Monday, October 16, 2017

Digital Empowerment Photography Lessons For You

By Joseph Fisher


Do you want to snap some unbelievable photographs? Would you like some digital photography lessons? Let's talk about composition! Thinking about composition, or how the picture is constructed, when taking the picture is a technique that will improve your empowerment photography skills. How can you build a better photograph?

The composition has many facets like; angle, light, color, depth of field, a venue of the subject and much more. This record does not go into all of the various things that make up composition but reveal a few to get you thinking. If you employ a few of these digital photography lessons, your photos will advance greatly.

Also important is the orientation of the frame. Experiment with horizontal and vertical versions of the same image. This is a GREAT exercise to push your composition skills. Soon you will develop a feel for the balance between subject matter and background, as well as train yourself to get out of the "standard" rut. (For some that is always shooting horizontal images, for others it is always shooting vertical images.) You will be surprised at how quickly your images improve with this exercise.

Another exercise that will help improve your photographs is to photograph the same subject in different ways. Take a close-up shot as well as a wide-angle shot. Shoot at least three different details of the main subject. With this exercise it is important to shoot, "full frame." In this day of digital photography and digital darkroom cropping, we seem to have lost this technique and talent.

Reflection - Last week I was thinking on past experiences... Oh, I am sure that you wouldn't like to hear me rant on about that, but why don't you think about this: One of the extremely useful digital photography lessons is to use a reflective surface to add dimension. You could take a photo utilizing a reflection in the water, a mirror, a window or anything metallic and shiny. The most photographed object is called "The Bean" in Chicago.

Use macro lenses if you love to shoot insects, small subjects, and all minute objects. Then lastly, if you want to have the sharpest result as possible, use prime lenses. A prime lens does not have a zoom feature, so it means that they only have one focal point. But the good thing with prime lenses is that their glass is so wide opened that they provide for a greater depth of field as compared to other lenses.

Some techniques are simple to learn and have to do with your equipment. Try experimenting with your lens filters for a new view... Try rubbing a thin film of Vaseline onto an old filter (but NEVER directly onto a lens - this will permanently ruin your lens), or try wrapping something around the filter, like a piece of tinted cellophane or a patch of pantyhose for an interesting effect.

Other techniques involve the subject of your photographing and timing. Try taking shots in the late evenings and early mornings while the sun is low in the sky. This will allow the sun to pick out shadows, and reveal hidden textures in the landscape. You can learn a great deal by taking landscape photographing lessons online. Some techniques are as simple as those mentioned above, and others are more advanced.




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