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Comments (10)I find most people allow themselves to feel helpless when it comes to photography. Put it in your head that anyone can do it. As for me. I use natural light, as most do. But I use a technique called the Rembrandt Lighting technique. It'll make anything look great. However, I do use a HIGH f-stop number (very small aperture) and therefore a long exposure. Because of this, I use a tripod. The speed, as mentioned before should not be very high. The light I use is relatively low light and so a 2-400 speed works great. If you do take the photo outside, be careful... whites will wash out very easily-- even under a sky full of clouds. So if you have a high contrast (red on white) type of flower you will quickly lose detail in the white and chances are, the other color will suffer from underexposure, making the whole shot pretty lame. This is why I use the Rembrandt technique INSIDE, but without artificial light (which will make the shot look yellow--yuck). The high F-stop number allows more of the flower to be in focus. low f-stop number creates a greater depth of field and will make some very nice parts of the flower be soft and out of focus-- you don't want that! Another tip-- use the delayed shutter release function on your camera or a remote shutter release to prevent shake. One last thing, to properly meter a shot, you can use a neutral gray card to get the proper exposure. Once you get really familiar with your camera, the card isn't as crucial because you begin to anticipate what the shot will require. finally, practice, practice, practice. An example-- Ryan...See MorePics taken with early birthday present.
Comments (12)Thank you all once again for kind thoughts and encouragement. saintpfla ~ Dabbling in photography is fun that is for sure. I've taken a few night shots too with old camera and look forward to trying it with this one. The macro with this camera is 150 cm (W) (0.4 in.Â1.6 ft. (W)). I was right down on the flowers. There is a lot to read in these manuals, I just plod along and practice. It's a learning experience and a fun one at that. treefrog ~ I've also tried to capture the color of the blue sage with old camera and never could. There are a couple of roses I had the same trouble with, so I hope they come out truer with this new camera as the blue sage did. Evelyn ~ You are so right about picture taking being addicting, almost as addicting as some flowers are. : -) Ambersky ~ I looked up what you thought the purple unknown might be and I'm not sure. Someone else told me something else and that didn't quite look right either. I'll try to get out tomorrow to take a picture of leaves and flowers so you all can see the whole thing. You could be right though. Nancy ~ It is a long time isn't it? I think of you everytime I'm around the two roses you gave me, Smith's Parrish, and I think the name of the other one is Old Blush, which is in the main garden and doing terrific. Thank you again for giving them to me. It was nice meeting you also and having a little visit at 2Jay's. I've worked at my job yesterday and again today, so haven't been out to take more pictures. I'm off tomorrow so maybe I can get out to shoot some more then. Thanks again for encouraging me to get out and take more pictures. I always enjoy seeing everyone's beautiful gardens and flowers. I get inspired to get out and work in my tropical/cottage gardens. FlowerLady...See MoreAnybody into photography?
Comments (20)LOL! I got my first little Brownie box camera when I was 11. I played with B/W film all during junior high. In high school, I worked on the yearbook and school newspaper--we did only B/W, but all our own processing and developing. Lots of experimenting and talking to other photographers...some workshops. Got the job as a photographer/darkroom tech at the college I went to...met my husband in the darkroom. GRIN (Yep, we've heard ALL the jokes.) By that time, my dad saw the potential of photography. He'd always wanted to own his own business, so he apprenticed with a local pro, then went into business. So...I was a photographer first, but he made it a business while I was in college. After college, and marrying my guy...someone from our church asked us to do some wedding photos...her maid of honor asked and so on...before long I was 24 and doing 50 weddings a summer. Whew. We joined local, regional, and national professional photographer organizations. LOTS of great educational opportunities there...I studied and learned and studied some more. Yes, I learned a lot about lighting. Photography IS lighting...then composition and feeling. It was a fun career. I closed my studio in my early 40's when we had an opportunity to move overseas for a while. By the time we came back, digital photography had swept in...I've learned just enough to do family photos for us. I keep my hand in doing portraits for a few select past clients from time to time. Remember...it isn't the camera, it's the person behind the camera who creates the art. Cameras can make it easier...but the artsy stuff comes from within you. Enjoy it!...See MoreThe power of professional photography
Comments (35)I'm far from professional - not even a serious hobbyist - but one trick to getting more accurate colors is to learn how to use the manual white balance on your camera, if you have it. Even my point and shoot lets me do that, and it can make a big difference. Also, I'm guessing that a lot of the professionally taken photos use HDR, or high dynamic range. They take multiple exposures, with a range of under and over exposed, then combine them using software. That way the lighter areas and the darker areas can be exposed correctly in the same image. In the photo threebees posted, for example, the view out the window isn't an overexposed glare, but you can still see the detail in the shadows on the floor. I tried it out on my before picture of my kitchen. It's not very good, but you can see the difference in the second picture around the window. Original: From Kitchen HDR: From Kitchen...See MoreLars
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