Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Top 10 Tips: 4-6

Today we learned three more tips from Kodak's top ten tips list of photography techniques. These were
- Move in Close (Fill the frame) - Photographers often use this technique when wanting to exude a more artsy quality of photograph, or just to make it more interesting in general. This can be done in multiple ways, 1. take actual steps closer to the subject, preferably getting as close as possible and 2. using the zoom lens. There are actual lenses made for this specific technique called macro lenses, or one could set their camera on "flower" setting. Ex:


- Take Some Vertical Pictures!  - this tip is really as simple as remembering to occasionally take vertical pictures. Vertical angles can successfully capture things that horizontal photos sometimes can't, especially in photos featuring architecture, or things that are very tall such as trees and buildings. Ex:


Lock the Focus - This tip remedies the focus being off the subject, especially in photos following the rule of thirds. I actually have been using this technique on my own for quite a while, and it isn't as hard as it sounds. In order to do this, the photographer has to first focus their camera on the subject, then (while holding the shutter button halfway down in order to lock it) the photographer should move the camera so that the subject once again is following the rule of thirds, and take the picture. Ex:

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