Photography:DigitalPhotographyTechniquesForBeginners

Pictures:TheUltimateGuidebooktotheMostPopularTechniquesinPhotography

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TableofContentsIntroduction

Chapter1–TheCameraanditsControls

Aperture

ISO

Chapter2–ImportantPortraitPhotographyTechniques

Focusonspecificpoints

UsingAperturePriority

Bouncingnaturallight

SoftandFeminine–Overexposuretechniques

Chapter3–TechniquesforMacrophotography

Tubes

Closeupfilters

ApertureforMacrowork

Chapter4–TechniquesforActionShots

Thelensneeded

Panningtechniques

Focusingonaparticularspot

Chapter5–PhotosofChildren

BabyPhotos

ActionPhotos

Perspective

Conclusion

Introduction

Inthisbookintheseries,wetracethedifferenttechniquesthatphotographersusetocapturegreatimages.Havingabetterunderstandingofyourcamerahelpsyoutobeabletomakethemostofdigitalphotography,andthisbookexploressomeofthebestwaystogetgreatphotos,usingdifferentgenresasdemonstrationsofwhatyoucandowithyourdigitalcamera.

Forinstance,didyouknowyoucanalterthecolorofyourimageevenbeforeyouseeitonthescreen?Youcanalsoalterthedepthoffieldbytheadjustmentofyouraperture.Perhapsthesewordsmeanverylittletoyou,butthebookexploreshowthiscanbedoneandtakesyouintothefieldofgettinggreatphotos.

Youdoneedtohavealittleunderstandingoftheadjustmentsonyourcameraasnoteverydigitalcameraisthesame.However,thetechniquesusedareextremelysimilarbecausethebasicsofphotographydon’tchange.Thisbookshowsyoualittlemoreaboutactionpackedimages,imagestakeninlimitedlightsituations,portraitimagesandmanymorekindsofimageswhichusedifferentphotographictechniques.

Didyouknowthatsomecamerasalsoallowyoutotakeimageswhicharepanoramic?Doyouknowwhentouseatripod?Doyouknowhowtotakephotographsinthedarkwithoutaflash?Thisbookshowsyouthetechniquesusedbytheprofessionalstogetwonderfulphotographsandyoucandothistooonceyourealizethatit’sonlyamatterofadjustingyourcameraandchangingyourapproachtotakingaphotographthatmakestheworldofdifference.

Beginningwithbasicinstructionsfortheuseofyourcamera,thechapterswhichfollowshowyouhowtocapturethatperfectimageusingdifferentstylesandpopularphotographytechniques.

Chapter1–TheCameraandItsControls

Inordertotakegreatphotosyouneedtounderstandalittlemoreaboutyourcamera.Doreadyourinstructionleafletbecausethisgivesyougreatinsight.Payparticularattentiontothemanualsettings.Automaticsettingsareplacedondigitalcamerasbecausepeoplewanteasyphotographyandmanufacturershavegiventhemthat.However,factorysettingsfortakingaphotographon“Automatic”maynotactuallygiveyouthequalityofimageyouareseeking.“Automatic”isstandard.Doyouwanttobeastandardphotographerordoyouwanttolearntogobeyondstandardandbecomeagreatphotographer?

Aperture

Theaperturedecidestheamountoflightthatpassesthroughthelens.Ifyouputmorelightthrough,yourimagemaybecomeoverexposedifthesettingisincorrect.Ifthesettingistoolow,theimagemaybeunderexposed.Theape.Forexample,doyouwantthesubjecttostandoutfromthebackground?Doyouwantthebackgroundtobeinfocusaswell?Anapertureoff5.6isadaylightsettingthatallowsforgreatlight.It’sarelativelysmallopeningofthelenstoletthatlightintocreatetheimage.Whatabouttheothersettings?Whataretheyallabout?

Youcanseethatatthehighestaperture,therewouldbealotoflightenteringthecamera.Youmayuseasettingthatgivesthisamountofopeningwhentakingphotosinadarkplace,toavoidtheuseofflash.Thenightsky,perhapsorfireworksmayrequirethisamountoflight,thoughremember–thelongerthelensisopenlikethis,themoreopportunitytocamerashastoshake.Forthiskindofimage,youwouldneedtouseatripodbecausehandshakemeansoutoffocusimages.Totherighthandsideoftheimageabove,youseeasmallopening.Onahotsunnydaywithperfectlight,thiswouldbeused,butyoudoneedtoexperimentwiththeotheraperturessothatyouknowwhatyourcameraiscapableofdoing.

