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02/13/2003 10:32:21 PM · #1 |
Hmm, maybe even sub-amateur, after seeing some of the shots on here I don't feel quite as good about my shots. Anyway..
I've just recently gotten into digital photography. Aside from a black and white photography class in high school I've never really had any formal training. However, I got a digital camera for Christmas a while back, and I'm currently taking a basic level photography course for some degree requirements at college. The course and the camera combined have really re-sparked my interest in photography, and made me seriously consider changing my major. I'd like some opinions on what I've been doing lately however, sort of to give me an idea of what to change and improve upon. Most of the pictures in the link below are sort of a snapshot deal -- whenever I get the urge I go out to local parks and take whatever interests me, not usually setting up the shots too much. Still, I think that what you see below is pretty representative of my skill -- any opinions would be appreciated.
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02/14/2003 11:28:01 AM · #2 |
| Read the DPC tutorials - good stuff in there - Think about post processing too. |
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02/14/2003 12:59:38 PM · #3 |
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02/14/2003 03:41:32 PM · #4 |
There is plenty of advice here in the forums if you spend some time too read them so I won't bombard you with a lot of advice but I have couple of things I would like to say. First of all I think you have done a pretty good job with most of your photos. You have a pretty good sense of design and finding abstract qualities in your scenes. I particularily liked the bridge shot, very cool. what I would suggest is that you learn to be very patient and methodical. Explore one scene at a time as if that is the only location that matters. It is our tendency early on in photography to want to take all sorts of photos by finding a scene, taking a photo or two, and then searching for the next location. That may be fine if you are on a hike or something and you must keep moving but if you are out strictly to take photos then learn to slow down and to treat each location as a special one. The very first thing I will do is set my camera to full auto mode and take a couple of quick shots to make sure that I get something close to what I initial saw without worrying about choosing the wrong camera settings. Then settle in and began to study the scene and start to experiment with different ideas, different shooting locations, and different perspectives. Only when you have exhausted all of your possiblities do you move on to your next scene to do the same thing again. I no longer think about getting tons of photos from an excursion, rather I try to get a few gems. Just one great shot will do in most cases. Then, like emorgan49 said, learn to post process real well. Without good post processing you are not making each photo as good as they can be. Often this is the part of the process that turns a good photo into a great photo. Just like what Ansel Adams did in his darkroom.
I hope this helps a little bit and good luck to you.
T
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02/14/2003 04:01:48 PM · #5 |
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02/14/2003 04:21:24 PM · #6 |
find a mentor, someone that will teach you. i've never taken a photo class in my life. i just got an interest after buying a digital over 2 years ago. know i do weddings, shoot for the local paper and help other pro wedding photographers. most pro's will be willing to help if you show a strong interest and some sort of portfolio.
shoot pictures everyday, if you can. find subjects/types of photography (still life, landscape, wedding, journalism, sports, animals, etc.) that you like. read as much as you can. look at as many pictures as you can. the net is a great place. this is a great site. also try dpreview and digitalphotocontest. good luck! |
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