tbl a c k ba c k gr ound.

Poorfigur et ogr ound.

Wha ta r es omepr a c t i c a lwa y st oma k e phot ogr a phst ha tha v es t r ongerfigur et o gr ound?

Fi gur e4: Li ght gr e ydota ga i ns twhi t e ba c k gr ound.

Poorfigur et ogr ound

LOOKATTHEBACKGROUNDFI RST Thec ommonmi s t a k eal otofphot ogr a pher sma k ei st ha tt heyfir s tl ook a tt hes ubj ec t , bec omes oena mor edwi t ht hes ubj ec t , a ndt her ef or edi s r ega r d t heba c k gr ound.

Wha tendsupha ppeni ngi st ha ty ouha v ea ni nt er es t i ng s ubj ec t , wi t hames s yorc l ut t er edba c k gr oundwi t h‘ poorfigur et ogr ound’ .

Sot a k et heoppos i t ea ppr oa c h: l ooka tt heba c k gr oundbef or ephot ogr a phi ng y ours ubj ec t .

Wha tIt r yt odoi st ol ookf orc l ea na ndmi ni ma l i s tba c k gr ounds .

Thi sa l l ows met oputmor eempha s i sa ndf oc usonmys ubj ec t s .

Forexa mpl e, i fIa m s hoot i nga‘ s t r eetpor t r a i t ’ Ia s kf ormys ubj ec tt omov et oas i mpl eba c k gr ound.

Theyus ua l l yha v enopr obl em.

I nt hi ss t r e etpor t r a i t , Ia s k edt hi swoma nt os t a nd i nf r ontofawhi t ewa l l , whi c hgi v esherc l ea r s epa r a t i onf r om t heba c k gr ound.

Not et ha tt he edgesi nt hi ss hota r eabi tc l ut t er ed( t hebl a c k t r i a ngl ei nt hebot t om l ef ti sadi s t r a c t i on) .

When s hoot i ngs t r e etpor t r a i t s , t r yt ol ooka tt heedges oft hef r a mewhenc l i c k i ng.

I nt hi si ma ge, t her ei ss t r ongfigur et ogr ound bet we ent hema n’ sbodya ndt hewhi t el i nk ed ba c k gr ound.

Howe v ert hefigur et ogr oundi s poorwheni tc omest ohi sbea r da ndhi sj a c k et ( t he ybl endi nt oget her ) .

I na ddi t i on, pa r tofhi s hea di sbl endi ngt oomuc hi nt ot het opoft he f r a me.

Iendedupul t i ma t el ydi t c hi ngt hi sphot o.

Anot herpr a c t i c a lwa yt oc r ea t es t r ongfigur et o gr oundi ns t r e etphot ogr a phy : us eafla s h.

Afla s h wi l lhel py ours ubj e c t spopoutf r om t heba c k gr ound, byl i ght i ngy ours ubj e c ta ndbyda r k eni ngt he ba c k gr ound( a s s umi ngi fy ou’ r es hoot i ngi nt hes ha de) .

I fne wt ofla s h, j us tt r yus i ngi ti n‘ P’ mode.

THE‘ FI GURETOGROUNDTEST’ Oneoft hel es s onst ha tIl ea r nedf r om myf r i endAda m Ma r el l i( oneoft hemos t k nowl edgea bl ephot ogr a pher sonc ompos i t i on)i st he‘ figur et ogr oundt es t . ’ The c onc epti si fy oubl ura ni ma gea ndc a ns t i l ls eet hema i ns ubj ec ta nd s epa r a t i onbet weena ndt heba c k gr ound, i tpa s s est het es t .

Ther ef or ei tha s s t r ongfigur et ogr ound.

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Il ov edt hes t r ongfigur et o gr oundbet we ent heda r ks ubj e c ta ndt hewhi t ewa l l .

Ia l s oi nt ent i ona l l y bur ned( da r k ened)hi sf a c et oma k ehi ms e em mor ea nony mousa ndmy s t er i ous .

I fIa ppl ya‘ ga us s i a nbl ur ’ i nPhot os hop, y ouc a ns t i l lc l ea r l ys e et hes ubj e c t s epa r a t edf r om t heba c k gr ound.

I tpa s s esour‘ figur et ogr oundt es t . ’

Ev ent hought hei ma gei sbl ur r y , y ouc a nc l ea r l ys e et hes ubj e c t .

HOW TOCREATEYOUROWNFI GURETOGROUNDTEST Tos eei fy ouri ma gespa s st he‘ figur et ogr oundt es t , ’ openupPhot os hop, t hen gounderFi l t er>Bl ur>Ga us s i a nBl ur .

Dependi ngonhowbi gy ouri ma gei s , y ouneedt oa dj us tt hebl ur .

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Ev ent houghy ouri ma gemi ghtnotpa s st he‘ figur et ogr oundt es t , ’ i tdoes n’ t nec es s a r i l ymea ni ti sa“ ba d”phot ogr a ph.

