Well, I just started about a week ago, and started taking pictures.
Can someone give me some nice tips?
I am sick of the same tips all over the internet.
So I need some unique - OMG-youareamazing - kind of tips?
And if someone's very bored, would you mind taking a look at my pictures and telling me what I need to improve in them?
And what's good and what's bad in them :)?
Thanks!
I think your pictures are cool! - I'm a total amateur at photography but I have found since starting this project I have a heightened awareness of the world around me and I am starting to learn / improve my abilities in both taking and editing pictures. I also have a great respect and appreciation of other peoples great artistic skills and the effort that they put into taking pictures. Some f the work on this site is amazing.
There are times of low inspiration, but also sudden new ideas and directions take over. Little projects and so on. It's fun, and I think it is a healthy thing to do!
For technical advice, i think people can advise on individual pictures very helpfully here, but I think it's more about doing the 365 project, enjoying the process and teaching yourself skills over time.
Oh - and always having the camera ready for 'that shot'!
Michael - Thanks alot! Talk about being motivated already! Haha.
I saw some of your pictures, and you are quite talented. I wish I would be as talented as you are one day! Haha.
Simon - Thanks ; that was some new advice :)
I also watched your pictures, and they are pretty good!
You are also very good for an amateur!
Good luck :) x
Welcome to 365! I think you are doing great so far! I have always loved taking pictures but I have been taking some classes at an adult ed school and I think my skills have improved from that. And from doing this project! Every day I think about what I can take a picture of that looks interesting, or sometimes just something that happened that day.
I'm also doing the them of the week and try to take at least one picture of the theme. I didn't think I'd like the statue theme but I'm having a great time with it.
Thank you Karen!
That's nice! I wish I can go to a photography school and such, but here in Egypt, photography schools are too far away, and too expensive!
So I am starting to use all the countless websites on the internet for tutorials!
I am glad I found 365, it's lovely!
Very motivating!
I am going to start taking at least a picture everyday starting from tomorrow :) x
I didn't realize you were in Egypt! Very cool! That's one of the things I love is meeting people from all over the world and looking at their pictures.
There are some very good tutorials out there.
My classes are at a high school and they are very reasonable. Not to mention my work pays for them.
The only tip that I really have for people is to look at everything from about ten different ways. Think about how the picture might look if there was a bit of more light coming in on it. How does something look from the ground? Would the picture look better sharp or blurry? Could you focus on something that people normally wouldn't? I think imagination and being willing to continue to try new things are at the heart of taking good pictures. The skills of taking pictures seem to come along as long as you have do these things.
I think you're off to a great start! You've already got some very creative and interesting shots! I would just say don't be afraid to take chances - go exploring and see where you end up. Check around the internet for some neat or interesting places around you and then go there and see what strikes you!
Dalia, I am with others, you are off to a good start. The one thing I would like to caution you, when asking for comments and critiques (CC), you get the opinion of the person looking at it and how they might do the image. I am one that doesn't mind giving my opinion of what I LIKE. I am not a pro but try to help when and where I can..
Some quick tips:
* do as Jeremy suggest. Look at the object in every angle.
* when shooting kids, be at there level, don't shoot down on them, same as pets.
* Pay attention to light, morning light is different then afternoon, then evening.
* understand some basic composition rules, once you understand them, you can start using your artistic eye to break them and make it work. (ie landscapes done in portrait mode)
* start with camera in a program mode and pay close attention to the iso, aperture and shutter speeds.
* move your camera to Shutter or aperture mode and pay attention to what happens. And since digital do a series of the same picture and step thru all the shutter speeds or aperture settings. Watch how ISO/Shutter/Apertures change for each one.
* once comfortable and understand that, move the camera to Manual mode and truly control how things are exposed.
* play with white balance and see how changing it off of automatic and manually set it to cloudy/sun/flash etc watch how it changes the color of the sun setting. You can make dramatic skies out of nothing by changing just WB on a camera.
Welcome aboard Dalia!!
You have found the right place to share your new passion and to grow.
There are many amazing photographers on here to learn from, gain inspiration, and grow with.
This place just seems to cultivate your hidden photographic talents.
To expand on Jeff's note:
Most shots taken in the manual modes will be using Aperture Priority.
In that mode, you set the aperture, and the camera takes care of the corresponding speed. So what does this mean?
I tell my students this: Just remember, in aperture priority, the smaller the number, the less things in focus. The higher the number, the more things in focus. Use this "depth of field" to help tell your story, isolate your point of interest, and add depth.
If you can remember that, you are 90% on your way to great photos.
Maybe you should teach us a few languages along with your pictures each day!
Thanks Jeremy, Karen and Jackie, I'll make sure to keep that advice in mind!
