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10 things that will make you take better photographs |
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Written by David Peters
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Tuesday, 29 April 2008 |
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1. Watch films. Hard work I know. Films have an infinite amounts of ideas for inspiration with different concepts for lighting and composition. With 30 images per second, you'll have some great ideas in no time.
by DavidPeters
1. Watch films. Hard work I know. Films have an infinite amounts of ideas for inspiration with different concepts for lighting and composition. With 30 images per second, you'll have some great ideas in no time.
2. Enter online photography competitions. These can give you inspiration as they assign topics for your photos. The pressure can motivate you to shoot your best, and who knows, maybe you'll win a fantastic prize.
3. Plan a trip to a local zoo. Zoos have loads of interesting things to shoot and animals are always photogenic.
4. Shoot with style. Pick anything around the house and shoot it just to see how it turns out. You'll see that how you shoot something is far more important than what. With digital cameras, there's no excuse not to!
5. Learn about art history. Visit art exhibitions featuring photography and discover how different people have portrayed the world. Reading about photography will put your work in context.
6. Learn about visual arts. Visit art galleries that have photography shows. Read about art history and learn how artists have developed different and exciting ways of depicting the world around us.
7. Surf the internet. There are tons of images on the web to give you inspiration. You can use Stumbleupon to let the internet find images for you. Check out Flickr too for some great concepts. The World Wide Web is your oyster!
8. Carry your camera everywhere. Take at least one photo a day so you can keep a record of your life in a whole new way.
9. Shoot in different conditions. Shoot at different times of day for different lighting effects and atmosphere. Shoot in different weather for subtle changes of tone.
10. Shoot at different times of day to achieve different types of atmosphere. Experiment with dusk, noon, night and see what fits with your subject matter best.
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