Wha ti ts i mpl ymea nsi st ha ti ti sha r d f ory ourv i ewert oi dent i f yt hes ubj ec ti ny ourphot ogr a ph.

Gener a l l yt hes t r ongert hefigur et ogr oundi s , t hec l ea r ery ouri ma gei st ol ook a t , a ndmor ev i s ua l l ya ppea l i ng.

Thebes tc onc eptt ok eepi nmi ndwhent r y i ngt oobt a i ns t r ongfigur et ogr ound i smi ni ma l i s m.

Les si smor e.

Tr yt or educ ec l ut t era ndnoi s e.

EXAMPLEOFPOORFI GURETOGROUND Iv er ymuc hl i k et hi si ma get ha tIa l s ot ooki nTok y o.

Il ov et hei nt ens i t yofa l l t hemeni ns ui t sdr i nk i ng, s mok i ng, a ndea t i nggr ea s yf ooda f t eral onga nd t oughda ya tt heof fic e.

Tomet hei ma gef eel sunea s y , a nxi ous , a ndf ul lofpent upener gy .

Howev erwhenwea ppl yaga us s i a nbl urt ot hei ma gef ort he figur et ogr oundt es t , y ouc a ns eet ha tt hei ma gei squi t ec l ut t er ed.

I ti sha r dt o s epa r a t et hes ubj ec t si nt het opoft hef r a mef r om t hebi gwhi t ebl oboff oodon t het a bl ei nt hemi ddl eoft hef r a me.

Ther ef or et hi si ma geha spoorfigur et o gr ound, a si ti sdi f fic ul tt os eewha ti sgoi ngoni nt hei ma ge.

Ul t i ma t el ywheni tc omest oy ourphot ogr a phy , r emembery ouc a ns t i l lma k e phot ogr a phst ha tt ouc hy ouemot i ona l l yt ha tha v epoorc ompos i t i on.

Howev eri fy oudec i det ok eepa ni ma ge, openl ya c k nowl edget oy our s el ft ha t t hec ompos i t i oni s n’ tgr ea t .

Buti fy ouf eelt ha tt heemot i ona ndt hec ont entof t hei ma gei ss t r ongenough, s omet i mesha v i ngawea k erc ompos i t i oni sok a y .

Att heendoft heda y , t hes t r onges tphot ogr a phsa r et heonest ha tha v ebot h s t r ongemot i onsa ndas t r ongc ompos i t i on.

I fIc oul dc hoos eoneov ert heot her ?Ibel i ev et ha temot i oni sk i ng.

St unni ngReflect i ons Us i ngr e fle c t i o nsi ny o urpho t o gr a phy I fy oua r el ook i ngt oa ddanewdi mens i ont oy ourphot ogr a phy , c a pt ur i ng r eflec t i onsi sa nexc el l entpl a c et os t a r t .

Her ewes ha r ewi t hy oues s ent i a l t ec hni quesf orfindi nga nds hoot i nga ma z i ngr eflec t i onswi t hy ourc a mer a .

Ther ea r ema nydi f f er ents ur f a c esy ouc a nus et oc a pt ur er eflec t i ons .

Wheny ou s t a r tl ook i ngf ort hem, y ou’ l lnot i c er eflec t i onsev er y wher e!

Themos tobv i ousr eflec t i v es ur f a c ei swa t er .

Wheni tc omest ol a r gebodi esof wa t er , t hemor ei nt er es t i ngt hes k y , t hemor ebea ut i f ul

t her eflec t i onwi l lbe.

Vent ur eout door snextt i mea f t eras t or ma ndus et hepuddl esont he gr oundt oy oura dv a nt a ge.

Ev eni nt hes ma l l es tofpuddl esc a nha v et he mos ta ma z i ngr eec t i ons .

Tr yr ot a t i ngt hei ma gei npos tpr oc es s i ngt oďŹ nd amor ei nt er es t i nga ngl e.

Her ei sa not heri nt er es t i ngt a k eons ha l l owpuddl esus i ngy ourf eett os how y ours ur r oundi ngsona nov er c a s tda y .

I nWi nt ermont hs , phot ogr a phi ngi c er eec t i onsc a na dda na bs t r a c tqua l i t y t oy ourphot o.

Anot herobv i ousr eflec t i v es ur f a c et ha tphot ogr a pher sdon’ tus ea sof t ena s t heyc oul di sgl a s s , whet hert ha tbewi ndows , t hes i desofbui l di ngs , mi r r or s a nds of or t h.

Tr ymi xi ngr ea l i t ywi t ht her eflec t i on.

Tr yt ogeta sc l os et ot her eflec t i v es ur f a c ea spos s i bl e.

Forexa mpl e, when phot ogr a phi ngas uns etors unr i s eont hebea c h, pl a c ey ourc a mer aa sc l os e t ot hegr ounda spos s i bl e, s hoot i ngf r om amuc hl owera ngl e.

