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13 May 2012

Tips and Tricks for Fine Art Photography

By George Renoir


Photography can be an important part of your life because of its ability to capture special moments. You need to do all of your research, so that you don't end up losing, messing up your photos, or missing important photo opportunities. There are some tips listed below to help you begin bettering your photography skills.

Most pictures are taken with the camera at or near the subject's eye level. Common sense says this is good, but get the "WOW" factor by changing the angle from which you shoot. Try shooting down at the subject from higher up or get close to the ground and shoot up.

Play with the shutter speed on your camera to catch unique and wonderful photos. If you have the right shutter speed, you can get beautiful photos that would normally happen so fast that the human eye couldn't process it fully. Try experimenting with shutter speed and a tripod at a stream or waterfall for some great photos.

Try to avoid shooting your subject matter too high or too low when you take pictures. Generally, you should try to shoot your subject matter at eye level. This will provide you with a good view where you can see everything with little distortion and anything else that can throw off the shot.

Try not using your camera's red-eye reduction. This normally does a pre-flash that shrink's the subject's pupils to reduce the reflection. While this works, it also gives the person a warning and can either cause them to flinch when the actual photo is being taken or they'll pose more for the photo. You're better off using computer image editing software to edit out the red-eye later.

Find people to shoot without being too judgmental. You do not want to be on the lookout for "interesting" people only. People who only interest you may not be interesting to anyone else. Every person is unique, so shoot people in general and not just people you think will make a good shot.

Every picture you take needs a focal point. Determine your focal point before you snap the picture. When trying to determine the focal point, try to think about what will draw the viewer in. Keep the focal point simple, if you use too many focal points it will only confuse the view. You do not have to make your focal point be the center of the picture, but it does need to stand out.

To summarize, picture taking can not only be personally rewarding but it can also be a way for you to make money on the side. You need to be sure that you are aware of the fundamentals of photography as provided in this article so that you can build from there.




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