Re: camera and lens , My own observation
Originally Posted by
Ffosse
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You two must take some incredible photos with kit like that.
I'm afraid the only camaras I have are in my phones but I'm not very good at photo taking anyway. Still I get OK results for what it is.
thank you but always always remember it is the nose 6 inches behind the camera that makes the picture, the camera only records what the person sees and takes.
My first bit of advice I give to anyone new to photography is practise and practise more.
Some swear that getting letters after a name makes better photos , completely wrong ,all it does is open up more chances for professional work.
Remember all the great painter led and their painings are worth millions, those that copied arn't heard of, so going it alone developes ones own style right or wrong.
I find the art of photography is actually looking not just seeing. By this for example somone might look at a flower and remark on its colour, that is just seeing. Looking is the height -the shape of the petals- how it catches the light- what surrounds it- best angle to photograph it at-etc etc.
Obviously there are "tricks" to get the best out of a scene all can be learnt from various sources.
Photos are all around us, on buses- in shop windows- bill boards- newspapers- magazines and thousands of other places. I say look at how the photographer frames and angled the picture , a high look down shot-a ground up shot- full or sideways on shot. You can learn a lot from observation alone.
Ok I admit I am self taught and there are subject matters I have not had a go at and would be completely rubbish at such as portraits, that scares me to hell getting it wrong.
my second tip is listen or read others critic on your work but they have their own ideas which may not correspond with yours, so pick out that which may be useful and ignore the rest
have one rule, that is
IF I LIKE IT THAT IS GOOD ENOUGH
IF OTHERS LIKE IT THEN IT IS A BONUS
Someone is bound now to say what a load of rubbish ,but i say look at the thread heading first