How Can I Take Better Photographs?
You love photography! You take fairly good pictures of your kids They’re not award winners by any stretch of the imagination, but they aren’t clunkers either.
You were hoping to get your photos to really pop. Maybe you’re really into scrapbooking and you wanted to take it to the next level.So, you set a goal, saved your money and wound up buying an expensive digital SLR and now you’re just disappointed.
How come your pictures look exactly the same?Where did you go wrong? Everybody knows that the key to great photography is having a great camera, right?
We’ve all been there at one point or another. The truth is that it isn’t the camera.Having a great camera is one thing, but knowing how to use it is another. If you don’t understand the basic principles of photography, having a great camera will be of no help to you.
There’s an awful lot that goes into creating a great photograph. You have to consider composition, color balance, cropping, depth of field and probably the most important part of the equation……quality of light.
Where do they teach about quality of light? Are there good websites out there that will teach you how to set up lighting for portraits?
Do you find yourself overwhelmed at times? Perhaps you’ve looked through countless photo books or magazines and haven’t really found anything that effectively teaches you about any or all of these principles.
Quite often, some of these photographic concepts are presented in such a way as to make them overly complicated and you become even more confused than you were before.
If you fall into this category of “discouraged kid photographer”, don’t give up. Stick with your beloved hobby.
The secrets to great photography aren’t rocket science.All you need is a good source of photographic information to teach you how to apply those techniques.
It can be frustrating if you’re fear is that the only way to take great pictures is by spending gobs of money on espensive photogrpahy and lighting supplies.
Consider for a moment just how much money you’re saving in film and processing costs by shooting with a digital camera.
WIth what you save on film costs alone in a few months, you can perhaps purchase an inexpensive portrait lighting setup.
The bottom line is that you’re hopefully into digital photography to have fun. Don’t be afraid to experiment. It’s ok to make some mistakes along the way as you’re learning the ropes of what makes a great photograph.
As you apply what you learn, you’ll be amazed at the quality of the images you create. Eventually, you’ll become more and more aware of you’re unique photographic style and vision.
Perhaps self discovery is the best part of the whole photographic process.
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