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4. Sna ppi ngabi r di nfli ghti st hepi nna c l eof bi r dphot ogr a phy . Sety ourdr i v emodet o c ont i nuous . Us eAISer v oi fy ouownaCa non, orCont i nuousAFf orNi k onus er s , ort he equi v a l entoff orot herc a mer abr a nds . Set t i ng t hes eAFModeswi l lens ur et ha tt hec a mer a a ut oma t i c a l l yk eepst r a c k i nga ndf oc us s i ngon t hemov i ngbi r df ora sl onga si t ’ swi t hi nt he f r a me.
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6. Whenphot ogr a phi ngr eflec t i ons , s hootwhent hes uni sl ow, ea r l ymor ni ngor l a t ei nt heda yt oa v oi dgl a r eont hewa t er . Compos et hei ma ges ot her ei sequa la mount sofs ubj ec ta ndr eflec t i on. Foc usont hewa t ert oens ur et her eflec t i oni sa ss ha r pa spos s i bl e. Us eat r i poda ndr emot er el ea s e. Setma nua lmodewi t hI SO100200a nda per t ur ef / 8f / 11.
7. Whenphot ogr a phi ngy ourpet , i t ’ ses s ent i a lt ona i lt hef oc usont heey es . I t does n’ tma t t eri ft henos ei soutoff oc us , a st heey eswi l lmel ty ourv i ewer ’ s hea r t . Us i ngs uc has ha l l owdept hoffiel dwi l ll ea dt hev i ewert ol ookdi r ec t l y i nt ot hedog’ sey es .
8. Wheni tc omest ophot ogr a phi ngi c oni cs ubj ec t s , y ouneedt ot r a i ny ourey et o a l wa y sbeont hel ook outf oradi f f er entper s pec t i v ef r om whi c ht oc a pt ur ei t . I fy ouphot ogr a pha ni c oni cpl a c et hes a mewa ya st hous a ndsofot her phot ogr a pher s , t her ewi l lbenot hi ngt ha ts et sy ouri ma gea pa r tf r om t her es t .
9. Toc a pt ur ea ni ns ec torbut t er flyi nfli ght , fir s ts i ta ndwa t c hi t sha bi t sf ora f ewmoment s . Ta k enot i c eofwha tfloweri tk eepsr et ur ni ngt ot i mea ndt i me a ga i n. Sety ourc a mer a ’ sf oc usont heflower( nott hei ns ec t )a ndwa i tf ori tt o l a nd, t henc l i c k . Thi st ec hni quei smuc hea s i ert ha nr unni nga f t erafly i ngi ns ec t l i k eaf r us t r a t edphot ogr a pher .
10. Ev erwa nt edt oc a t pur ea ni ma geofl i ght ni ngdur i ngt heda y t i mei nas i ngl e expos ur e? Keepy ours hut t ers peedt oa r ound1s ec ond, y oura per t ur ebet weenf / 16f / 22, a ndal owI SO50200wor k sbes t . Sety ourf oc usa ndl oc ki tt oma nua l .
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Leanne&Di et erGor ges ( s t ude ntpr o fil e ) ht t ps : / / www. i ns t a gr a m. c o m/ t r a v e l _ pho t o s _ by _ l e a nne _ di e t e r / Comi ngf r om af a mi l yofphot ogr a pher s , weha v et hi ss a y i ng“ Ac oupl ewho phot ogr a phst oget hers t a y st oget her ” . AsLea nnea ndDi et erha v ef ound, t her ei s nobet t erhobbyt os ha r ewi t hy ourpa r t nert ha nphot ogr a phy . Nowt heyha v e r ec ent l yr et i r ed, Lea nnea ndDi et era r eenj oy i ngt r a v el i ngt hewor l dt oget herwi t h c a mer a si nha nd.Li f edoes n’ tgetmuc hbet t ert ha nt ha t !
