Here it is almost Valentine’s Day, and once again you’re searching for that grand romantic gesture (GRG).
How, you ask yourself, how can I impress my one and only Schmoopy armed with only a camera and my boundless creativity?
We’ve got some great ideas to save the day and leave your S.O. positively chuffed.
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The early days of digital photography had some problems. Cameras were expensive. Photo quality was not good. There weren’t a lot of tools to handle digital photos.
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How one fits an oval into a rectangle may sound unimportant but, if you are interested in photographing portraits, them it will become the cornerstone of you best portraits. If you substitute the word ‘face’ for the word ‘oval’ you would easily understand my meaning. Faces are ovals in their most basic shape, so then how do you fit a face into a rectangle?
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Kite Aerial Photography (KAP) is a unique form of photography and from what I can tell it is a fairly unknown art form. So here is a brief overview of it and a few resources that you can look at to find more information. Most photographic books or web-pages I read assume you have a stable tripod for landscape work. In a similar way to the still life photographer spend a long time selecting the scene and composing the picture. Even with the most stable suspension system in the world this just isn’t going to happen with KAP. So when you compose the picture you do the best you can then shoot off lots of digital images. Once back on the computer you can use your instinct to select, crop, edit and stitch an image. Purists will argue that this post-processing on the computer isn’t in the spirit of photography, but I see it all as part of the art, craft, and fun of KAP.
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Should I use my camera’s Portrait mode when shooting Portraits or would I be better off manually setting my camera up?
Unless you have a high end DSLR, most digital cameras these days come with an array of shooting modes (including portrait mode) for a photographer to choose from when out using their camera. These shooting modes are designed to help camera owners to quickly tell their camera what type of shot they are taking to give the camera a hint at what type of effect you want.
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Portrait photography is the life blood of its industry. It has been around since the camera was invented and its popularization. It is a challenging type of photography that requires the photographer to have ea good knowledge of lighting and composition techniques as well as the ability to understand human nature. Here are some good tips to get you started on how to set the mood of a portrait.
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Here is a cute Valentines idea that is sure to sweep your sweetheart off their feet. Best of all, this project will only take a minor amount of camera know-how.
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Now that you are ready to head out on you winter adventure, here are some ideas to get you started. Go ahead try them all.
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In the previous post we discussed some tips and problems that a photographer might face while shooting winter landscapes on a sunny day. In this post we will discuss other types of winter photography and tips to get the most out of your winter photos.
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If you read my previous post then you are ready go out and take some winter photos. Here are several other tips that will make your winter photography experience more enjoyable:
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