Auto Level Tripod

Auto Level Tripod

Online Photography Courses - 10 Tips for Creative Photographs

Find you have photographer's block? Not sure what to photography or how? Try something different, experiment. Break the rules and see what results you get. I'm sure this will take you somewhere new!

1. Use your camera On Manual This is the very first tip you need to abide by. Leave your camera an automatic and the camera has control over your photographs. Switch to manual and you have given yourself control. Until you do this you cannot move on to step 2, 4, and 7.

2. Slow down that Shutter Speed Slowing down the shutter speed is a simple way to create more dramatic photographs. For movement to be captured or seen by the camera, you will need to stop down to about 1/15 of a second. From here to 1 second and beyond will give you some excellent results in capturing movement. Some ideas to explore are nighttime shots of cars, lights, people, daytime shots of waterfalls, the ocean, cars again and anything else that moves. Find your composition first, put your tripod on your camera and fire away.

3. Move your subject to the Edge of the Frame Don't compose in the center of your frame, be bold and move sideways, up, down, wherever. There is a tendency to center the subject because that's what your camera is suggesting you do, particularly with exposure and focus controls locking your eye in the center of the frame.

4. Terrible Weather, take some photos Yes, I know it can be a problem with rain, wind and other aspects of bad weather. But a storm can give your photographs some drama. In addition to this, there is generally some excellent light provided by a storm. Have a look next time at the saturation of the light offered. Everything looks different to that of a fine day. Worried about getting your camera wet, use a plastic bag, cut a hole for the lens, buy a glass filter and screw the bag on with the filter.

5. Throw away that Tripod! Used to using a tripod to stabilize your camera slow shutter speed, for a close-up or for a long lens? Leave it at home and introduce some camera shake. Swing you camera round with its straps; jump up and down while you release the shutter, turn in circles, take a photo out of the car window while moving (not you driving of course). Think of some more crazy stuff to do, your list is endless.

6. Move in Real Close Think you are close to your subject? Move closer until you can't move any closer. Drop your camera into macro if you need to. Be extreme; see what designs you can find inside of the normal frame you were originally intending. Move around the frame with your eye glue to the viewer or LCD.

7. Focus! Why Focus? Hopefully you are comfortable with auto zero by now, so you can play with focus. Try shooting slightly out-of-focus. Try totally out-of-focus, you will find some very interesting backgrounds emerging with some practice, especially in color. Remember there still needs to be a hook of some sort to keep the viewer interested. Forget I just said that, if you want to be abstract, break all the rules.

8. Slither on your stomach Get down and dirty; you will find a lot of interesting stuff at this level. Switch to maco if you need to. A cheap way to get into a decent macro level is to buy and Extension Tube for your camera (must have removable lens though). This will give you great magnification and open up an entirely new world. A tripod is difficult at this level but you can usually find something to stabilize with; a stick, stone etc. See my lens on macro for more info.

9. Look outside the Rectangle Why shoot the frame the camera provides us by default. Your camera provides you with a rectangle to you for composition. Try deviating from this. Unfortunately the camera you have will probably not provide you with a tool to change this, so you will have to change the way you see. Try looking for compositions that are square, panoramic, vertical strips or even round. You can always edit your rectangle in your photo editor to whatever you want. Digital makes anything possible here.

10. Shoot in Black and White There's just something about Black and White photography isn't there? It yields something that color cannot. Again, digital gives us access to a field only a pro or enthusiast with a darkroom could get involved with. It's there for you to investigate. Explore what is has to offer.

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