Thi swi l lhel p gi v eauni queper s pec t i v et owha tt hev i ewernor ma l l ys ees .

I ta l s o r emov esdi s t r a c t i ons , put t i ngempha s i sont her eflec t i on, c r ea t i nga s y mmet r i c a lphot owher et her eflec t i onext endst owa r dst hehor i z on.

Bet t er s t i l l , t r yt os i l houet t ey ourma i ns ubj ec ta ndy ou’ r eonawi nner .

Shootl ongexpos ur eswhent her ei smov ementi nt hewa t erbuty ourma i n r eec t i v es ubj ec ti snotmov i ng.

Longexpos ur eswi l la l l owy out oc r ea t e dr ea myr eec t i onsa sl onga st her ei ss omemov ementi nt hewa t er .

Thos ewhol i v ei nur ba na r ea sha v epl ent yofs hi nys ur f a c esf r om whi c ht o c hoos ef r om.

Lookf orhi ghl ypol i s heda ndr eec t i v es ur f a c es , us i ngur ba n s ur r oundi ngst oy oura dv a nt a ge.

I fy oudon’ twa ntpeopl et ober ec ogni s a bl e, s l owdownt hes hut t ers peed s omov ementi sbl ur r ed, ort r ys i l houet t i ngt hem a ga i ns tabr i ghtwi ndow.

Wheny our ea l l ys t a r tl ook i nga r oundy ou, r eflec t i onsa r eev er y wher e!They a r ef unt os hoota ndc a nhel py oua dda nel ementofc r ea t i v i t yt oy our phot ogr a phy .

Tr ys l owa ndf a s ts hut t ers peeds .

Wheny our ea l l yt hi nka bouti t , t he pos s i bi l i t i esa r eendl es s !

TheCol orManual byEr i cKi m Il ov es hoot i ngc ol or .

If eelt ha ts hoot i ngc ol orhel psmeexpr es smor eofmy emot i onst hr ought hec hr oma t i cs pec t r um.

Tome, s hoot i ngc ol ori sbey ondj us tpr et t yc ol or s .

Ra t her , s hoot i ngc ol ori s a boutenha nc i ngy ourper s ona lemot i ons , f eel i ngs , t hr ought hec ol ora es t het i c .

As ky our s el f , howdot hec ol or sofy ourphot oshel py oubet t erexpr es sy our s el f ?

Wha temot i onsdot hec ol or sofy ourphot osev ok e?

ESTABLI SHYOURPALETTE Whenev erapa i nt erdec i dest opa i nt , t heydec i det hei rpa l et t e.

Theyt r yt o i dent i f yt hei rper s ona la es t het i c .

Theyfigur eoutwhet hert heywi l lus ev i br a nt c ol or s , ormor emut edc ol or s .

Ther ei snor i ghtorwr ongwheni tc omest oy our pa l et t e.

I ti sy ourper s ona lt a s t e.

Fi r s tofa l l , figur eoutwhet hery oupr ef erv i br a ntc ol or s , mut edc ol or s , or s omet hi ngi nbet ween.

Thens t a r ts hoot i ng.

LOOKFORCOLORS Thenextpr a c t i c a lt i pI ’ dgi v ey oui st hi s : l ookf orc ol or f ult hi ngs .

Don’ tj us t s hoota nddec i dea f t er wa r dswhet hery ouwa ntt ok eepi ti nc ol ororc onv er ti t i nt obl a c ka ndwhi t e.

Wheny ous hootphot ogr a phyi nc ol or , s pec i fic a l l yl ookf ort hec ol or s .

Themor e y oupr a c t i c es eei ngt hewor l di nc ol or , t hemor es ens i t i v ey ourr et i na swi l lbet o t hec ol or sy ouper c ei v e.

COOLVSWARM COLORS Oneofmyf a v or i t ec ol orc ombi na t i onsi nc l udet het ens i onbet weenbl ue( c ool ) a ndor a nge( wa r m)t ones .

Tr yt os t a r tof fwi t hďŹ ndi ngac oolba c k gr ound( bl ue, gr een, pur pl e)a ndt r yt oc ombi nei nwa r ms ubj ec t s( r ed, or a nge, y el l ow) .

Orv i c e v er s a ;ha v eawa r m ba c k gr oundwi t hc ools ubj ec t si nt hef r a me.

Thet ens i onbet weenc oola ndwa r mt onesi naphot ogr a phwi l lc r ea t eha r mony a ndba l a nc e.

REDI STHECOLOROFBLOOD Outofa l lt hec ol or s , r edi st hemos tv i br a nt , c a t c hesoura t t ent i on, a ndi st he mos tpower f ul .

Why ?Ibel i ev ei ti sbec a us er edi st hec ol orofbl ood.

Weha v ebeenha r dwi r ed t os eer eda sac ol orofda nger , pa s s i on, a nda nt i c i pa t i on.