Howdi dy oufir s tbec omei nt er es t edi nphot ogr a phy ? Iha v ea l wa y st a k enphot osf r om ea r l yi nourma r r i a geba c ki n1979, whenwe t r a v el l edma i nl yt ov i s i tf a mi l y . Whenourt hr eec hi l dr enc a mea l ongi nt heea r l y t omi d80’ sIt ookphot osoft hem. Ofc our s et hent heywer efil mc a mer a s . My phot oswer enott ha tgood. Somet i meswec oul dn’ tev ena f f or dt ogett hem dev el oped. Whengr a ndc hi l dr enc a mea l ongea r l i ert ha nexpec t edIha dpoi nta nd s hootc a mer a s , a ndwoul dbebus yt a k i ngphot osoft hegr a ndc hi l dr en. About2006 Igotmyfir s tbr i dgec a mer a , t hena not her , whi c hIs t i l lha v e–aNi k onCool pi x p500t ha twet ookov er s ea sonour2ndt r i p.Fr om t her eIbec a memor ei nt er es t ed i nget t i ngbet t erphot os , a sInowha dSDc a r dsf ors t or a ge. Ic oul dk eept hebet t er phot os . I n2009Igotmyfir s tSLRc a mer a-aCa non1000Ds t i l ls etonAut o. Iwa s ha ppyIt hought . I n2014Ir et i r edf r om myv ol unt eerj obt ea c hi ngc omput er c l a s s esa tU3A.Af ewmont hswentby . If oundTa ny a ’ sc our s eonFa c ebook , a nd r ea l i s edt her ewa smor et ophot ogr a phyt ha nha v i ngi tonAut o. Is t a r t edt he c our s ea ndha v enev erl ook edba c k . Rec ommendi ngi tt ol ot sofpeopl e. Some ha v ej oi ned.Igooutphot ogr a phi nga tt i meswi t hBa r ba r aa ndJ enni f erwho j oi neda f t erme. Ourfina nc i a la dv i s ors ugges t edt ha tDi et erneededahobbya f t err et i r i ng. Iha da s t udentwhenIt a ughtc omput erc l a s s eswhodi dba l l r oom da nc i ng.Wewentf or6 week s . Rea l i s edi twa s n’ tf orus . Webot hha dt wol ef tf eet . Het hendec i dedt oget i nt ophot ogr a phy , buy i ngwha thes a i dwa sabet t erc a mer at ha nmi ne.Iha d upgr a dedaf ewy ea r sbef or et oa70Ds oheboughtourfir s tf ul lf r a me, a6D. He nev erha dmuc ht i mewi t hwor kt ous ei t , s oIs c or edi t . Ir et ur nedi tt ohi ma f t erI upgr a ded. Di et er ’ sr edunda nc ya ppl i c a t i onwa sa c c ept edwhi l ewewer ea tTa ny a a ndJ ohn’ spl a c eonhol i da y s . Hegotmor ei nt ophot ogr a phy . Heha shi sol d6D a ndl a s ty ea rboughta7Dma r kI If orbi r ds / wi l dl i f ewhi c ha r ehi sma i ni nt er es t s . I ha v et he6Dma r kI Ipl uss t i l lha v et he70D. Myi nt er es ti samul t i t udeofgenr es , pos s i bl ymor es ot r a v elphot ogr a phy , wi l dl i f ea ndma c r o. Weha v et ot ha nkJ ohn& Ta ny af orenc our a gi ngDi et ert ogeti nt ot hehobby .
Wha torwhoi ns pi r esy ou? Forbot hofusna t ur ei ns pi r esus . Di et erha sa l wa y sl ov edexpl or i ng. Chec k i ngout i ns ec t s , pl a nt s , bi r ds , a nda ni ma l s .Theni ghts k ya swel l .Nowhec a nr ec or di t wi t hac a mer a . Forme, Il ov ena t ur ea ndt a k i ngma c r osofower s , i ns ec t set c . Needt odoi tea r l ymor ni ng. Bef or e6: 30a m whent hebr eez ehi t s . Whoi ns pi r esmeha st obeďŹ r s tofa l lTa ny a& J ohn. Thegr oupa l s oi ns pi r emea nd i ti sout s t a ndi nghowev er y oneget si nt ohel pa ndenc our a ge. Iha v et os a yabi g t ha nky out oSt ev eSt a t onwhoha shel peds oma nypeopl e.Ev endoi ngs ome v i deost ohel pusout . Myf r i end, Ba r ba r aBr i ght on, whos ephot ogr a phyha s i mpr ov edov ert hey ea r s . Al s o, J enni f erCl a r i dgef orhera bi l i t yt ogeti na ndl ea r n a smuc ha ss hec a na nda l s ol et susk nowwha ts heha sf ound.
