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10 Ways to Become a Better Photographer. Top Story - August 2018.
If you want to become a better photographer and create great photos, you’ll need to take the time every day to practice with your camera, study your subject matter, and shoot film that is inspiring to you. Work with the natural light around you, read your camera manual closely, and remember that every shot counts. There are many important tips to keep in mind when you are starting out with photography and wanting to get better. Here are some of the best rules to follow to become a better photographer each day, and capture great photographs along the way.
By Morgan E. Westling7 years ago in Photography
The Best Cameras for Self Portraits
Photography has always been one of the most accessible art forms, particularly in the modern era. With the help of the smartphone, everyone is capable of taking professional-quality shots and easily sharing them with the world at a touch of a button. Instagram is filled with amateur photography pages, each with photos more beautiful than the next. Particularly in today’s world, the selfie reigns supreme amongst social media fanatics, serving as one of the most prominent new photography styles this decade. The word “selfie” was even added to the Oxford English Dictionary as the 2013 Word of the Year.
By Charlotte Burgundy7 years ago in Photography
Photography Project Ideas: Rain Reflections
In This Article Photographers who inspired this idea Equipment you’ll need Best type of location to take your photos Optimum camera settings Composition of your image Editing your pictures in Lightroom and Photoshop Examples of my photos
By Becky Street7 years ago in Photography
Full Frame Cameras: How They’re Impacting Film Now and in the Future
You can meet or even exceed your expectations when you purchase the right camera for your purpose. This bulky, robust camera doesn’t have a crop factor but boasts a broad view. Full frame cameras are the compelling choice of most professionals, but why?
By Katana Haley7 years ago in Photography
My Journey as a Photographer
I started photography when I was 12 years old and got my first camera on Christmas. I’d been interested in photography for a while but always just took pictures on my phone, never thinking it would go anywhere. As soon as I opened up my camera, I started crying because I was so happy and immediately went outside and took pictures in the snow. It was at this moment I realized this is what I wanted to do for the rest my life. I started taking pictures wherever I went and eventually, my mom hung up my pictures in my house which, to me, was a huge deal. I eventually made an Instagram for my photography and people started noticing it. My first comment I still remember, it was from a trailer photographer on a picture of a girl and he said that he really liked it and said that he saw a future with my photography. This one comment meant so much to me and was kind of my realization that people actually wanted to see my photography. My family started seeing that I was very passionate about photography and they also knew that I wanted to go somewhere with this, so they started buying me equipment, supporting me, and taking me places to take pictures. I started to take free online classes for photography and editing. I started seeing other people's pictures and thinking I wasn’t good enough. Even though I hadn’t had much experience, I still tried to compare myself to them and got really stressed out by it for a while. I didn’t think I could make it as a photographer, that I wasn’t good enough, that no one would ever pay for my work for a while. I wasn’t motivated. I didn’t think that photography was really for me anymore. Then I realized I’m still a kid, and I have so much more to learn. I can’t compare myself to people who have been doing this for a long time. I started to get more motivated after that and started taking more pictures and eventually, one of my friends asked me to take pictures of her for Instagram. That moment was so special for me. I remember being so happy that my friend wanted me to take pictures of her. I felt so special since she thought I was a good photographer. Ever since then, my friends have asked me to do pictures of them. For my birthday a few weeks ago, my grandparents got me an entire kit with new lens filters and lenses. I cried because I was so happy because this would improve my pictures which just makes me happier! So I may be a 13-year-old photographer and I may get weird looks when I take pictures of people because they think I’m too young to be good at photography, that I don’t know what I’m doing, that it’s just silly dream, that I’m not going to get anywhere with it. So even though there were tough times in my photography, it’s still my passion I love doing it and I really do see myself doing this as a career. So if you have a dream, go for it and don’t let anyone stop you from doing what you love. If this is your passion, I believe that you can do it. All of us have a dream they want to follow and all of us can make it. This isn’t my last story, I just started photography and I know I’ll be doing this for a long, long time.
By Lucy Harrison7 years ago in Photography
Worst Photography Mistakes People Make
Great photographs are hard to come by. It takes skill and knowledge for beginner photographers to stop making common mistakes, start paying attention to photography tips out there, and turn those bad photos into great photos. Any photo can be a really good one with a good photographer who knows the ins and outs of digital photography, as well as what it takes to work the camera settings and manipulate the environment around them. Photography is a learned art. It takes the right eye, but also a lot of studying. Here are some of the worst photography mistakes you can make behind the camera and how to avoid them.
By Morgan E. Westling7 years ago in Photography
Action-Portraits
In the above image is a portrait of the Student Scout & Guide Organisation (SSAGO) working on the Aberystwyth Club's records. This task is probably not one of the more interesting tasks to photograph, but it is still my job there to make it interesting.
By Harrison Galgut7 years ago in Photography
Be Vulnerable with the Camera
My motto is "bare your skin," meaning be yourself in life and find comfort in being you. As a photographer I try to have the people I photograph become comfortable around me and be vulnerable with the camera. It is important to me that I am able to show people the beauty that they bring to this world and that is something I am working on doing for myself. Now we all know the statement, "photographers are the worst subjects." Yes, it is true at least for me. It is this sense of lack of control, we've made it up in our mind that it is already a bad picture or that we are not photogenic enough.
By Bailey (BayLee) Elease7 years ago in Photography
I Can't Afford You and a Jar of Peanut Butter
How many times have we heard the "I can't afford you" as a reply after telling a potential client our rates for customized photo sessions? Either have a high end truly boutique experience or not have the shoot, burn $40, and receive a zillion images on a CD-ROM kind of photo session.
By DM Werner7 years ago in Photography
How To: Photography and Videography in Music
I really love live music. There's something about how it makes you feel. The atmosphere, lights, merchandise, staging and not to mention the music. Now imagine being able to capture that feeling in a photo or video. That's pretty much my goal as a music videographer and photographer.
By Rosie Millar7 years ago in Photography