Notonl yt ha t , butma nyr i pef r ui t( s t r a wber r i es , c her r i es , a ndt oma t oes )a r er ed, f oodt ha tper ha psk eptusa l i v ei nt hepa s t .

RELAXI NGCOLORS Forme, t hec ol orbl uei sc a l mi ng.

I nt hi sphot ogr a phofama na s l eepa ta s ea s hor ei nMa r s ei l l e, Il ov et hec ont r a s tbet weenhi swea t her ed, l ea t her ys k i n a ga i ns tt hea qua ma r i nebl ueoft hes ea .

I fIphot ogr a phedt hi si nbl a c ka ndwhi t e, Iwoul dn’ tqui t egett her el a xedmood oft hes c ene, whi c hr ender swel li nc ol or .

Wheny ouwa ntt os howr el a xi ng phot os , l ookf orc oolc ol or s .

MUTEDCOLORS Wheny ou’ r es hoot i ngc ol or , y ouwa ntt oev ok eac er t a i nmoodt hr ought he a es t het i c .

Per s ona l l y , whenIwa ntol ds c hool , nos t a l gi c , or“ r et r o”l ook i ng phot os , Ipr ef ermor emut edc ol or s .

Thi sphot owa ss hotonKoda kPor t r a400 fil m, whi c hpr oduc esani c emut edpa l et t e, wi t hs k i nt onest ha ta r en’ tov er l y s a t ur a t ed.

If eelt hemut edc ol or sma k et hephot of eelt i mel es s .

SHOOTTHERAI NBOW Forme, s hoot i ngc ol ori sf un.

Tr ea ti tl i k eaga me.

Lookf ordi f f er entc ol or sof t her a i nbow.

Lookf ort hes t a nda r d“ RGB”( r ed, gr een, a ndbl ue)c ol or s .

Ei t herphot ogr a ph ea c hc ol oronea tat i me, ort r yt oc ombi net hem a l li nt hes a mef r a me.

LOOKFORCOLORFULSUBJ ECTS Wheny ou’ r es hoot i ngc ol orphot ogr a phy , y ouwa ntt obes ens i t i v et oc ol or s .

For t hi sphot o, Iwa si mmedi a t el ydr a wnt ot hi swoma n’ sr edha i r , a ndy el l owout fit .

I fIwer es hoot i ngbl a c ka ndwhi t ei nmi nd, herc ol or swoul dn’ tha v epoppedout a tme.

Af t erc ompl i ment i ngheronherout fit , Ia s k edt oma k es omepor t r a i t sof herl ov el yc ol or s .

Forme, t he“ c her r yont op”i st hegr eenbot t l ei nt hebot t om l ef toft hef r a me( Idi s c ov er edt hi sdet a i la f t er ) .

Anot heri mpor t a ntt a k ea wa ypoi nt : not i c ehows hoot i ngwi t hafla s hs a t ur a t es t hec ol or s , c r ea t est hes ubj ec tt o“ pop” , a ndi nc r ea s esc ont r a s t .

Wheny ou’ r es hoot i ngi nc ol or , t r yt oa l wa y ss hootbot hwi t hafla s ha ndwi t hout afla s h, a nda f t er wa r dsc hoos ewhi c hev erphot oy out hi nkwor k sbet t er .

SUMMI NGI TUP Ihopet ha tt hi sv er ybr i efpr i mert oc ol orphot ogr a phyi shel pf ult oy ou.

1.Lookf orc ol orwheny ou’ r eouts hoot i ng.

Thi swi l lt r a i ny ourey est os eet he wor l di nc ol or .

2.Pl a ywi t hc ol orc ombi na t i ons .

Exper i mentbyc ont r a s t i ngwa r mc ol or s( r ed, or a nge, y el l ow)wi t hc oolc ol or s( bl ue, gr een, pur pl e) .

3.Commi tt oc ol or : Don’ tdec i dewhet heraphot owor k sbet t eri nc ol ororbl a c k a ndwhi t ea f t ery ou’ v es hoti t .

4.Det er mi ney ourc ol orpa l et t ebef or ey ous hoot : Doy ouwa nthi ghc ont r a s t y , s a t ur a t edc ol or s ?Oramor emut edc ol orpa l et t et os howas ens eofnos t a l gi a a ndt i mel es s nes s ?

5.Exper i mentwi t hfla s h: I ’ v eper s ona l l yf oundt ha ts hoot i ngwi t hafla s hha s a ddedanewdi mens i ont omyc ol orphot os .

Tr ys hoot i ngwi t hfla s ha ndwi t hout afla s h, a nds eehowi ta f f ec t sy ourphot os .

Ther ea r enor ul est os hoot i ngc ol or .

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LEADI NGLI NES Af t erIs t a r t edt ogetbor edofs hoot i ngwi t ht he“ fis hi ngt ec hni que, ”Iwenton YouTubea nds ea r c hedf ors omei ns pi r a t i onf r om ot hers t r eetphot ogr a pher s .

