Independence Day Photo Taking Tips
How to take great pictures during your 4th of July Holiday.
We know that great printing must be preceded by great picture taking so the following are some tips so your pictures tomorrow come out perfect:
General Tips:
Fireworks - Although they look tricky, fireworks actually expose themselves. With your camera mounted on a tripod, set your ISO to 100 and your aperture at f5.6. All you have to do is keep your shutter open long enough to capture two to four fireworks bursts. You can use a bulb setting or set the shutter speed at five to ten seconds. The fireworks will take care of the rest. If you leave the shutter open too long, multiple bursts will stack up on top of each other, overexposing the shot.
Sports - Know your equipment. Take the time to know your equipment, read the manual, and learn everything you can. Whatever camera you use to document your family activities—a point-and-shoot, ultra-zoom, or digital SLR—it should have high image quality, accurate focusing, low noise, and the ability to shoot at higher ISO.
Family Portraits - With posed images, greater control over the lighting and arrangement of the subjects is an advantage. The photographer decides where to position his models so the lighting, backgrounds, camera positions, and composition are crafted to produce the best possible photograph. Find a location that allows the above facets to fall into place. Lighting is key to every photograph. When photographing people, the best type of light with which to work is bright overcast or complete shade. Deep shadows and bright highlights don’t cause problems. Everything is evenly lit producing a soft quality of light mimicked by what studio photographers lay out thousands of dollars to attain. Whether you’re photographing one or many subjects, if it’s sunny, look for a shady area in which to make the picture. If it’s a bright overcast day, thank the weather gods. Composition and/or placement of your family members in your photograph is critical to obtaining a great shot. Don’t just have your relatives simply stand in a spot and “smile.” Arrange them so layers, shapes, or interesting configurations are created. Take into consideration height, clothing colors, age, who in the image you may want to feature, etc. Don’t be afraid to ask people to sit on the ground or kneel down to make the photograph more successful. Study the work of professional portrait photographers to get a feel for how and/or where to pose people in groups.
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We know that great printing must be preceded by great picture taking so the following are some tips so your pictures tomorrow come out perfect:
General Tips:
- Timing: The decisive moment can be defined as an instant in which all elements within the image reach a climax and it’s recorded at that instant.
- Know Your Subject: Whether your interests lie in sports, nature, street scenes, people, etc, it’s essential you know the subjects and how they interact with the environment.
- Background Awareness: be aware of what the background looks like in relation to the point from where you are photographing. If the background is cluttered, change your vantage point.
Fireworks - Although they look tricky, fireworks actually expose themselves. With your camera mounted on a tripod, set your ISO to 100 and your aperture at f5.6. All you have to do is keep your shutter open long enough to capture two to four fireworks bursts. You can use a bulb setting or set the shutter speed at five to ten seconds. The fireworks will take care of the rest. If you leave the shutter open too long, multiple bursts will stack up on top of each other, overexposing the shot.
Sports - Know your equipment. Take the time to know your equipment, read the manual, and learn everything you can. Whatever camera you use to document your family activities—a point-and-shoot, ultra-zoom, or digital SLR—it should have high image quality, accurate focusing, low noise, and the ability to shoot at higher ISO.
Family Portraits - With posed images, greater control over the lighting and arrangement of the subjects is an advantage. The photographer decides where to position his models so the lighting, backgrounds, camera positions, and composition are crafted to produce the best possible photograph. Find a location that allows the above facets to fall into place. Lighting is key to every photograph. When photographing people, the best type of light with which to work is bright overcast or complete shade. Deep shadows and bright highlights don’t cause problems. Everything is evenly lit producing a soft quality of light mimicked by what studio photographers lay out thousands of dollars to attain. Whether you’re photographing one or many subjects, if it’s sunny, look for a shady area in which to make the picture. If it’s a bright overcast day, thank the weather gods. Composition and/or placement of your family members in your photograph is critical to obtaining a great shot. Don’t just have your relatives simply stand in a spot and “smile.” Arrange them so layers, shapes, or interesting configurations are created. Take into consideration height, clothing colors, age, who in the image you may want to feature, etc. Don’t be afraid to ask people to sit on the ground or kneel down to make the photograph more successful. Study the work of professional portrait photographers to get a feel for how and/or where to pose people in groups.
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Posted by Karla Arostegui - Content Mgr. at 7/3/2009 8:04 AM 
Categories: Ink and Toner Cartridges:Printing Tips and Crafts
Categories: Ink and Toner Cartridges:Printing Tips and Crafts
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