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Post by Kathy on Jan 19, 2006 2:26:22 GMT -5
Do you wish you were a better photographer?
All it takes is a little know-how and experience. Keep reading for some important picture-taking tips.
Then grab your camera and start shooting your way to great pictures.
1. Look your subject in the eye
2. Use a plain background
3. Use flash outdoors
4. Move in close
5. Move it from the middle
6. Lock the focus
7. Know your flash's range
8. Watch the light
9. Take some vertical pictures
10. Be a picture director
Full explaination of each tip below: www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=2/3/38&pq-locale=en_US
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Post by starfire on Jan 19, 2006 11:16:37 GMT -5
I have had a camera all my life except the past year it is driving me nuts not having one!
One tip about animals, I have my dog trained. LOL
Since she has the red eye thing going on when I take her photo, I get her to look slightly up (like above my head) (or slightly left or right) just before I shoot. Works great for us.
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Post by thrillbilly on Jan 19, 2006 12:04:35 GMT -5
I have had a camera all my life except the past year it is driving me nuts not having one! One tip about animals, I have my dog trained. LOL Since she has the red eye thing going on when I take her photo, I get her to look slightly up (like above my head) (or slightly left or right) just before I shoot. Works great for us. Thats the great thing about digital cameras. Mine has a flash setting that eliminates red eye. |
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Post by Kathy on Jan 20, 2006 16:12:16 GMT -5
Another good thing to know is some photo editing programs also offer red eye reduction/elimination. I use www.Irfanview.com for my phote editor. Although my camera has the red eye elimination setting, apparently some don't because I'll get pics from friends asking me to 'fix' them.  Also, if someone has a scanner and a film type 35mm camera, with irfanview, you can fix the red eye situation on any pic you've scanned & filed on your computer.  |
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Post by vera on Jan 21, 2006 12:36:20 GMT -5
I'll add to this thread a bit of wisdom that makes a big difference for me (the mentally challenged person): camera quality. If your brain doesn't allow for sophisticated maneuvers with a camera, it pays to have one that's good quality while still being easy to handle. Better pictures, courtesy of a little machine that knows how to make up for human faults! And yes, a good picture-editing program works wonders too, and there are several free ones available that do a good job. Irfanview is one of them, or I use PhotoFiltre now which also works well.
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Post by Kathy on Jan 21, 2006 16:05:17 GMT -5
Vera, what kind of camera do you have? As you read, mine isn't what I'd hope for so I'm still getting opinions and recommendations. I don't want to make the same mistake twice!  |
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Post by vera on Jan 21, 2006 18:15:37 GMT -5
Kathy, I got the Fuji Finepix S3100 (at Target). Love it... it's big enough for my clumsy hands, small enough to carry around easily, sensible controls with all the options but without being confusing, zoom, macro, flash options, and it takes beautiful pictures in a resolution that's good enough for big prints! So far, I'm happy as a lark with it, and I think it'll only get better the more I learn about the different possibilities.
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Post by Kathy on Jan 21, 2006 18:56:20 GMT -5
Thank's Vera, I'm going to check out both recommendations-yours and thrills.  I saw the pics of your cats and the Northern scenery-both the indoor and outdoor shots were beautiful and that's what I want-a camera that will take both! I also want whatever one I get next to take fine detail close-ups of the jewelry I'm making. Neither of the two I've had so far have performed well in that area. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2006 19:52:34 GMT -5
And dont forget Kathy. I had it on the other board but the Minolta Diamge 7 is a great one also. I love mine
Mark
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Post by thrillbilly on Jan 21, 2006 22:07:04 GMT -5
And dont forget Kathy. I had it on the other board but the Minolta Diamge 7 is a great one also. I love mine Mark I havnt owned one of those but I have heard good comments about it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2006 11:49:24 GMT -5
Yeah it really is a great camera. When I got this one I retired my 35mm slr's. it is a 5.2 mp camera. the only complaint that I have about it is that I can not interchange lenses. all of my filters work but my extra lenses done. other than that it is a perfect camera.
Mark
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Post by vera on Jan 24, 2006 15:45:24 GMT -5
Thank's Vera, I'm going to check out both recommendations-yours and thrills. I saw the pics of your cats and the Northern scenery-both the indoor and outdoor shots were beautiful and that's what I want-a camera that will take both! I also want whatever one I get next to take fine detail close-ups of the jewelry I'm making. Neither of the two I've had so far have performed well in that area. Kathy, I just tried for some close-ups of small items, and this is what the camera did with my cig lighter:  Not bad, but it'd come out better if I had my tripod. The little "you're shaking the camera" icon showed when I took the picture. |
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Post by vera on Jan 24, 2006 15:56:58 GMT -5
...and oranges:  |
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Post by vera on Jan 24, 2006 16:05:52 GMT -5
...and the details on my funky suede purse:  All of these were taken without much concern for lighting, inside the room, the lighter and oranges near the window, the purse in a close-up with the window behind it. |
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Post by Kathy on Jan 24, 2006 16:18:09 GMT -5
Wow Vera, those are great!! ;D That's the kind of detail capturing I need!! Some of the jewelry has fine details not to mention the stone variations. My cameras were never able to capture those fine intricacies!! Btw, that lighter case is beautiful! One of the perks of having lived in AZ I see!  Navajo craftsmanship at it's finest! |
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