ISO

AnothersetofnumberswhichyouwillseeonadigitalcameraistheISO.Thisnumberdetermineshowquicklytheimagewillbetaken.Forexample,youmaywanttheaperturesetsothatthelensonlyopensalittlebit,buttheISOwilldeterminethelengthoftimethatthelensstaysopen.Intheolddays,photographersusedtohavetobuyfilmofdifferentspeedstohelpwithdifferentsituations.HighspeedfilmwasusedforthoseimageswhichwereinmotionwhilestandardISOfilmwasokayforeverydayshots.Now,thisadjustmentisbuiltintothecamera.

ISO800

ISO400

ISO200

ISO100

ISO50

ISO25

ISO12

Thus,youcanseefromthisdemonstrationthatinalowlightsituation,youneedtouseamid-rangeISOtogetallthedifferentelementswithinthephotographinfocusandexposedfortherightamountoftime.ForthisparticularimageanISObetween50and100isidealbecausebelowthat,youloseskydetailandabovethat,theimagebecomestoodark.

WhenyouunderstandaboutISOandfstops,youareonyourwaytotakinggreatimagesbutthatdoesn’tshowyouthedifferenttechniquesthatareusedtocreatethosesuperimagesandthat’swherethisbooktakesyou.Greatphotographersusedifferenttechniquestogaingreaterimpactimagesandit’snotenoughtosimplytakeaphotograph.Onceyouknowhowtoemploythesetechniques,youwillgetreallygoodatunderstandingyourcameraandproducingfineimages.

Thedetailonthisimageissuperbandyoutoocouldbetakingimageslikethis,onceyoulearnthesetechniques.

Chapter2–ImportantPortraitPhotographyTechniques

Youmayhaveexperiencedaphenomenoncalled“redeye”andthisiscausedwhentheflashofthecamerareflectsinthesubjectofthephotograph’seyes.Flashisn’tthebestwayoftakingimages,unlessperhapsyouhaveastudioandhavecompensatedforthatflashwithdifferentlightingtechniquesthatbouncethatlightandhelpittofallintherightdirection.

Oneofthemostimportantaspectsofafaceistheeyes.Unfortunately,duetodisappointingresultswithredeye,amateurphotographersseemtoavoiddirectnessinanattempttoavoidredeye.However,straightonimagesthatdofocusontheeyeshavemoreimpact.Autofocuspointswhichyouseewhenyoulookintoyourcameraviewfinderaretheretohelpyou.Ifyouweretosetoneoftheseabovetheeyeandthenfocusinontotheeye,youshouldhaveabsolutelyperfectfocusontheeyeofyoursubject.

Onmanycamerasyouhaveapointwhereyoucanholdtheshutterreleasebuttondownacertainamountbeforeactuallytakingtheimage.Usethistoyouradvantage.Iftheimageisn’tperfect,pressthisandrecomposeyourimageuntilyouarehappywithitandthenpressthebutton.Voila!Youhaveperfectfocusontheeyes.Thisbringsasubjecttolifeandmakesthemlookstunning.

Focusonspecificpoints

Thereisawholedepthofinformationinsomeone’seyes.Lookatthisimage.Ofcourse,youarenottakingapicturesolelyoftheeye,buttheeyeexpressionsgiveyourphotographabetterpresentation.

Nowlookatawholeportraitthatgivesequalemphasisontheeyesandyouwillseewhythisworkssowellinphotography.Theeyesinthispicturearestunningandyetthecomposureoftheportraitiscomplete.

Asettingoff5.3wasusedforthisimagewithanISOof400.Lookhowthisallowsthefacetobetotallyinfocuswhilethebackgroundisobscured.It’sacleverlychosenbackgroundtoblendinwiththeimageratherthandistracttheeyeoftheviewer.

UsingAperturePriority

Unfortunately,manymoderncamerashaveanautomaticsettingandusersgetcomplacent.However,ifyoumoveyourdialtoAorAV(dependingonyourcamera’slayout)youputthecameraintoaperturepriorityandthatmeansyougettochoosethefstopandtheISOandthatputsyouincontrolofyourcamera.Youneedtoplayaroundwiththisaseachcameraisdifferentandthisusuallyshowswhenyoupresstheshutterreleasealittle,butnotfully.It’simportantbecausewhenyoucansettheapertureandhavebecomeaccustomedtothesettings,youcandecidehowmuchofyourimageisinfocusorfallswithinthedepthoffield.Thatmeansthatyoucanalsodecidewhetherbackgroundsneedtobefuzzy.Itoftenhelpsthephotoiftheyareasyoucanseefromthelastimageshown.

