Photo Taking Techniques II
September 9, 2008 – 2:49 pm
While taking photo of a very big or a very little object, you should use another object for comparing. This can be anything, matchstick, coin, anything. It gives the chance of comparison to the people for the exact size of the object in the photo.
If the sunlight is very strong, use the parasol of the lens. Fixing the view is very important. You can fix the photo according to the horizon line. Your shot and horizon should be parallel. Otherwise, you get an irregular photo.
Taking photos of objects which are moving require special preparation. Check shutter speed of your camera. The instantaneous should be 1/500 s at least. You can miss an image if there is an action. So keep drive mode on. Additionally, you can fix sharpness before taking photos. It gives you time for other regulating. Adding speed effect to your photos is possible with low shutter.
One of the hardest photo categories is baby and child photos. They keep on moving so taking a good photo of them is very difficult. If you are taking photo of an infant, do not use flash. Before taking photo, check your flash once more. For children you can give some objects to them. This keeps them busy. Address to the baby or child. Remember that you can not attract attention of them continuously.
Do not replace the object in the middle of the camera. This does not give the best result. Instead of that, placing it from upper or lower sides and from right or left is much more suitable. Try different ways for each photo.
Photos of thick forests and trees are not as beautiful as what you see. The lights from the space of the trees can cause undesired situations. Pale and dark colors can dominate the photo. Check the photos you took. In order to reduce the risk, you can use flash. While taking photo of flowers, keep the wind speed in mind. The light falling on the flower is also important. Some flowers are more beautiful with opposite light. Try different directions to take photo.
With some tips you can create more attractive photos. What are these tips? Just keep that in mind mist, smoke and opposite light attract attention. Use these elements as much as possible. These can change even a simple photo.
Using a three legged stand makes your job well and easy. However, there are some rules of photo taking and using extra tools in special places. You can not take photo of everywhere, every object. For instance, you can not use a three legged stand in a historical site. During your visitations to such places, first of all learn the rules.
Taking good photo does not only depend on the persona or object you use. Your mood, your situation, even your clothes and camera affect the photo quality. Try to be comfortable. If you are focusing on simple things and people, big cameras, camera bags, lots of preparation make your job harder. Just be simple. Remember that the photo you take represents also yourself, your mood.
For our previous article on the same subject read also photo taking techniques I. Here you can find many more ways, tips, methods and techniques for photo taking. Just follow them and see the great results.