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09/13/2006 11:05:59 AM · #51 |
Originally posted by cycleboy:
Originally posted by Raziel:
Originally posted by MattO:
Originally posted by ralph:
use a tripod |
Why do you feel that this is so important? I rarely use a tripod for anything other then self portraits or very long exposures. I would think that learning to use the camera would be most important. Just curious why you say tripod.
MattO |
Tripods force you to slow down and think about what you are taking a picture of. You can't just lift the camera and rip a few shots off. The extra thought into exposure, composition and so forth will result in a better picture. |
I don't think I consider myself experienced enough to truly comment in this thread, but I might have changed this to say, "own a tripod and use it where appropriate".
It just may not work well for some things, such as when you have to move rapidly! |
Thats when you use a monopod |
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09/13/2006 11:50:01 AM · #52 |
Originally posted by BowerR64:
What is the most important thing a new photographer should know when they get into photography? What things are over looked? |
Here's an article that may help:
Learning to See - Finding One's Vision
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09/13/2006 01:21:10 PM · #53 |
Originally posted by virtuamike:
Shoot what you like. Say something with your photography. |
Don't shoot what you like. Everybody else and his aunt does. Shoot yourself - through the head or in your foot. Kill everything you 'like' and 'want' and see what's left. Shoot that damn ego that gives us nothing but more of everything shallow and trite.
And yes, to say something, you have to have something to say. If you don't have anything to say, you've got to get out of the house more.
If all this makes no sense to you, try loving what you hate and affect the oppressors.
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09/13/2006 01:38:47 PM · #54 |
I agree with the folks who say shoot the light. The only thing that the camer can record is the light. While the eye and brain can draw meaning from an object, no matter how it is lit, if you reduce that image to the limited set of values that a camera can percive, you are left with what is lit, and how arresting that arrangment of light and shadow are. That alone can be reproduced in your captured image.
If you are shooting a soccer game for instance, you can follow the action up and down the field, from light into shadow, waiting for the right moment to shoot getting good action and hoping the light will be decent, or you can find the best light on the feild, where the players are best lit, with a good clean contrasting back round, and wait for the action to move to that spot. You won't get all the action, but the shots you do get will be worth printing. |
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09/14/2006 09:16:26 AM · #55 |
Originally posted by BowerR64:
Thats when you use a monopod |
Ok, I can see again where that would be good in *some* situations.
How about back country hiking where carrying several pounds of camera gear is already going to be tough?
I'm not saying don't use a 'pod, but just there are situations where it isn't practical, necessary, or possible. I have a tripod and use it, but not always. I do want to get a monopod.
Message edited by author 2006-09-14 09:16:49. |
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09/14/2006 09:26:37 AM · #56 |
...a favorite quote:
“Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography.”
George Eastman |
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