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Mos tma c r ophot osy ous eeonl i ne Unl es sy ouri nt ent i oni smot i onbl ur , a r ec r oppedt i ghti npos tpr oc es s i ng. ma k ei tea s yony our s el fa ndwa i tf or T hephot ogr a pheri s n’ tr ea l l y ac a l m da ybef or ephot gr a phi ng s hoot i ngt ha tc l os et ot hes ubj ec t ! ma c r os . Per s ona l l yI l i k es t a ndi ngr oughl y 3050c ma wa y .
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4Backgrounds
Mov ei nt oapos i t i ont ha tgi v esy ou t hebes tpos s i bl eba c k gr ound. Ba c k gr oundsa r ej us ta si mpor t a nta s t hes ubj ec t .
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Goodma c r ophot ogr a phyneeds pl ent yofl i ght . E i t hers unl i ght , ora n offc a mer aa s h. E v enbet t er , ar i ng a s hort wi nl i t ea s huni t .Wi t h pl ent yofl i ghty ouc a ns hootei t her f a s ts hut t ers peeds , orhi gher a per t ur es , whi c hmea nsmor ei nf oc us .
L ea r nt ol i s t ena ndf eel y ourl ensa si t l oc k sha r di nt of oc us . T her ei sa di ffer enc ebet weens of ta ndha r d f oc us . Youc a na c t ua l l yhea ra ndf eel whenal ensl oc k sha r di nt of oc us .
10KnowYourSubject Bef a mi l i a rwi t ht heha bi t sofy our s ubj ec t . F orex a mpl e, but t eri esa r e ea s i ert ophot ogr a phl a t eri nt heda y , a st heys et t l edownf ort heni ght .
Ma c r ophot ogr a phys houl dbef un. I fa tr s ty oudon’ ts uc c eed, t r y a ga i n. S eei ta sac ha l l engea nddon’ tbec omedi s hea r t ened. And dena t el ydon’ tgi v eup. S hoot i ngwi t hadedi c a t edma c r ol enst a k es pr a c t i s ea ndt i met obui l dupy ours k i l l s .
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“Thi swasmy r s tat t emptt ot akes hot sofbui l di ngs .If oundt hi sol dbui l di ng t hatl ookedl i kei thadbeeni na r eatonepoi nt .Al lmyl ens esIt r i edt ous e f ort hi sphot os hootdi dn' ts eem t obewor ki ngf orme.Iendedupus i ngmy ni f t yf t yhandhel d,wal ki ngar oundt ot r yandgetdi f f er ents hot soft he bui l di ngsandwi ndows . ”
A dayi nt hel i f e Thi spa s tmo nt hIa s k e do urs t ude nt st os ubmi t i ma ge st ha tde pi c te v e r yda yl i f e . Wi t hs uc hawi de r a ngeo fi ndi v i dua l sf r o mdi f f e r e ntba c k gr o unds , he r e i sape a ka twha tt he yc a meupwi t h.
