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Post by whisker on Sept 30, 2011 13:33:18 GMT
Brought to you by Canon
Lesson 1: Learning to see
I hope to follow up on this series and add in anything else that fits in. Enjoy. Feel free to add comments.
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Post by joebert on Oct 1, 2011 22:52:58 GMT
That was very good Whiskers. When I take a picture I try to follow some of these rules. In my mind I draw a tic tac toe on the picture I'm taking. When the lines intersect that;s where the subject of the picture should be. If it's a person they should be looking into the bigger part of the picture and not looking off the picture. Then there are some pictures you just want to document what you see. Also you can go into PB and recrop the picture to correct it. Here's my example. The hummingbird is in the upper right and looking to the left and into the the picture. Also note the nectar is in the opposite cross hair.
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Post by whisker on Oct 1, 2011 23:09:22 GMT
 for an excellent excellent explanation and example, JB! You obviously have grasped this point very well. Thanks for sharing. We, as a group, can benefit from improving our techniques. ;D |
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Post by joebert on Oct 1, 2011 23:38:20 GMT
I belonged to a couple camera clubs and we had slide competitions. When they were judged by a third party they would critique the pictures, good or bad. So you would learn from other peoples pictures too. One was a small club and one was a large club. The competitions weren't easy. But because there were so many people in the club you only competed with the people at the lower level. the pictures were either accepted or not accepted. The more you got accepted you would move up to the next level. You could only enter 4 slides in each competition. But they had three categories, pictorial, nature and photo journalism. Pictorial could be anything in the world. Nature was tough because it couldn't be just any flower. It couldn't be one that you raised in the garden, that isn't nature. A picture of fungi on a stump...no good if you could see the tree was cut down. But you learned a lot as you went along. It was fun and educational. If you asked anyone how they took a picture they would tell you every detail. My goal was to break a rule and still get a picture acceped.
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Post by whisker on Oct 2, 2011 0:02:02 GMT
There's a lot you can learn at any time re photography. You're always learning - that's what make s it so interesting!
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Post by joebert on Oct 2, 2011 2:13:20 GMT
There is one type picture that I will never understand. People will take a picture of another person. They put there head right in the middle so there is a lot of empty space about them and then cut off their feet. I never liked that even when I knew nothing about photography. I see a lot of older pictures like that.
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Post by whisker on Oct 2, 2011 19:04:10 GMT
Lesson 2: Light and landscapes
Journalist and photographer Jamie Crawford explains the methods he uses to take great landscape photos.
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Post by whisker on Oct 17, 2011 1:11:36 GMT
Lesson #3: (Yahoo)
How do you photograph a world constantly on the move? Action photographer Adam Swords explains the tricks of his trade from high-speed freeze frame to slow-mo blur.
Probably a bit advanced for some of us - but we can dream on anyway!  ;D
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Post by elaine on Oct 17, 2011 20:32:07 GMT
These tuition vids are really good. I am still learning, and still make mistakes. But learn by them. I don't think I could capture something moving though, but I would have a go.
I had a DVD with my camera, and have learned a bit, but it looks so hard.
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Post by joebert on Oct 17, 2011 23:13:02 GMT
I would rate that as excelloent.
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Post by bumblebee on Oct 20, 2011 23:57:28 GMT
This is very useful.
I've just started doing a fortnightly U3A digital photography course. The chap doing it is a very experienced photographer,but so far all he's done is talk us through an online course on the technical aspects. Most of it's gone right over my head.
Next time though,we've all got to bring in half a dozen photos and comment on each other's. I am so not looking forward to it !
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Post by joebert on Oct 21, 2011 0:11:37 GMT
I think that's where you will learn more. Finding out what you did wrong is just as important as what you did right.
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Post by elaine on Oct 22, 2011 16:25:24 GMT
Bumblebee, don't worry, we all have had to learn, at one tome or another, and making mistakes is how we do it.
I have lost count, how many mistakes I have made, and still do. I focus on the image and not the background, or not notice the direction of the light.
Don't be too critical of yourself love,  as it isn't seen as a mistake, but more see it as learning. I am sure you will soon pick it up.
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Post by whisker on Oct 25, 2011 12:29:22 GMT
Glad to hear you have joined a class, bumblebee. Nice to be able to interact with a group. Am sure you will learn loads.
Have just come across this link with some general tips for taking the "perfect photo".
Enjoy!
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Post by whisker on Nov 5, 2011 20:06:54 GMT
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;D
as it isn't seen as a mistake, but more see it as learning. I am sure you will soon pick it up.