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Hewoul ds hoota tv er yc l os epr oxi mi t i es( a bouta na r ml engt ha wa y ) whi l es hoot i ngwi t hafla s hona28mm l ens .

Al otofpeopl ec a l l edhi ma na s s hol e, butIper s ona l l yf oundhi swor kt obe i ns pi r a t i ona l .

Il ov edhowr a w, i nt ens e, a ndi nt i ma t ehi si ma geswer e.

Notonl y t ha t , buthi sphot oswer ea l s owel lc ompos ed.

It hent houghtt omy s el f , howc oul dIc r ea t es i mi l a ri ma ges ?Iwa nt edphot os t ha tha dmor eener gy , pa s s i on, a ndl i f e, butIa l s owa nt edphot ogr a phst ha twer e wel lc ompos ed.

Onec ompos i t i ona lt ec hni queIf oundhel pf ulwa sut i l i z i ng“ l ea di ngl i nes ”when s hoot i ngupc l os ea ndper s ona l .

I nt hi sphot ogr a phi nChi c a go, Is a wt hi sguy da nc i ngi nt hes t r eet s .

Igotr ea l l yc l os ewi t ha17mm.

Ic r ouc heddownr ea l l yl owa ndt r i edt oha v ehi sbodypos i t i onedi nt hec ent er oft hef r a me, wi t ha l loft hel ea di ngl i nespoi nt i ngs t r a i ghtt ohi sbody .

Wha tI t hi nkma k est hes hotmor edy na mi ci showhi sa r msa r ea l s opos i t i oneda l ong t hel ea di ngl i nes .

“ Lea di ngl i nes ”c ombi nedwi t ht he“ fis hi ngt ec hni que. ”Is a wt hel ea di ng l i nesoft hi ss c ul pt ur es howna bov ea ndwa i t edf ort her i ghts ubj ec tt o ent er .

I nt hephot obel ow, Is a wt hel ea di ngl i nesont hewa l l , a nd wa i t edf ors omeonet ol ookt hr ought hepeephol e.

PERSPECTI VE& LEADI NGLI NES Anot herwa yy ouc a ni nt egr a t el ea di ngl i nesi swi t hc ha ngi ngy ourper s pec t i v e.

Forexa mpl e, oneoft heper s pec t i v esIl ov et oembr a c ea r el owa ngl es .

By s hoot i nga tal owa ngl e( c r ouc hi ngdown) , y ouma k ey ours ubj ec t“ l a r gert ha n l i f e. ”Theya l s oc a l lt hi st he“ s uper ma nef f ec t . ”I fy ouev erwonderhowa5f oot7 i nc hTom Cr ui s ec a nl ookl i k e6+f eeti namov i e, i ti sbec a us et heys howhi m f r om al owa ngl e/ per s pec t i v e.

Wheni tc omest os hoot i ngs t r eetphot ogr a phywi t hdi f f er entper s pec t i v es , I r ec ommendt r y i ngt oembr a c et heext r emes : ei t herv er yhi ghper s pec t i v es , or v er yl owper s pec t i v es .

Thi sma k esf oruni quei ma ger yt ha ti nt er es t sy ourv i ewer .

Ac ommonmi s t a k et ha tt a l l ers t r eetphot ogr a pher sma k ei sbys hoot i ngs l i ght l y downont hei rs ubj ec t s , ma k i ngt hem l ooka wk wa r dl ys ma l l .

Tr yt ophot ogr a ph y ours ubj ec ta tl ea s tey et oey el ev el( whi c hmi ghtmea nc r ouc hi ngdown s l i ght l yi fy ou’ r et a l l er ) .

Byc r ouc hi ngdown, i ti sea s i ert oi nt egr a t el ea di ngl i nes di r ec t l yt oy ours ubj ec t .

Is a wt hi sma ni nHol l y wood, a ndIl ov edhi st oughl ooka ndha ndges t ur e.

I c r ouc heddowna ndphot ogr a phedhi m wi t hawi dea ngl e24mm l ens .

Thi s a c c ent ua t eshi st oughl ook , a ndy ouc a na l s os eet hel ea di ngl i nesi nt he ba c k gr oundwhi c hdi r ec ta l loft hev i ewer ’ sa t t ent i ononhi m.

Wi t hl ea di ngl i nes a ndl owper s pec t i v es , t r ys t a r t i ngof fwi t hj us tones ubj ec t .

SEEI NGLEADI NGLI NESAFTERTHEFACT Somet i meswheny ou’ r es hoot i ngs t r eetphot ogr a phy , y oudon’ ts eet hel ea di ng l i nesort hec ompos i t i onwhi l ey ou’ r es hoot i ngi t .

Forexa mpl ei nt hephot ogr a phont henextpa get ha tIs hoti nDownt ownLAa t ni ghtwi t hafla s h, Iha dnoi deat ha tt her ewer el ea di ngl i nesi nt hei ma ge ba c k gr ound( t hes pi k edf enc et ha tl ea dsy ourey est ot hes ubj ec t ) .