Jeff O, and Kevin, thanks a lot too! But; I have read a lot about arpeture and such, but I have a point and shoot camera. therefore I can't really set my camera to manual mode or control the shutter speeed, the arpeture or any of that :/
hello! welcome to the world of 365!
my tip sounds corny but is that you just have fun with it!
this project is about personal development, so its unique to you, don't get to worked up with trying to be perfect straight away...everything comes with time!
enjoy!
@dalia. You might want to look at your camera a little more in detail. A lot of P&S allow for this control, just not a lot of people know about it and use it. READ YOUR MANUAL and check out my P&S Study that I just completed. I did a one week only using a P&S WEEK STARTED HERE and I started a discussion thread on my study HERE Don't limit yourself.
Jeff - I've been told that before, and I checked and everything, I almost memorized the manual already!
I also love the pictures - they are beautiful!
And I will sure read the discussion:)
Thanks!
x
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I think your pictures are cool! - I'm a total amateur at photography but I have found since starting this project I have a heightened awareness of the world around me and I am starting to learn / improve my abilities in both taking and editing pictures. I also have a great respect and appreciation of other peoples great artistic skills and the effort that they put into taking pictures. Some f the work on this site is amazing.
There are times of low inspiration, but also sudden new ideas and directions take over. Little projects and so on. It's fun, and I think it is a healthy thing to do!
For technical advice, i think people can advise on individual pictures very helpfully here, but I think it's more about doing the 365 project, enjoying the process and teaching yourself skills over time.
Oh - and always having the camera ready for 'that shot'!
I saw some of your pictures, and you are quite talented. I wish I would be as talented as you are one day! Haha.
Simon - Thanks ; that was some new advice :)
I also watched your pictures, and they are pretty good!
You are also very good for an amateur!
Good luck :) x
Welcome to 365! I think you are doing great so far! I have always loved taking pictures but I have been taking some classes at an adult ed school and I think my skills have improved from that. And from doing this project! Every day I think about what I can take a picture of that looks interesting, or sometimes just something that happened that day.
I'm also doing the them of the week and try to take at least one picture of the theme. I didn't think I'd like the statue theme but I'm having a great time with it.
Have fun, that is the main thing!
That's nice! I wish I can go to a photography school and such, but here in Egypt, photography schools are too far away, and too expensive!
So I am starting to use all the countless websites on the internet for tutorials!
I am glad I found 365, it's lovely!
Very motivating!
I am going to start taking at least a picture everyday starting from tomorrow :) x
There are some very good tutorials out there.
My classes are at a high school and they are very reasonable. Not to mention my work pays for them.
Nice to meet you!
Ooh, do you have an online blog or something?
Videos.. tips.. tutorials?
That would be great if you did!
Nice to meet you too :)
http://super.nova.org/PhotoClass/index.html
http://photo.net/learn/
http://www.takegreatpictures.com/
Some quick tips:
* do as Jeremy suggest. Look at the object in every angle.
* when shooting kids, be at there level, don't shoot down on them, same as pets.
* Pay attention to light, morning light is different then afternoon, then evening.
* understand some basic composition rules, once you understand them, you can start using your artistic eye to break them and make it work. (ie landscapes done in portrait mode)
* start with camera in a program mode and pay close attention to the iso, aperture and shutter speeds.
* move your camera to Shutter or aperture mode and pay attention to what happens. And since digital do a series of the same picture and step thru all the shutter speeds or aperture settings. Watch how ISO/Shutter/Apertures change for each one.
* once comfortable and understand that, move the camera to Manual mode and truly control how things are exposed.
* play with white balance and see how changing it off of automatic and manually set it to cloudy/sun/flash etc watch how it changes the color of the sun setting. You can make dramatic skies out of nothing by changing just WB on a camera.
I hope this is enough to get you started.
You have found the right place to share your new passion and to grow.
There are many amazing photographers on here to learn from, gain inspiration, and grow with.
This place just seems to cultivate your hidden photographic talents.
To expand on Jeff's note:
Most shots taken in the manual modes will be using Aperture Priority.
In that mode, you set the aperture, and the camera takes care of the corresponding speed. So what does this mean?
I tell my students this: Just remember, in aperture priority, the smaller the number, the less things in focus. The higher the number, the more things in focus. Use this "depth of field" to help tell your story, isolate your point of interest, and add depth.
If you can remember that, you are 90% on your way to great photos.
Maybe you should teach us a few languages along with your pictures each day!
Jeff O, and Kevin, thanks a lot too! But; I have read a lot about arpeture and such, but I have a point and shoot camera. therefore I can't really set my camera to manual mode or control the shutter speeed, the arpeture or any of that :/
Thankyou guys for the tips and everything!
x
my tip sounds corny but is that you just have fun with it!
this project is about personal development, so its unique to you, don't get to worked up with trying to be perfect straight away...everything comes with time!
enjoy!
I am definitely enjoying it already, :) x
I also love the pictures - they are beautiful!
And I will sure read the discussion:)
Thanks!
x
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