Depthoffieldnarrowswhenyoumovetowardyoursubjectandthisisimportantwhenlearningtousethecorrectsettings.Whatyoudon’twantwithportraitsistheedgesofthesubjectbecomingblurred.Experimentingwithyourcamerasettingsisvitaltoshowyoutestimagesofdifferentsettingssothatyouinstinctivelyknowwhatdepthoffieldworksforyourimage.Remember,youcan’tseedepthoffieldwhenyoulookthroughtheimage.It’sinstinctiveanditcanalsobelearned.

Bouncingnaturallight

Ifyoucan’taffordastudio,whynotmakeuseofwhatnaturegivesyou.Naturallightisawonderfulgifttothephotographer.Ifyousityourmodelinapositionwherethenaturallightfallsontohis/herface,youcanbouncethatlightusingareflectorinsilver.Whysilver?Thefactisthatthisgivesfarbetterresultsthanotherreflectorsbecauseitgivescrispsharpimagery.Thesearerelativelyinexpensiveandshouldbeincludedinyourkitifyouwanttodoportraitphotography.

Youcanevenuseyourtripodforthiswiththerightfixingssodoaskatyourphotographicretailerwhatdifferentreflectorsareavailable.Whatkindofimagescanbetakenusingareflector?Lookathownaturallightmakesanimagedramaticandyouwillseethatthequalitiesareworthstrivingfor.

Naturallighthelpstoproducedramaandfortheskin,itcanmakeskinlookflawlesslybeautiful,soit’samuchmoreforgivingkindoflightthanbrightstudiolights.

SoftandFeminine–Overexposuretechniques

Sometimeswhenyoutakephotosofwomenorchildren,overexposureisyourfriend.Whatyouaredoingbyover-exposingisallowingmorelightontotheimage.Thus,it’salittlemoreforgivingandcangetyousomegreatresults.IfyouhavePhotoshop,youcanaddfiltersbeforeprintingandtheimageswillbesuperb.

Thisimageisoverexposedbutthisisintentional.Lookhowitmakesthefeaturesofthefacestandout.Thistypeofphotographycanbeextremelyflatteringandusesthemanualsettingsonthecameratofoolthecameraintothinkingthatthereislesslightthanthereactuallyis.Thus,thecameracompensatesandthisistheendresult.

Whatalotofpeopleareafraidofwiththeirdigitalcamerasisthisexperimentation.Unfortunately,theLCDscreenonthecameraisnotthatgoodatassessingthequalityoftheimage,sotrydifferentsettings,notingdownwhattheseare.Anotebookisyourbestfriendwhenitcomestolearningphotographybecauseyoucanthenrepeatthetechniquesthatyoulearninamuchlesshitandmissway,usingthesettingsyouknowwillgiveyoutheresultsthatyouareseeking.

Thepictureabovewastakenwithalenswhichhasa55mmfocallengthandthesettingsusedonaCanoncameraweref/7.1andanISOof200,whereasunderthiskindoflightconditiononemightusuallyusealowerfstopsetting.Thatlittlebitofoverexposure

madetheimagefocalpointthefaceofthechildandthat’sreallycleverandyoucanusethistechniquetopinpointareaswhicharetrulyimportanttotheimagethatyouarecreating.

Chapter3–TechniquesForMacroPhotography

Anyonewhoownsacamerawillhavetriedtotakecloseupphotographsofflowersandinsectsbecauseit’sgreattobeabletouseamacrolensandtogetsuchgreatdetail.Somecamerashaveabuiltinmacrofeatureandyoumaynothavetrieditouttoitsfullestcapacity.It’sgreatfunbecauseitreallydoesputyourphotographicskillstothetest.

Othercamerashavedetachablelensesandyoucanreplacethestandardlensforamacrolens.Thesewillofcoursebemuchmorecontrollablethanbuiltinmacroswhichareonazoomlensbecauseyouhavemorecontroloverthefocusofthecamera,whereasonamacroextratoazoomlens,youdon’thavethatflexibility.Yousimplygetclosertoyoursubjectandtakethephotowhenyouthinkthatitisinfocus.

Sowhatwouldyouuseamacrolensfor?

Insects

Detailonflowers

Detailonplants

Themacrolensletyougetcloseupandpersonalwithnature.However,therearelimitationsbecauseyoucan’talwaysseethataccuratelyinyourLCDscreenexactlywhatitisthatyouarelookingat.Thus,useyourviewfinderforthecompositionoftheimagesasthisisalotmoreaccurate.Italsogivesyougreatinformationonyoursettingsandyoucantrydifferentanglestogetthelightrightonthepicturesthatyoutake.