Butdoest hei ma geha sa nyl es si nher entv a l uebec a us ey oudi dn’ ti nt endt he c ompos i t i ont ot ur noutt ha twa y ?Notnec es s a r i l y .

It hi nk90% ofs t r eetphot ogr a phyi sa boutedi t i ng;dec i di ngwha ty ourbes t phot osa r ea f t ert hef a c t .

Ther ef or ewheni tc omest ol ea di ngl i nesora nyot herc ompos i t i ona lt ec hni que, t hemor ey ous t udyi t , t hemor eper c ept i v ey ouwi l lbei na ppl y i ngi twhi l ey ou s hoot .

Howev eri fy ouget“ l uc k y ”wheny oufindy ourc ompos i t i ons uni nt ent i ona l l y , begr a t ef ul .

Onequot eIl ov ei sf r om r oma nphi l os opherSenec a : “ Luc ki swhenpr epa r a t i onmeet soppor t uni t y . ” Themor ey oupr epa r ey our s el fbys t udy i ngc ompos i t i on, t hemor eoppor t uni t i eswi l lpr es entt hems el v est oy ou.

St r eetPhot ogr aphy Cont i nued HANDGESTURES Is oondi s c ov er edt ha tIwa si nt er es t edi namor edy na mi cf or m ofs t r eet phot ogr a phy , i nwhi c hIwa sc ons t a nt l yont hemov e, s ea r c hi ngf ori nt er es t i ng c ha r a c t er s , emot i ons , ges t ur esa nda c t i ons .

Is oondi s c ov er eds omet hi ngt ha tma demuc hs t r ongerc ompos i t i onsa nd i ma ges : c a pt ur i ngha ndges t ur es .

Whyha ndges t ur es ?Wheny ougetha ndges t ur es , y ouc r ea t edy na mi c mov ement .

I nt hephot ogr a phofawoma nIphot ogr a phedi nHol l y woods een ont henextpa ge, Is a wher , c r ouc heddown, a ndwa sr ea dyt ot a k ea phot ogr a phwi t hafla s hwi t ha24mm l ens .

Thes ec onds hes a wme, s hepos edf ormebygi v i ngmea“ j a z zha nds ”ges t ur e.

Tome, t hi si swha tma det hephot ogr a ph.

Notonl yt ha t , butIa l s ol i k ehowt het wopeopl eonherl ef ta ndr i ghtba l a nc e outt hef r a me( mul t i pl es ubj ec t sbes twor ki nnumber soft hr ee) .

I fy ouwa ntt oma k emor edy na mi cc ompos i t i onsi ns t r eetphot ogr a phy , don’ t j us tphot ogr a phpeopl ewa l k i ngwi t ht hei rha ndsbyt hei rs i de.

Wa i tunt i ly ou s ees omeonema k i nga ni nt er es t i ngha ndges t ur ebef or et a k i ngaphot ogr a ph.

Anot hers t r a t egyi st oenga gey ours ubj ec t sa ndwhi l et hey ’ r et a l k i ng, wa i tunt i l t heys t a r tma k i ngha ndges t ur es .

REPEATI NGGESTURES Somet i meswheny ou’ r es hoot i ngs t r eetphot ogr a phy , y ouwi l ls eepeopl er epea t ha ndges t ur es .

Forexa mpl e, Iwa swa l k i nga r oundi nDownt ownLAa nds a wt hi sgent l ema n bl owi nghi snos e.

Ifir s tmi s s edt hemoment , a ndt henwa i t edf orhi mt obl owhi s nos ea ga i n( peopl egener a l l yr epea tt hei rges t ur esont hes t r eet ) .

Sowhenhel i f t edhi st i s s uet obl owhi snos ea ga i n, Il i f t edmyc a mer at ot a k ea phot o.

Howev erhenot i c edmea nddr oppedhi st i s s ue.

It hent ol dhi m, “ Ohno, i t ’ sok a y , goa hea da ndbl owy ournos e! ”Het henl a ugheda ndl i s t enedt ome, a ndbl ewhi snos ea ga i n, a ndIc l i c k eda ga i n.

I fy ous ees omeonedoa ni nt er es t i ngges t ur eont hes t r eeta ndy oumi s st he “ dec i s i v emoment , ”a s kt hem t odoi ta ga i n.

Nowy oumi ghtbea s k i ng, “ Does n’ tt ha tr ui nt he‘ a ut hent i c i t y ’ ofa ni ma ge? ”Toa degr eey es , butIt hi nka sas t r eetphot ogr a pher , ourj obi sl es sa boutc a pt ur i ng “ a ut hent i c i t y ”a ndmor ea boutc r ea t i ngourowns ubj ec t i v ev i ewofr ea l i t y .

SoI ha v enoper s ona lqua l msa bouta s k i ngpeopl et or epea tha ndges t ur esort o pos ef ormei nac er t a i nwa y .

