Learn Digital Photography: Fast Track Your Photography

Posted by iwellbc on December 20th, 2009 filed in Articles

Learn Digital Photography: Fast Track Your Photography
By Wayne Turner

Basic photographic principles are the foundation for both
digital and film photography. When we ignore them, the basics of
learning photography go out the window. It’s time to bring
photography back into digital.

Learning digital photography in our instant society is only
possible by applying the basic principles of good photography.
Digital is another tool and there is no real fast way of doing
this. BUT… If you are prepared to follow these six quick
photography principles you’re on the road to learning digital
photography fast. And I really mean fast. So here goes.

1. Choose your subject carefully.

This is the centrepiece of your photo. Make sure you identify a
suitable subject and focus on this. Not negotiable. If subject
is not clearly identifiable your photo will be below average.

2. Place you subject intelligently.

Divide your image into thirds vertically and horizontally.
Imagine 2 lines across and 2 lines down. Where these lines
intersect place your subject on one of these points. If you have
an horizon in the image, line it up with one of the 2 horizontal
lines.

3. Get closer to your subject.

Most times the subject is what you want to remember about the
scene you are recording. So get as much of it in your photo.
This is especially so with family photos. Have smaller groups of
people shot closer to the camera.

4. Exclude clutter from around your subject.

Make sure that there are no trees or telephone poles sticking
out the top of you subject’s head. Unless you particularly want
to remember the garbage can, bicycle, microwave or signboard,
leave them out of the scene. Look for anything that you don’t
want to see in 20 years when viewing the photos and exclude it.

5. Look at your subject from a different angle.

Shoot from up higher (above the subject) or lower (looking up
at the subject). Find a different angle so that the image is
unique a gives you a different more interesting aspect.

6. Change your viewpoint.

Most people stand in front of the subject and just shoot away.
Move around looking through your viewfinder and find a different
position that gives a more interesting shot. Experimenting is
the key.

BONUS TIP

Finally here’s a bonus tip. Choose a subject you want to
photograph and shoot it in 50 different ways. Shoot from high,
low, the left, the right, directly above. Get in really close,
turn you camera at an angle, hold the camera above your head.
Change your viewpoint, walk away from the subject, lie on your
back or lie on your stomach. It may sound a lot but when you try
it you’ll see it’s possible. When you’ve finished, browse
through all the images and you will be amazed at your ability.
You will have found a new and different angle that will amaze
your friends and family. Don’t worry about feeling stupid if you
want to get that great shot.

Follow these 6 basic photographic principles and your photos
will improve dramatically and very fast. Within hours you
friends will be complimenting you on your great images.

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