Doyouremembertherulesofcomposition?Compositioncountsalotwhenyouaretakingmacroimages.It’snotenoughtoseethedetail.Youneedtocomposeit.Oftenpeoplemakethemistakeoftakingimagesonmediumqualitysettingsandthencropthem.The

problemwiththisisthattheimagealreadyhaslesspixelsthanaqualityimageandwhenyoucropit,youmakethenumberofpixelsevensmallerandcangetalotofnoiseorgraininyourphoto.Thus,it’sworthsettingthecameratothebestqualityofimagethatyoucangetwhenworkingwithmacroimagesandposingyourcamerajustrighttogetcompositionstraightaway.

Macrolensversuszoommacro

Ifyourlensdoesn’tgiveyou1:1imagesofwhatyousee,it’snottruemacro,butthatdoesn’tmeanyoucan’tgetreasonableshots.Mostzoommacrosarealittlelikethiswhereasifyouwanttotakeyourmacrophotographyreallyseriously,youneedaseriousmacrolens.

Tubes

Ifyouwanttoextendthecapabilityofamacrolens,andhavedetachablelenses,thentubesmaybetheanswer.Theseareattachedtothecameraandthenthelensismountedonthem.Thisgivesyouthelengthoflensthatyouneedtogetupcloseandpersonalwiththethingsthatyouarephotographing.

Closeupfilters

Imagineamagnifyingglassandwhatyoucanseewhenyougetupclosetosomething.Youcangetcloseupfilterswhichmagnifywhatyousee.Theseareokayfortakingphotographsofsubjectswhicharestillbutarenotthebestbetformovingsubjects.Inthecaseofmovingsubjectssuchasdragonflies,youwouldbebetterusingamacrolensalthoughcangetawaywithazoommacroifyoucancatchthemwhentheyarestatic.

ApertureforMacrowork

Thisisn’tlikestandardphotographyandyouneedtoupyourfstop.ThuschangingfromastandardsettinguptoF/22mayjusthelpyoutogetmuchmoredetail.That’svitaltomacrophotography.

Chapter4–TechniquesforActionShots

Thelensneeded

Thereisabsolutelynodoubtthatazoomlensisyourbestbetforactionshots.Basically,thewaythatactionshotsaretakeniseitherfromastaticviewpointwherethecameraisfocuseduponasetspotortheycanbetakenbypanningtheactionandchoosingtheappropriatemomenttotaketheshot.

Personally,Ipreferpanningwithareasonablylargetelephotolensbecausethere’slesshitandmisstoit.Althoughyoumayanticipatethattheactionmayhappenatasetpoint,oftenyourpicturesaredisappointingbecauseoflackofpreparationofthecameraandthespeedofthesubjectsbeingshot.

Onethingforsureisthatwhenyouaretakingsportsimages,youneedtogetupcloseandpersonalwiththeaction.Forexample,ifyoucangetintothepitsfordragracingyouwillseemuchmorethanyouwillfromaspectatorseat.Theseactionshotscanbetakenasthedragracertakesoffandtherearesomewonderfulphotoopportunitiesatthestartingline,thoughdoexpecttobreatheintheatmosphereoftheevent.

Inthisimage,thecarlooksprettystaticbutwhatthephotographerwasafterwasthewheelskidatthebeginningoftherace.Tomaketheimagemorespectacular,alittlemorecompositionmayhavegiventhephototheedge.

Inthisimage,thefstopwasuppedtof8.00andtheISOsetat100togivegreatdefinitionofboththesubjectandthebackground.Notehowtheadvertisementsalongtheedgesoftheimageallowyoufullfocusbuttheroadgivestheimpressionofspeed.

Panningtechniques

Youdoneedatelephotolensforgoodpanningofdistantshots.Thewaythatthisworksisthatyoufocusuponthesubjectandgetyoursettingsrightforthekindoflightthatyouareencountering.It’sagreathelptoaphotographertohavealightmeterbecausetheycanusethisthelengthoftheracecoursetoseeiftheangleatwhichtheyaretakingtheimageallowsthemthecorrectlightorwhethertheyneedtomovetoanotherspot.Focusthecameraonthesubject.Asthesubjectstartstomove,movethecamerasothatthesubjectisalwayscentralintheviewfinder.Whentheappropriatemomentcomes,snaptheshot.

