Improve Your Photos by doing a "Photo of the Day"
Oct/26/2010 01:52 PM
The saying goes, “Practice Makes Perfect!”. Well it’s no different with Photography. The best attitude to take towards photography, or anything for that matter, is to realize that we always have something to learn. The idea of a “Photo a Day” is not mine, but something I’ve learned that many photographers do to continually improve their skills. The idea is to go out and shoot a photo each day of anything you want. But try to do it from a different approach. Use different angles, camera settings, lighting, etc. Shoot a picture of something you’d never normally take a picture of. Maybe a different crop or processing of the photo to product a unique end result. Anything to stretch your imagination and skills.
The following honeycomb or wasps nest was on the fence in my backyard. i could have just taken a picture of it, but that seemed boring to me. So, I zoomed in really close and then cropped even more before uploading the picture. I’ve made a commitment to myself to shoot one of these a day from now on unless I’m physically incapable for some reason and must miss a day or more. It doesn’t have to be a big deal. You can use any camera and spend only a few minutes. But make the minutes count and do something different than you normally do. Just don’t do a snapshot.
Here’s one of my “Photo of the Day” images. If you want to see more or follow my work, I’ve setup a separate blog to post them on at:
http://batsonphotoaday.blogspot.com
Enjoy!
The following honeycomb or wasps nest was on the fence in my backyard. i could have just taken a picture of it, but that seemed boring to me. So, I zoomed in really close and then cropped even more before uploading the picture. I’ve made a commitment to myself to shoot one of these a day from now on unless I’m physically incapable for some reason and must miss a day or more. It doesn’t have to be a big deal. You can use any camera and spend only a few minutes. But make the minutes count and do something different than you normally do. Just don’t do a snapshot.
Here’s one of my “Photo of the Day” images. If you want to see more or follow my work, I’ve setup a separate blog to post them on at:
http://batsonphotoaday.blogspot.com
Enjoy!
Holiday Photos
Oct/19/2010 04:10 PM
This Blog entry will be short and sweet!
Holidays are a great time to take nice photos that you can not only use to decorate your home, but they also make great opportunities to take nice family portraits. Don’t miss the many opportunities as we head into the Holiday Season!!!
Holidays are a great time to take nice photos that you can not only use to decorate your home, but they also make great opportunities to take nice family portraits. Don’t miss the many opportunities as we head into the Holiday Season!!!
Maternity Portraits
Oct/02/2010 10:07 AM
Good Maternity Portraits, like any good portrait, don’t need to be real elaborate or fancy. One of the main keys to making a good portrait is to simply bring attention to your subject and eliminate as many distractions as possible. By using a black background on the following portrait with good lighting, the viewer will focus all attention on Mom and Daughter.
I don’t like rigid or canned posing styles. I like my subjects to be comfortable, so I usually want to see what ideas they may have, suggest some ideas of my own, and then let them naturally fall into a pose with minimal guidance. This usually looks more natural because subject is more likely to be at ease rather than worrying about holding every part in place. They are essentially being themselves.
I don’t like rigid or canned posing styles. I like my subjects to be comfortable, so I usually want to see what ideas they may have, suggest some ideas of my own, and then let them naturally fall into a pose with minimal guidance. This usually looks more natural because subject is more likely to be at ease rather than worrying about holding every part in place. They are essentially being themselves.