Myonl ys ugges t i oni st ha ti fs omeonea s k sy ou whet heras hoti s“ pos ed”ornot , t os i mpl ybet r ut hf ula ndt el lt heba c k s t or yof t hei ma ge( i fs omeonei si nt er es t edenought ohea rt hes t or y ) .

NOTSHOWI NGFACES Toma k eamor emy s t er i ouss t r eetphot ogr a ph, don’ ts howt hef a c esofy our s ubj ec t s .

Onl yf oc usont hei rha ndges t ur esa ndbodyl a ngua ge.

Is a wt hi sma nhunc hedov era nATM, a ndIa l s os a wt hedr a ma t i cl i ghthi t t i ng t hewa l l .

Tomet hel i ghtl ook sa l mos thol yi nna t ur e, a ndIc oul da l s of eelhi s pa i na ndmi s er y( per ha psnotha v i ngenoughmoneyi nhi sba nka c c ount ) .

If eel t ha tbyf oc us i ngonhi sha nda l one, i tma def orabet t ers t or ya ndi ma ge.

So whens hoot i ngs t r eetphot ogr a phy , t r ynott os howf a c es , a ndma k ey ourphot os mor eobs c ur e.

WHENTOSHOOTHORI ZONTALSVSVERTI CALS? Oneoft hec ommonques t i onsIgetwheni tc omest of r a mi ngi swhenas t r eet phot ogr a phers houl df r a meaphot ogr a pha sahor i z ont a l( l a nds c a pe)s hot , a nd whent of r a mea sav er t i c a l( por t r a i t )s hot .

Mypr a c t i c a ls ugges t i oni st hi s : whenev erpos s i bl e, s hootbot h.

Wheny oua r es hoot i ngs t r eetphot ogr a phy , i ti sdi f fic ul tt oa l wa y st el lwhet her t hes hotwi l lwor kbet t era sahor i z ont a lorav er t i c a ls hot .

Al otofr ea l i z i ng wha t“ wor k s ”ha ppensa f t ert hef a c t( wheny ou’ r el ook i nga tt hei ma gesi nt he edi t i ngpha s e) .

Howev erher ea r es omepoi nt er s : HORI ZONTALSHOTS Igener a l l yf r a mei ma gesa shor i z ont a ls hot swhent hes c eneha s pr edomi na t el yhor i z ont a ll i nes , a nds t r et c hesa c r os st hef r a me( l ef tt or i ght ) .

Forexa mpl e, i nt hei ma geont her i ghty ouc a ns eet ha tt her ea r es t r ong hor i z ont a ll i nesgoi nga c r os st hef r a me.

Al s obec a us et her ea r ef ourmena l li n ahor i z ont a ll i ne, s hoot i ngahor i z ont a lf r a mef el tmor ena t ur a l .

Ther ewoul d benowa yIc oul dfita l lt hes emeni nt ot hef r a mea sav er t i c a l , s ohor i z ont a l wa st heobv i ousc hoi c e.

VERTI CALSHOTS Wheni tc omest of r a mi ngas c enea sav er t i c a li ma ge, Igener a l l ydos ot o el i mi na t ec l ut t era nddi s t r a c t i onsi nt heba c k gr ound.

Av er t i c a lphot ogr a ph c a pt ur esl es si nf or ma t i oni nas c enet ha nahor i z ont a ls hot .

Ther ef or ewhen y oua r es hoot i ng“ s t r eetpor t r a i t s ”ofas i ngl es ubj ec t , av er t i c a lf r a megener a l l y wor k sbes t .

Mos ts t r eetphot ogr a pher sIk nowha v eaha r dt i me“ s eei ngv er t i c a l l y ”( bec a us e a shuma nswes eet hewor l dhor i z ont a l l ywi t hourt woey es ) .

Howev erf orme, I pr ef erv er t i c a l s , a st heyhel pf oc ust hev i ewer ’ sa t t ent i ondi r ec t l yt oy our s ubj ec t .

SHOOTI NGBOTHVERTI CALS& HORI ZONTALS I nt hi sc ont a c ts heets hownbel ow, Is t oppedt hi si nt er es t i ngc ha r a c t erwi t h t a t t oosa nda s k edi fIc oul dt a k eaf ewphot osofhi m.

Heobl i ged, a ndIs t a r t ed t ot a k ema nydi f f er entphot ogr a phs , fir s twor k i ngi nv er t i c a lf or ma t( t a k i ng5 v er t i c a lphot os ) , t hen2hor i z ont a lphot os( j us ti nc a s e) , 7mor ev er t i c a lphot os ( It houghtt hi sf r a mel ook edbet t eri nt ui t i v el y ) , 6mor ehor i z ont a ls hot s( s ome wi t hfla s ha nds omewi t hout ) , a ndl a s t l ywi t h3v er t i c a ls hot s .

Wheny ous eea ni nt er es t i ngper s on, s c ene, ormoment , t a k ea sma nyphot osa s huma nl ypos s i bl e.