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Shoot i ngt hr oughawi r ef enc e Aques t i onI ’ ma s k edof t eni s“ HowdoIs hoott hr oughawi r ef enc e” ? Thi sc ha l l engei sof t enf a c edwhi l ev i s i t i ngt hez oooras por t i ngev ent . Thet r ut hi s , s hoot i ng t hr oughf enc esi s n’ ta sha r da si ts eems ! Li s t edbel owa r emyt opt i psf ors hoot i ngt hr oughawi r ef enc e. 1.Geta sc l os et ot hef enc ea spos s i bl e. Mos tl ens eswi l lha v eaha r dt i mef oc us i ngon s omet hi nga sl a r gea saf enc ei fy oua r ec l os et oi t . Ther ef or ei twi l lha v eno c hoi c ebutt of oc ust hr oughi t . I ft her ea r el a r gega psi nt hef enc e, ma k ei tea s i eron y our s el fa ndpos i t i ont hec a mer as ot hega psfil lt hec ent eroft hef r a me. 2.Us i ngas ma l la per t ur enumberwi l lhel pt hr owt hef enc eoutoff oc us . Es pec i a l l ywhen f oc us i ngonas ubj ec ti nt hedi s t a nc e. 3. Zoom y ourl ensouts oy oufil lt hef r a mewi t hy ours ubj ec t . Forexa mpl e, i fy ourl ensi sa 70300mm f oc a ll engt h, z oom i tt o300mm. Thel ongert hel engt hofy ourl enst hemor e bl uront hef or egr oundf enc e. Hopef ul l ys omuc hs ot ha ty ouc a n’ ts eei ta ta l l . 4.Setas i ngl ef oc uspoi nta nda i mi tdi r ec t l ya tt hes ubj ec t . Keept hes wi t c hont hes i deof y ourl enst oAForAunl es si t ’ sha v i ngt r oubl ef oc us i ng. I fi tdoesha v et r oubl ef oc us i ng t hr ought hef enc e, s wi t c ht oMF( ma nua lf oc us )a ndr ot a t et hef oc a lr i ngunt i l i tl ook ss ha r pwhenl ook i ngt hr ought her ea rv i ew. 5. I ft hes ubj ec ti sc l os et ot hef enc e, t heny ou’ l lha v enoopt i onbutt oma k ei tpa r toft he c ompos i t i on. Thef ur t hera wa yt hes ubj ec ti sf r om t hef enc et hebet t er !
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1DonMcCullin
“ Phot ogr a phyf ormei snot l ook i ng, i t ’ sf eel i ng. I fy ouc a n’ t f eel wha ty ou’ r el ook i nga t , t hen y ou’ r enev ergoi ngt ogetot her s t of eel a ny t hi ngwhent heyl ook a ty ourpi c t ur es . ”
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2 Henr i Car t i er Br es s on “ Yourr s t10, 000 phot ogr a phsa r ey our wor s t . ”
3ManRay
“ Ofc our s e, t her ewi l l a l wa y s bet hos ewhol ookonl ya t t ec hni que, whoa s k‘ how’ , whi l eot her sofamor e c ur i ousna t ur ewi l l a s k ‘ why ’ . Per s ona l l y , I ha v e a l wa y spr ef er r edi ns pi r a t i on t oi nf or ma t i on. ”
4JoeMcNally
“ Don’ tpa c kupy ourc a mer a unt i l y ou’ v el ef tt he l oc a t i on. ”
5RobertFrank
“ Theey es houl dl ea r nt o l i s t enbef or ei tl ook s . ”
6ImogenCunningham
“ Ther ea r ema nyphot ogr a pher swhous ehi ghI SOs et t i ngs f orc r ea t i v i t y . Gi v ei tagoa nds eewha ty ouc omeupwi t h. ”
7EveArnold
“ I faphot ogr a pherc a r esa boutt hepeopl ebef or et hel ens
a ndi sc ompa s s i ona t e, muc hi sgi v en. I ti st he phot ogr a pher , nott hec a mer a , t ha ti st hei ns t r ument . ”
8RobertMapplethorpe
“ Themor epi c t ur esy ous ee, t hebet t ery oua r ea sa phot ogr a pher . ”
9ErnstHaas
“ I a m noti nt er es t edi ns hoot i ngnewt hi ngs–I a m i nt er es t edt os eet hi ngsnew. ”
10ImogenCunningham
“ Whi c hofmyphot og r a phsi smyf a v our i t e ?T heoneI ’ mg oi ng t ot a k et omor r ow. ”
Andmyf a v our i t e “ I t ’ sonet hi ngt oma k eapi c t ur eofwha ta pe r s onl ook sl i k e , i t ’ sa not he rt hi ngt oma k ea por t r a i tofwhot he ya r e . ” ~ Pa ul Ca poni g r o
T hi ss hot i smor eonc ompos i t i on, I r e a l l yl i k e dc a pt ur i ngt heot he r bi r dt hr ough t hegunne r wi ndowont hepor t s i deof our bi r d.
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