Thread: Pictures ! Anything goes, it is the camera corner after all !!

Originally Posted by debruiser

.... I've been trying to get better pics with different compositions and stuff, but it's the old "you have to spend lots of time and think outside the box" sort of issue...

Nothing to it Debruiser, you've only got to get three things right ..................... composition, lighting and focus to get the 'perfect' photo. After 60 odd years I'm still working on the first one.

Deano

Mark has said "Take lots of crap photos" .... That's how I kinda learnt, eventually the law of averages will produce a couple of good one.

You've already shown in your images that you understand composition, you now need to use it to an even greater effect. I always look for leading lines to draw the eye into a scene, use the rule of thirds, get up early for the sunrise or stay out later for the sunset and the golden hours for the best light.

Don't be afraid to copy someones composition or location, imitation is a worthy form of flattery.

Crack a beer and get on Youtube to learn techniques.

All in all, drive your passion for creating images, be proud of what you can produce.

And most of just keep getting out and shooting.

Dave


P.S My camera is a Nikon D5300 by the way - One up from yours. Someone once said "You don't need an expensive camera to produce a great image in the same way you don't need an expensive stove to produce a great meal"

if you talk to the professionals,they recon you get one great pic for approximately every 350 taken.

Thanks Paul...... Always said I didn't want to do this professionally

As anyone looking at my hit to miss ratio would observe

Originally Posted by iPom

Mark has said "Take lots of crap photos" .... That's how I kinda learnt, eventually the law of averages will produce a couple of good one.

You've already shown in your images that you understand composition, you now need to use it to an even greater effect. I always look for leading lines to draw the eye into a scene, use the rule of thirds, get up early for the sunrise or stay out later for the sunset and the golden hours for the best light.

Don't be afraid to copy someones composition or location, imitation is a worthy form of flattery.

Crack a beer and get on Youtube to learn techniques.

All in all, drive your passion for creating images, be proud of what you can produce.

And most of just keep getting out and shooting.

Dave


P.S My camera is a Nikon D5300 by the way - One up from yours. Someone once said "You don't need an expensive camera to produce a great image in the same way you don't need an expensive stove to produce a great meal"

Thanks Dave, I was trying to wait for the later part of the sunset in those pics... but it was FREEZING! so I gave up and headed back to the camp fire! I try to work the 3rds thing... sometimes it comes off for me... I've not tried the leading lines thing..... I'll have to look into that.

cheers

Another tip is to see if there is a local photography group for where you live on Facebook. Join it and you'll be able to see where all the local photography spots are. You can also use Google images to see photographs of your local area and see how they have composed the images. I did this to great effect with my journey in capturing images.

http://www.shothotspot.com/browse/au...ckay/hotspots/

We should do a amateurs photographic camp trip I reckon

Great idea, I'll gladly help out here in SE QLD ..........