The methods, tools and sometimes even the end products of photography often depend on the genre of photography one is interested in. Depending on your genre, you will have to choose the kind of camera that you will need. Wedding and glamor photography may need large format cameras like a Hasselblad, wildlife photography may need cameras with long telephoto lenses, high-speed photography may need cameras with special shutter speed capabilities. For amateur hobbyists, a medium resolution digital camera will suffice, however if you are serious about your hobby, then you will need to invest in a professional camera that best suits your genre of photography. Buying a topline camera does not assure one of great pictures alone. Photography is much more than just point and click. A photographer needs a certain level of skill, technique and understanding of the various parameters involved. From basics such as holding one’s camera to complex things such as lighting, angles and depth, these all are required to be understood. There are various places where one can learn these techniques.
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...
Photography Classes: Many photography classes are organized regularly by experienced instructors at various universities, libraries and in workshops. The benefit of a real world photography class is that a budding photographer will get face to face with the instructor and obtain live demonstrations of tricks involved in capturing great pictures. These classes are also a great place to meet other...
Angles: Positioning oneself before photographing something or someone is one of the most important parameters in photography. There are three basic camera angles in photography: the normal angle i.e. the human eye view, the high angle i.e. the bird’s eye view, and the low angle i.e. the worm’s eye view. The normal angle is the position from which people generally view thing. Pictures...
Landscape photography: This genre of photography is dedicated to the capture of different locales around the world. This is the most popular type of photography and, in many cases, the reason for nature lovers to take up photography. Landscape photography is also a part of Nature photography. Fine Art Photography: This is the most creative genre of photography that lets the art photographer use...
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