Howha sourphot ogr a phyc our s ehel pedy ou? Thi sc our s eha st a ughtushowt ogetof fAut oa ndl ea r nhowt hec a mer awor k s . Whet heri ti sc ha ngi ngs hut t er , a per t ur e, I SO, orev enget t i ngi nt ot hemenu. Ta ny ai sa na ma z i ngt ea c her . Ev er y t hi ngi ss etouts ot hel es s onsa r eea s yt o under s t a nda nddoa ty ourownpa c e.
Wha t ’ sy ourmos tmemor a bl emoment ? Iha v eaf ew, t hr ees pr i ngst omi nd.Fi r s twoul dha v et obewhenwewentona hel i c opt erfli ghtov erHa r dy ’ sReefwhi l eonhol i da ya tAi r l i eBea c h. Sec ondwa s whenwewentt oBuc ha r tGa r densi nCa na da . Wedi dn’ tha v eenought i mea swe wer eonat our . Igotal ov el yphot ooft hega r denf r om t het op. Thi r di saphot o oft hebr i dgesa c r os st heVl t a v aRi v eri nPr a gue.
Yourf a v our i t el oc a t i on? I nAus t r a l i awel ov eNor t hQueens l a nd, Ai r l i eBea c ha ndt heGr ea tBa r r i er Reef . Fort r a v eloutofAus t r a l i awebot hl i k eEur opea ndCa na daa ndSi nga por e. I l ov ephot ogr a phi ngt heol dbui l di ngs , Ca s t l esa ndChur c hesi nEur ope. Ri v er c r ui s i ngt a k i ngl a nds c a pephot oswa sgr ea t . Wea r egoi ngt oSi nga por ea ga i ni nt womont hs& ha v ebeenr es ea r c hi ng phot os pot s .Il ov ec hec k i ngI ns t a gr a m & googl ei ma ges .Di et erl i k est a k i ng aphot oort woofs qui r r el s ?
Wha tpl a nsdoy ouha v ef ort hef ut ur eofy ourphot ogr a phy ? Tok eepl ea r ni ngwoul dbeďŹ r s t . Wewoul dl i k et odoal otmor et r a v el phot ogr a phya ndpl a nt ogot oUl ur ul a t ert hi sy ea rhopef ul l y . Nexty ea rwe a r epl a nni ngt ogoonabust ourwi t hf r i ends , f r om Da r wi nt oPer t h. Tha t woul dbeexc el l entf orphot ogr a phy .
Wha t ’ sy ourbes tpi ec eofa dv i c ef orot her ss of a r ? Mya dv i c ef orot her si st odot hel es s onsov era ndov er . Youc a na l wa y sfind s omet hi ngy ouma yha v emi s s edorf or got t en. Don’ tc ompa r ey our s el ft oot her s , f eel i ngy oua r enotgoodenough( t hi sha s beenac a t egor yIpl a c edmy s el fi nf oral ongt i me) . Al s owheni t ’ sahus ba nda nd wi f et ea mi t ’ sbeenv er yc ompet i t i v e. If oundDi et erha sav er ygoodey ef or c ompos i t i on. Somet hi ngIha v es t r uggl edwi t hf ory ea r s . Inowt r yt oj us tf oc us onmyphot ogr a phy . Hedoeshi sownt hi ng. J us ts omet i mesIwi l lf ol l owhi mi fI t hi nkheha sagoods pot( a l lt het i me) .
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