SLR Photography Guide - October Edition 2014

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T he r ea r enoď€ x e dr ul e si nphot ogr a phy , howe v e r I ha v ef oundov e r t hey e a r st hos ei ma ge sl e a v i ng t hemos t i mpa c t , doha v emuc hi nc ommon. Goodpi c t ur e sa r es e l domc r e a t e dbyc ha nc e . As phot ogr a phe r s , wene e dt ol e a r nhowt o s e l e c t i v e l ygui deav i e we r se y eonl yt ot hemos t i mpor t a nt e l e me nt s , i gnor i ngt hec l ut t e r . I nour onl i nephot ogr a phyc our s e , y ouwi l l l e a r n t ha t e x c l udi ngt hema i ns ubj e c t f r omt he ba c k gr oundi sonewa yt oa c hi e v et hi s . Anot he r wa y , i st oe ns ur ea smuc ha spos s i bl e , t ha t e l e me nt swi t hi nas c e nea r es e pa r a t e d, not onl y f r omt heba c k gr ound, but a l s of r ome a c hot he r . T hewa yy oua r r a nget hee l e me nt sof as c e ne wi t hi napi c t ur e , c a nhe l ppl e a s et hee y ea nd/ or ma k eac l e a r s t a t e me nt a st owha t t he ys houl dbe l ook i nga t wi t hout c onf us i ngt hema t t e r . Whe r e pos s i bl es e pa r a t el i ne sor s ha pe s .

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Not ei nt hi si ma ges eena bov e, noneoft hena v i ga t i onma r k er snort heboa t sout a ts eaov er l a pea c hot her ?Thi si sex a c t l yt hek i ndofc ompos i t i onI l ookf orwhen phot ogr a phi ngal a nds c a pe. Of t eni t ’ sa ss i mpl ea swa l k i nga r oundl ook i ngf or adi f f er entper s pec t i v e. Ofc our s edependi ngont hes c ener yi t ’ snota l wa y spos s i bl e, butwheni tdoesha ppen, i t ’ st r uel yr ewa r di ng.


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