Do you like taking pictures of yourself? I can tell you I do, but its not what I call photography.
My name it Sheetal and I am here to tell you about one of my greatest hobbies, it was hard to pick one but with a little thinking I found just the right topic.
Photography.
Some people think that taking photos is pretty simple and it is. Taking a good photo is the tricky part, you want something eye catching, right? Thats why Im here to help, today I will give you some tips and tricks to help you become a better photographer and tell you my journey around photography.
Firstly I will tell you how photography became one of my greatest hobbies and who inspired me.
To be honest I really dont know how photography became a hobby, but what I do remember is who inspired me to take photos, hes no other then my one and only dad. Dad always used to take photos on family trips (but you dont see that anymore, just me and the camera) and one day I guess he just passed me the camera and asked me to take a photo, and in a flash I was taking photos here and there, I guess I just fell in love with it really. Then I discovered more amazing things a camera can do, that I never even knew about, and slowly my skills grew bigger and bigger with the help of dad of course. Also last year I had the o
pportunity to learn more skills with our DP Ms F and I thought how could I miss a opportunity like that and I went for it, I learnt lots of new skills that made me a better photographer, I mean I wouldnt have missed it for the world.
Secondly I will tell you 4 of the skills that I learnt from Ms F or from my dad. By the way there is a lot more tips and tricks you can try but I dont really want to write a novel (like my sharing circle news)
1. The rule of thirds
The rule of thirds is one of the most useful techniques in photography. The rule of thirds involves 2 horizontal lines and 2 vertical lines going straight across the image as shown below
These lines will go straight through your photo, but why I hear you ask, because these lines will make sure your photo will look amazing, but how? With theses lines your photo will go from okay to fantabulous (thats a word I made up.)
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| I got this picture off google images. |
(Here is a photo with out the rule of thirds)
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| I got this picture off google images. |
(Here is a photo using the rule of thirds)
Now I will tell you how to use the rule of thirds, firstly imagine the 9 boxes, 3 across and 3 down. Secondly how to make the picture look magical. In my first photo you can see the 9 blocks and red crosses you probably noticed the red crosses helps you. You put the main thing around where the crosses are. For example in my picture the bikes are in the corner that it the forth cross. You can choose one red cross to have your main object of your picture. Remember not to have the main object in the middle, move it to either size left or right. Move it from the middle.
2. Frame your picture
I really enjoy framing pictures but I dont use it much. Last year I had lots of fun learning the skill this is really simple. we all know what framming means right? well frame means in photography is a case that goes round a picture. While taking your picture you can make a frame with nature.In this picture the trees is the frame, you dont have to make the whole frame. Here is a picture I took
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This picture I took last year with my friend, Shanay.
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| In this frame I used my hand to make a circle frame. |
Framing the picture is really easy as I said before. Lets move on to the next tip.
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This is a bad photo because you can hardly see what it is but
this picture has its own charm.
I got it off google images. |
3. Lighting
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| Here is the same picture with better lighting. |
Here is photo of a good lighting photo
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| This photo had perfect lighting and a good background |
As you can see lighting is very important because if your picture has no light it turn out black or it might look funny.
4. Be the picture director
Being the picture director is very simple. Your picture can go from this,
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| I got this picture off google images |
To this,
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| I got this off google images |
To be a picture director you need adjust what your picture looks like but obviously you cant move the sky tower or some other building. I suggest you don't touch the nature because it has its own glow and it would look pretty cool anyway, but to be the picture directer you need to experiment, move thing around and make it look unique.
Lastly I will tell you what types of photographs I like
1. Motion picture like this one here
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| This is the original picture. |
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| This is the copy we edited. |
I also enjoy pictures of the:
Sky
Sunset and sunrise
Shadow photos
Rain
And many other type that will take a long time to write about.
What types of pictures do you enjoy?
Oh and remember to have fun taking the photos.
If you would like to learn more tips and tricks click
here.
From: Sheetal
Editors: Vinnie and Bre'dyn