Asar ul eoft humb, Igener a l l yt hi nki ti sbet t ert o “ ov er s hoot ”as c enet ha nt o“ under s hoot ”as c ene.

Why ?Ev er yt i mey ouc l i c k t hes hut t ery ouha v eas l i ght l yhi gherc ha nc eofget t i ngas t r ongeri ma ge.

I p u r c h a s e dBa a d e rAs t r o S o l a rS a f e t yF i l m t op l a c eo v e rt h ee n do f myl e n s , h o l d i n g i ti np l a c ewi t hafi l t e ra d a p t e rI a l r e a d y h a d .

Yo uc o u l da l s ot a p ei to v e rt h ee n d .

I t ’ si mp o r t a n tt oma k es u r et h e r ea r en o g a p so rh o l e si nt h efi l ma f t e ry o ud ot h i s .

I f y o ul o o kt h r o u g hy o u rr e a rv i e wa n d h o l dt h ec a me r au pt oal i g h t , y o us h o u l d s e ec o mp l e t ed a r k n e s s .

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I t ’ sb e s tt ou s eat r i p o dwi t har e mo t er e l e a s e .

Tu r no nL i v eVi e ws oy o uc a ns e ewh a ty o ua r e p h o t o g r a p h i n gi nt h eb a c kL CDs c r e e ni n s t e a do f l o o k i n gt h r o u g ht h er e a rv i e w.

Wi t hd a r kfi l m o v e ry o u rl e n s , y o u ’ l l o n l ys e es o me t h i n gwh e ny o ua r ea i me dd i r e c t l ya tt h es u n .

I tn e e d s s u n l i g h tt og e tt h r o u g ht h ed a r k n e s so f t h a tp r o t e c t i v efi l m.

I r e c o mme n du s i n gy o u rl o n g e s tl e n s .

Th el o n g e rt h ef o c a l l e n g t ho f t h el e n s , t h el a r g e rt h e i ma g e so f t h es u ny o u ’ l l b ea b l et oma k e .

Tu r no f f y o u rl e n si ma g es t a b i l i s a t i o n/v i b r a t i o n r e d u c t i o ni f i th a si t .

Tu r nt h es wi t c ho nt h es i d eo f t h el e n st oma n u a l f o c u sa n ds e ti tt o i n fi n i t y .

Byt h i sI me a nr o t a t et h ef o c a l r i n gma n u a l l yu n t i l y o us e ea ni n fi n i t ys y mb o l i nt h e c l e a rwi n d o wo f t h el e n s .

I t ’ sa l s ob e s tt ot e s tr u nc a me r as e t t i n g so na nu n e c l i p s e ds u no nac l e a rd a yp r i o rt ot h e e c l i p s e( ma k es u r ey o u rl e n si sp r o t e c t e dwi t hfi l mo ras o l a rfi l t e r ) .

Asmo s twi l l o n l yh a v eo n e s h o ta taf u l l s o l a re c l i p s e , y o uwa n tt ok n o wwh a ty o ua r ed o i n gp r i o rt ot h eb i gd a y .Ma k e s u r ey o u rfla s hd o e sn o tfi r e !

I f y o uh a v ea no n b o a r dfla s h , I r e c o mme n dt u r n i n gi to f f i ny o u r ma i nc a me r as e t t i n g sa n dt a p i n gi td o wnt oma k es u r ei td o e s n ’ tp o pu po nt h ed a y .

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Wh e nt h ee c l i p s es h o wi sa ti t smo s te x c i t i n g , t h el i g h twi l l b ec h a n g i n gq u i c k l y , a n dy o umu s tb er e a d yt oa d a p t , c o n s t a n t l yc h a n g i n gt h e s h u t t e rs p e e d( t h i si swh e r ey o u rp r a c t i c et e s tc o me si nh a n d y ) .

On l ywh e nt h ee c l i p s er e a c h e s t o t a l i t ywi l l y o un e e dt or e mo v et h es o l a rfi l t e r/fi l m.

Yo u rs h u t t e rs p e e ds h o u l db ea r o u n d 1 / 2 5 0 s e cf o rt h eI n n e rc o r o n aa n dDi a mo n dRi n g .

I r e c o mme n db r a c k e t i n gs oe v e r yt i mey o u p r e s st h es h u t t e rt h ec a me r at a k e st h r e es h o t s .

S e ti tt o1 , 0a n d+ 1 .

Ast h es u na p p e a r sa g a i n , d o n ’ tp o i n ty o u rc a me r aa tt h es u n .

E n j o yt h er e s to f t h es h o wwi t hy o u rs o l a rg l a s s e s .

Sc r eens hot st a k enf r om av i deobyJ ohnHodgk i n.

Vi deooft het ot a ls ol a rec l i ps e ( whent heyf ul l ya l i gn)i shi ghl yr ec omendedi fy oua r enotc omf or t a bl ewi t hc a mer a s et t i ngs( orma y bewi t has ec ondc a mer a ) .

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