It’s such an exciting time getting ready to photograph your newborn. With some good baby photography tips, you can get some great shots. Shot List First, create a list of shots you want to take before you reach for your camera. When taking photos of your newborn, your time is limited, as there are many […]
Photo lighting – it’s one of the most important aspects to the way you take your photos, and they way they turn out. The difficulty lies in the different, constantly changing lighting conditions of certain settings: photography can be indoors or outdoors, in the morning or evening, sometimes in changing conditions. This article will try to set out some basic ideas and tips for you to use. Various techniques that are used by professional photographers when shooting and processing photos can reverse the poor lighting and get good shots.
Close-up photography, or macro photography as it is sometimes incorrectly called, is a genre hat many want to try as they learn digital photography. One of the first accessories I bought when I started out in photography was a set of close-up filters. Close-up photography can be very expensive but there is a way of […]
Depending on how bright the light conditions you are photographing will determine how much light needs to reach the sensor to create a perfect exposure. If for example you have your aperture set to wide open on say, f2.8, then you are allowing in a large quantity of light. The bucket will fill quickly so the tap can only be open for a short time, i.e. you will set a very fast shutter speed. As you close down and make it smaller so you will need to increase your shutter speed or leave the tap on for longer until your tap is just dripping. This will mean in order to get a full bucket the tap will have to be left on for a very long time. Aperture and shutter speed affect each other. Change the one and you’ll need to change the other. Each setting halves or doubles the amount of light each time your change it.
The exact method you should use will vary slightly depending on the type of camera you use but, as far as beginner’s photography tips go, apply the following and you will not go far wrong. Using your right hand, grip the right hand end of the camera. Your forefinger should be poised above the shutter button, and your remaining fingers curled around the front. This leaves your thumb, which is gripping the camera back.
As you are entering the world of digital photography, it is important to pause for a little consideration ahead of time make sure you can accomplish your goals. Start thinking from the point where you go out into the field; all the way to where you start printing or sharing your work. Begin your search with the computer, then check on whether your operating system and the software (Photoshop in this case) will play nice.
