Make a photo journal. Give yourself assignments. Invent your own themed Photo a Day challenge and make it a ritual to post to social media. Nothing like a thumbs up and a positive comment to keep you inspired. Another nice thing—after days of shooting and posting, look back and see how your skills have improved. Be sure to post what you create; a social media upload every few days never hurts. By clicking Sign Up, you are opting to receive educational and promotional emails from Nikon Inc.
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe any time. Search Articles. Glossary Off On. As you can see in this example by getting closer to your subject right you can eliminate cluttered backgrounds and give more emphasis to the subject for a better portrait. Focusing and recomposing can be a quick way to get the focus and composition that you want. In this example the focus is on the rope, through a quick recomposition after focus lock, the photographer was able to get a more pleasing photo.
Left: A common mistake when holding a camera is to place the hand on top of the lens. This is not as comfortable and also blocks the light from the flash if in use. Right: The proper way to hold your camera is by cradling the lens with your hand; this enables you to hold the camera comfortably and ensures you are not blocking the flash with your hand.
To get beautiful linearly blurred backgrounds, hold down the shutter button and follow your subject by moving your camera in the same direction. TIP 8: See the Light. Having your camera with you is the best way to never miss unexpected moments. Give yourself photo assignments and practice, practice, practice—you will find your skills growing with every picture you take.
More Like This More articles like this. Article Collections. Articles like this, right in your inbox. First Name required. Last Name required. Email required. Wide-angle lenses tend to have the most light falloff vignetting at the edges. As you stop the lens down, the light will be more consistent.
These are the givens that must be kept in mind as you evaluate your equipment. Resolution And Sharpness. A trip or photo session can be completely ruined when you bring back unsharp results. If this is happening with a new lens or camera body, the culprit may be faulty equipment that needs replacement.
For a simple test, set up a tripod and photograph a highly detailed subject across the whole frame and in the same plane. Use a low ISO for the most detail possible. When testing a new body, pick a trusted lens for the test.
You can undertake more formal tests with a resolution chart. The same charts we used in the film days work fine now—sharp is sharp, no matter the medium. The test targets have patterns of fine detail in the center and at each edge. Examine the images on your computer monitor at magnifications up to , then compare these findings with the results shown on a website like Photozone. You can conduct extremely detailed testing by using the methods found at www.
For self-testing, charts such as the ISO are available online from www. You can also make your own testing chart using the USAF chart with components found at jimdoty. Use a high-resolution printer and gloss or semi-gloss paper to print your chart.
The bottom line is that for any test, you want to photograph very small, verifiable details that can be enlarged and evaluated on your computer screen. Autofocus Combinations. This is especially noticeable with long telephotos that are often used wide-open. This inaccuracy can be resolved in many new DSLRs that offer micro adjustments for autofocus that you can accomplish yourself, even to the point that you can program the camera to automatically make different adjustments for each lens you use.
A way to check your autofocus is with LensAlign, an ingenious system for testing the critical focus of your lens. I can tell you that Mr. Subject matter leads the eye and mind far more than sharp glass. Thanks for the feedback and interesting take on the article.
First, the dad joke: I was implying that a photograph that told a story would be a photograph of one of my sons story books… A picture of a book telling stories being my photo that told stories. You and my wife would probably get along quite well ;. That was not my intent. You are right, there is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting the latest and greatest. However, I do know people who have struggled with G. Those of us who have went through this have such a desire for the next best thing that our desire to photograph drops substantially until we get our hands on the next piece of equipment that will improve our skills… Crazy right!
Next article Firefly Landscape Photography Tutorial. I enjoyed this article and the accompanying images. But I did miss the dad joke. Still, all good thought and images. Again, I truly appreciate the feedback and apologize if it came off like I was chastising folks. More Stories. Search for: Search.
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