Photography is both an art and a science; there is a steep learning curve to becoming a good photographer. Anyone can point and click, and amateur luck may sometimes produce a great picture. However, becoming a professional photographer needs a lot of hard work. One needs to learn the technology behind photography, as well as the science of light, and colors, and chemicals that produce images; even software. The most important technical concepts one needs to learn are shutter speeds, exposure, f-stops, film speeds, focus, zooming, and depth of field. As far as concepts of art are concerned, one needs to learn composition, angles and viewpoints, effects of light and shadows, out of focus and focal highlighting, and a host of other concepts familiar to artists and painters. As for photography as a profession or a hobby, there too one needs to get acquainted with various concepts. A number of such queries have been answered below.
Photography is literally painting with light and controlling light is the most important thing that you need to know how to do in photography. Outdoor photography is very different from shooting indoors mainly because you can't control your primary light source, the sun. The sun is much more harsh than indoor light, and thus it's best to photograph outside when the sun is either rising o...
ISO represents the film or digital sensor 'speed'. In other words, it represents how much light is needed to expose the image properly. Film is typically rated from 200 to 800; however modern digital cameras can have ISO values from 50-6400 and are improving all the time. The lower the number, the more light is needed for proper exposure. Many professionals opt for the lowest ISO rating...
Lightning is one of my favorite natural subjects to photograph. It's very rewarding to capture a detailed bolt without overexposing the image. If you would like to photograph lightning, first make sure you are in a safe place. The safest place is outside of the storm itself, but if you happen to be caught in the storm, use your best judgment and stay away from large objects such as trees, po...
One of the coolest things about digital photography is not the camera itself, but what you can do with the photo after the fact, called post processing, using different software programs like Photoshop CS5 or Photoshop Elements. A fun thing to do is to combine 2 or more images and merge them together to create a composite image. Common additions include adding a bird or the moon to a dramatic sk...
DSLR is the abbreviation for Digital Single Lens Reflex and cameras with these lenses uses only a single lens to capture an image and to display it on the viewfinder. The image provided to the photographer is exactly the same image that will be captured and stored, making it a great choice for both professional and amateur photographers. The photograph is more vibrant, sharper and clearer than m...
Having a hobby such as photography is not easily affordable for most people. Hence people are interested in earning a few dollars by selling their photographs. Good photographers usually have dedicated websites for their photographs where they gain an online presence. Nowadays photographers without an online presence are not taken seriously. The website should have sample images from your work a...
Photography is among the few rare hobbies that can pay one handsomely. Sectors such as marketing, journalism, sports, research, media and others require photographers. Hence, if you are good at your hobby, then chances are that you can get paid to indulge in it throughout the year. Many people who take up photography as a hobby become very good at it. Fine art photographers are able to set up ar...
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