Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Tips And Tricks For Taking Memorable Pictures

By Dorsey T. Emanus


You have chosen to really put some time and effort into developing your photography skills. What amazing timing! Continue reading for a variety of photography ideas and insight.

With photography, it is up to you if you would like to expose the shadows or highlights of a subject. However, you can also choose to take multiple pictures, and have some of the pictures expose the subject's highlights and shadows, and not expose them in others. You can then blend them, using software such as Photoshop.

As a learning exercise, set restrictions that force you to find creative solutions. For example, set a goal for the day to only shoot images that represent a single concept, such as "sweet." You might try shooting 100 photos from a particular viewpoint or inside the same room. Working withing these limitations will make your shots more creative.

Photographers, like most artists, try to convey an emotion or feeling with their photographs. Composition is the key to accomplish that, and photographers must have the ability to shoot the perfect composition. A well thought-out composition will result in a photograph that impacts the viewer and conveys the photographer's meaning.

Shoot photographs of things that capture your interest. While the pictures might not seem particularly important to you at the time, they will stir up wonderful memories of your trip when you look through them later. Include items like funny street signs, unusual cultural products available in shops or local items like coins or tickets.

Resist the temptation to maximize the number of available shots you can get on one digital card; instead choose settings that will allow a far greater quality for output printing. The only time to use lower settings is when you know the images will only be displayed on your computer screen.

This article was filled with a variety of different considerations for taking appealing pictures. Having read this article, you are now better prepared to start taking some photographs of your own, or to improve the quality of the shots you take.




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