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  #1 Claudio Krebs on 07 Sep 12

   

  Are you able to take outstanding photographs? Would you like to find out how to hone your photographic skills? If you are moving towards improving your skills you have found the right place. This article contains tips and advice to help your improve your gift for photography.
  
  Are you attempting to capture your subjects as if they'd been caught out in the rain? Create the effect yourself by carrying along your own spray bottle and gently misting some "rain" on the subject that you need to photograph.
  
  When you are taking pictures of large buildings or large landscapes, try to put people in the picture. People won't always understand how big something is unless they have a familiar frame of reference.
  
  It is a common misconception that bright, sunny days are perfect for taking pictures. Actually, a lot of sun can make it difficult to take useable photos. Direct sunlight not only causes glare and unpleasant shadows, but it also creates irregular highlights and makes your subjects squint if they facing the sun. If you can, take your pictures in the early morning hours, or in the late evening if you are taking photos outside.
  
  White balance should be manually adjusted by you. While pretty much every camera will do this for you automatically, but setting it manually gives you much more control over the look of your photograph. You can alter the mood of a picture by playing with the white balance, for instance by suppressing the yellow tint of incandescent lights.
  
  Before photographing a major event, you should meet with the organizers to plan a list of moments or shots that you should focus on capturing. This list will ensure that you get the shots that your client wants and that the hectic atmosphere of the event doesn't cause you to get distracted.
  
  Put something in the front of your landscape pictures to make them more appealing. Items like waterfalls or trees can make a positive contribution to the image. It will encourage viewers to look at the whole frame, and it will work to empathize your main subject.
  
  If the environment in which you are taking photos has little light, use a lower f-stop. This method can prevent your poorly lit photo from looking out of focus. Go with 1/200 or 1/250 setting on your shutter speed.
  
  Learn how to understand over and underexposure of your pictures. You can avoid errors by studying how to interpret your camera's histogram. The histogram graphs the light in your picture. If the exposure is wrong, the graph will be heavily weighted toward the dark or light side. Checking the histogram after the first photo in an area will allow you correct the exposure.
  
  Now that you are familiar with the ins and outs of photography, you can go out there and put your skills to use. If you stick with it, you might even turn your love of photography into a serious and satisfying profession.
  
  
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  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Are you able to take outstanding photographs? Would you like to find out how to hone your photographic skills? If you are moving towards improving your skills you have found the right place. This article contains tips and advice to help your improve your gift for photography.<br /><br />Are you attempting to capture your subjects as if they'd been caught out in the rain? Create the effect yourself by carrying along your own spray bottle and gently misting some "rain" on the subject that you need to photograph.<br /><br />When you are taking pictures of large buildings or large landscapes, try to put people in the picture. People won't always understand how big something is unless they have a familiar frame of reference.<br /><br />It is a common misconception that bright, sunny days are perfect for taking pictures. Actually, a lot of sun can make it difficult to take useable photos. Direct sunlight not only causes glare and unpleasant shadows, but it also creates irregular highlights and makes your subjects squint if they facing the sun. If you can, take your pictures in the early morning hours, or in the late evening if you are taking photos outside.<br /><br />White balance should be manually adjusted by you. While pretty much every camera will do this for you automatically, but setting it manually gives you much more control over the look of your photograph. You can alter the mood of a picture by playing with the white balance, for instance by suppressing the yellow tint of incandescent lights.<br /><br />Before photographing a major event, you should meet with the organizers to plan a list of moments or shots that you should focus on capturing. This list will ensure that you get the shots that your client wants and that the hectic atmosphere of the event doesn't cause you to get distracted.<br /><br />Put something in the front of your landscape pictures to make them more appealing. Items like waterfalls or trees can make a positive contribution to the image. It will encourage viewers to look at the whole frame, and it will work to empathize your main subject.<br /><br />If the environment in which you are taking photos has little light, use a lower f-stop. This method can prevent your poorly lit photo from looking out of focus. Go with 1/200 or 1/250 setting on your shutter speed.<br /><br />Learn how to understand over and underexposure of your pictures. You can avoid errors by studying how to interpret your camera's histogram. The histogram graphs the light in your picture. If the exposure is wrong, the graph will be heavily weighted toward the dark or light side. Checking the histogram after the first photo in an area will allow you correct the exposure.<br /><br />Now that you are familiar with the ins and outs of photography, you can go out there and put your skills to use. If you stick with it, you might even turn your love of photography into a serious and satisfying profession.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.photographyperth.net.au/" rel="nofollow">Subiaco</a></div>

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