Focusingonaparticularspot

Inthiscase,youlineupyourcamerawithacertainphotogenicareaonthetrackandwaitfortheactiontoarrive.Useofatripodmaybewise.

Chapter5–PhotosofChildren

Therearevarioustechniquesusedtogetgreatimagesofchildrenandbabies.However,it’sunfortunatethatmanypeopledon’tusegoodtechniqueandtendtousepointandclick.Ifyoureallywanttocapturethemomentperfectly,youneedtolearntechniquesthatwillhelpyoutodothis.

BabyPhotos

Thisphotographofababyisanexcellentexample.Theposeoftheimageisperfect.Thereisalittleover-exposureintentionallyusedtoemphasizethewhite,sothatthefaceandfeaturesofthebabyarethefocalpointoftheimage.Thisisthequalityyoushouldbeaimingatwhentakingbabyphotosbecauseit’sexceptionallygoodqualityandhelpsparentstopreservethosememoriesinpicturescertainlyworthframing.

Atthisage,youareprettylikelytogetcandidshotswithouttoomuchhassle.Babiescanbeposedeasilyandtheydon’tplayuptothecameralikechildrenwhoareolderdo.Thesettingofwhiteusedinthisimage,forexample,maketheskinofthechildthefocalpoint.Youareinstantlydrawnintothefacialexpressionbecauseofthehatplacement.Goodcompositionisallabouthavingtherightprops.

ActionPhotos

Takingimagesofchildreninactionisfun,butdon’tletthemknowyouaretakingthem.Theproblemisthatkidswillplayuptothecameraandtheresultingimageswon’tgiveatruepictureofthejoythekidswerehavingplayingwiththeirfriends.Youneedtoinvestinagoodtelephotolensbecausethisputsdistancebetweenyouandthesubject.

Thispicturewastakenatadistanceonabrightdayandthephotocapturestheaction.Simplypaninonthesubjectandwaituntiltheactionisjustwhatyouwanttocapture.Here,again,thecompositionwasfabulous.Thecontrastbetweenthechild’sattireandtheseaissuperbandthewaveswerecaughtinfullfocusbyhavingasettingthatallowedfulldepthoffield.

Photographsofchildrencanbeveryeasytotakeifyouwaitforopportunities,butbepreparedforfrustration.Thatbeamingsmilethatsaysthechildishappymaynotcomeforawhile.Thatposeyouoncesawandwishedyouhadcapturedcan’tbeposed.Youneedtositwithyourcameraandwaitformomentssuchasthistohappenagain.

Getyourcamerasetupwithatelephotolens.Ifyouarewatchingachildplayandwantgreatdetail,whynotuseyourtripod?Thisgivesyouonelessthingtothinkaboutasthecameraheightandstabilityissortedoutinadvance.Watchtheaction,tryzoominginandouttogetthebestcomposition.Evenasmalltripodisusefulinasituationsuchasthis

becauseofitsportability.Youcanmovetoabetterpositiontotaketheimageifthelightisn’tperfect.

Perspective

Thetechniqueofusingperspectivereallyhelpswhentakingimagesofkidsorsmallpeople.Yousometimesneedtogetdowntotheirleveltogetthebestcloseupimages.Childrenonabeach,forexample,couldbeshotfromadistancebylyingdownonabeachtowelandusingasmalltripod.Thatway,youareattheirlevelandseethingsfromachild’sviewpoint.Youwouldbesurprisedjusthowmuchdifferenceitmakeswhenyouareabletoseethingsfromtheirperspective.

Alternatively,youcouldtaketheimagefromabovethechild,ifyouwantacloseupthat’sasstunningasthisone.Thechoiceisyours.

Conclusion

Asyoucanseefromtheforegoingchapters,thefirstthingthatyouneedtolearnaboutwhenyouhaveadigitalcameraishowlightworksitswaythroughthecameraandwhatdefinesdepthoffield.YoualsoneedtolearnhowtousetherightISOandthisbookhasn’tdweltonthesetopics,buthasgivenyouenoughinformationtotakeyourexperimentationwiththesealittlefurther.Youwill,ofcourse,needtolearnaboutshutterspeedandallofthesebasicelementsarecoveredinpreviousbooks.Thisbook’spurposewastoshowyousomeprofessionaltechniqueswhichwillimproveyourexperienceasaphotographer.

