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- VictorCheng, on 10/11/2007, -4/+24great article - but why would anyone put it in the Apple Section?
- SwissCamel, on 10/11/2007, -3/+15Is 'pretend to be sending a text whilst secretly taking a photo of the college girl in fronts *****' on the list?
- Th3_anOmoLy, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1411: Get chicks in bikinis
- ndm007, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8Crap. I've done it again :|
I'm so used to submitting Apple related stories.
It's like a natural reflex when I choose the category... - crash128, on 10/11/2007, -0/+61. Beware of sand damage. If it gets in your lens you will need to have it repaired. A uv filter is a start, but should also try to cover up the lens rings (cylinders that turn).
2. Beware of sand damage. Wrap it in a baggie if you can.
3. Sand - it's bad for cameras. Never put a camera in the sand or on a blanket unprotected. Carrying case or (see above) plastic bag.
4. Ocean water - has lots of sand-like salt in it (kidding).
5. Sharks. If you go in the surf to get pix from the water, especially avoid the sand sharks. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7"Ask yourself with each frame, "have I seen this picture before?" If the answer is yes, then don't click"
I guess this tip can be overlooked if its a hot chick. - Andross01, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6I'm kind of surprised it didn't recommend trying out long exposure photography. One of my favorite things about beach photography or waterscape photography in general is the ability to get that surreal mist look to water when you expose for longer than a few seconds. Especially with rocky shorelines, the results can be rather dramatic.
- mxpx720, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8i personally thought it said, "10 beach pornography tips" whoops
- Manuelmty, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6Tip # 1 : Big optical zoom camera for topless beaches
- twiztedambience, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6tip #1: If you need to read an article to do beach pornography you will fail
- fthead9, on 10/11/2007, -2/+6Beautiful pics, might just have to bust out the camera and head down to the beach.
- GawtMilk, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4I use it all the time. WHILST I dugg SwissCamel's comment up, I dugg yours down.
- GawtMilk, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5What's so great about this article? It's just some basic tips, complete with photos taken on the beach.
1) You should always, always, always look for a focal point. Photos are just boring if it's a photo of "the beach" or "a wave". Take a photo of "a surfer" ON "a wave". It'll make the photo more interesting, there'll be more to look at.
2) Once again, timing is always important. This is especially true with lighting. You've got a five minute time period at sun rise and sunset to get good color, other than that it's much harder. Also, you cannot take a photo of "a surfer on the wave" if he falls underwater as you press the shutter.
3) Your horizon is never going to be completely flat. Factor in camera shake and barrel / pincushion distortion, and you've got a constantly curvy horizon. Just use Photoshop / Picasa / GIMP / iPhoto to straighten them out, and possibly correct the lens distortion (in Photoshop go to Filter -> Distort -> Lens Correction, not sure about other three).
4) One of my favorite photos ever was the polar opposite of this step. It's all about knowing what to look for. Crowds aren't always a bad thing...
http://www.opendemocracy.net/content/articles/721/images/000%20crowd.jpg
5) Exposure bracketing is only necessary when you've got contrasty photos. Rather than take four photos at a time, just set your camera down a stop or two.
6) Spot metering is terrible for beginners. Matrix metering, the standard for the past forty years, was developed for a reason. You're never going to get highlight detail back once you overexpose, but shadow detail is easy to get back by turning up the brightness (there are hundreds of methods). Matrix metering will get the brightest area correctly exposed, and work from there. If your photos are turning black, just use fill flash as mentioned next. Using spot metering is bad because you're never going to get a perfect exposure if the lighting is bad, and by metering a midtone from someone's face, the sky will be bright and white.
7) Good advice. Many people think, "why use a flash? It's so bright out!". This is wrong...fill-in flash, when used in the "TTL" or "Through The Lens" mode (the standard on point and shoots, but you have to select on a dSLR) is automatic.
8) You should *ALWAYS* have at least one filter covering your glass. UVs are good because they offer no negative effects (they won't block out nearly as much light as others, not even a stop).
9) Keep in mind polarizing filters stop down your camera. I had a $10 circular-polarizing filter which stopped my photos down by 2/3. That's a lot. Just keep that in mind. Another thing about polarizing filters is that it's easy to do in Photoshop...so don't even think about "shooting through your sunglasses". No one in their right mind would do that.
I stopped using my polarizing filters due to the amount of light they block out. Instead, I started using Photoshop to accurately emulate the effect. Here's a simple tutorial.
http://www.dpgr.gr/usergalleries/albums/userpics/10471/photoshop_polarizer.jpg
10) Black and white is good, it's also a great way to focus more on tones than color. If your sky is too bright, switching to black and white lets you darken without ruining any colors.
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Sorry for sounding a bit elitist. I'm doing this for you guys, not to be a pompous *****. Hope I helped. - wisie, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Sunrise/Sunset times are the best as they mean you get some fantastic colours and can play with long exposures which allow the water to have a smokey feel to it.
- Joshuarr, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3I live on the beach, and am a photographer. The best advice I can think of to say to a general audience about beach photography would be to look at the picture before you take it. Ask yourself with each frame, "have I seen this picture before?" If the answer is yes, then don't click. It is just way too easy to take a worse than average photo of the beach.
That applies to all photography though, in my book at least. - NoSalt, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2"as they are places of natural beauty, color and interesting light"
AND ... hotties of the female persuasion wearing little bikinis!!! - Derfus, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2i like beaches and photography, but what does this have to do with Apple?
- bwaulder, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Those are very good tips, but they apply to other areas of outdoor photography just the same. By the way, following them still won't get you that kind of pictures, it takes much more than the magic ten tips.
- wisie, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2oops
- qwertylicious, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Watch out for sand damage. Luckily, the only camera I have had damaged was a ***** disposable one when sand got into the mechanism and it wouldn't allow any more pictures being taken, and I'm sure this could also happen with proper cameras....
- sillykalcifer, on 10/11/2007, -5/+5did anyone else think the tips would be about how to secretly take pictures of chicks on the beach?
- bcorder, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Nice article, timely. I'm heading to Costa Rica for a couple of weeks in about a month... 30D and all.
- mal1964, on 10/11/2007, -3/+2your honor yes the pictures were zoomed in all the way on the Private areas of the women. but sir I was just trying these great new tips i found on digg
- unloud, on 10/11/2007, -5/+3And you both got your wish.
- Satanael, on 10/11/2007, -6/+4I'm sorry but the last thing I want to see are farm animals in bikinis...
- joeycerone, on 10/11/2007, -4/+2Dugg, but only bc its in the apple section.
- fergiestar, on 10/11/2007, -5/+2Now i could bring my camera to the beach
- ementis, on 10/11/2007, -9/+2Who are these chicks you speak of?
- Joshuarr, on 10/11/2007, -24/+8Because a mac is the only comp worth doing digital photography on maybe?
(Yes, I am ready to be buried.)
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