Withinthepagesofthebook,wetaughtyoutouselighttothebestpossibleadvantagewhentakingportraitimagesandyouwillexperiencealldifferentkindsofeffectswhenyoulearntobouncelight.Thishelpstohighlightdifferentfeaturesofthefaceandisextremelyusefultothephotographer.Wealsotaughtyouhowtocapturefacesthataren’tposedbyusingtelephotolenses.

Inthesectiondevotedtospeed,weemphasizedtheimportanceofcompositionandthisappliesacrossthefieldtoallphotographsthatyoutake.Compositionisveryimportant.Trytothinkofyourphotographasawholepicture,ratherthanseeingitasaphoto.Trytoavoidhavingtocropimagesandthuslosequality.Takingtimewithcompositionoftheimage,youreallywillgetbetterqualityimagesanddon’tforgettoswitchyoursettingssothatyouhavethebestpossibleimagesthatyourcameraisabletoproduce.Thismaymeanbuyingmorememorycards,buttheyaren’texpensiveandit’sbetterthanhavingreducedqualityimagestostartoffwith.

Thesectiononactionphotographsshowedyoutwomethodsthatareusedtocaptureaction–panningortakingtheimagefromasetlocation.Theseareworthpracticingwithrunnersinthepark,childrenatplay,sportseventsandthoseopportunitieswhensomethingmovingcatchesyoureyeasaphotoopportunity.

Wethenwentontodiscussabouthowtotakereallystunningphotosofchildren.Childrencanbeextremelydifficulttocatchinanaturalpose,particularlyiftheyknowtheyarebeingphotographed.However,thetechniquesdescribedinthissectionshouldhelpyoutoachievereallygoodphotographsthatareworthyofkeepingaskeepsakesofeventsinachild’slifewhichareimportanttopreserve.Everydayopportunitiesarisewherephotographingthechildrenwillgivethemgreatinsightintotheirchildhoodwhentheyareolderandlookingbackthroughfamilyalbums.Imaginetheirjoywhentheyfindthephotographsaretakenwithskill,arecomposedandcapturedthemomentperfectly.Toomanypeoplesettleforsnapshots,wheneventhecheapestofdigitalcamerasiscapableofcreatingwonderfulphotographswithcomposition,thoughtandfocalpointclarity.You

weretaughthowtofadethebackgroundandtoconcentrateonthecentralsubjectaswellastakinggreatactionshotsofkidsfromadistance.

Thesectiondealingwithmacrophotographyshowsyouhowtocreatereallyfocusedcloseupimagesbyusingtheviewfinderandcomposition,ratherthansimplyusingtheLCDscreen.Whenthingsaresmall,youcannotseethemclearlyontheLCDunlessitisofexceptionalquality,sothroughtheviewfinder,youactuallygetclosertolookingatwhattheimageis.

Thetechniquewhichisonetouseinallphotographyisgettingusedtohalfpressingtheshuttersothatyouseethesettings.Mostcamerastellyouinformationthatishelpfultocreatinggreatimages,butyouneedtogetusedtolookingthroughyourviewfinderandlocatingthedifferentaspects,suchasISO,fstopetc.,andlearnhowtoadjustthesethroughthemenusonyourcamera.Yourinstructionbookletmaynothavebeenparticularlyuserfriendly,butifyouconcentrateontheseareasandpersevere,youreallycancreategreatimages.

Thebookdiscussedtheuseoftripodsandit’sworthwhilehavingastandardtripodandasmalleroneforportabilitybecausethesmalleronewillhelpwithyoursteadinesswhentakingeithermacroorlongdistancetelephotolenspicturesatalowerlevel.Thishelpsyoutocreatewonderfulimagesofkids.Standingabovekidsaswellcancreatesomestunningeffectsthatyoumaywanttoconsider.

Thelastwordontakinggreatimageswithyourdigitalcameraistoalwaysprotectyourlens.Thisisimportantasascratchedlensmayimpairthequalityofyourimage.Dabbleinfiltersifyouhavethemavailableforyourcamera,sinceaskylightfilterisusedforprotectingthelens,whileotherfiltershelpyoutobuildupcolorortogiveyoustarburstswhereyouwantthem.Explorewhat’savailablebecausethesereallyopenyouuptomanydifferentpossibilitiesinyourphotographiccareer.Rememberaswellthatimpactisimportantandthatblackandwhiteimagesshouldn’tbedismissed.Withasimpleclickofyourmenus,youcansetyourcameratoeitherblackandwhiteorsepia.Eachareimpressiveincertaininstances.Ihopethatthisbookhelpsyouandthatyouareabletoproducebetterimagesbecauseofthetipsthathavebeengiven.