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- SignorDildo, on 10/11/2007, -3/+12None of those hints will offer much enlightenment to a seasoned landscape photographer, but the exceptional example shots coupled with the suggestions may spark enthusiasm in the amature.
A great digg - consider it dugg. - aaronmoller, on 10/11/2007, -2/+10#12. Shoot more pictures. The best way to learn is to shoot and analyze pictures and try to learn the types of scenes, lighting & compositions that work.
- lysdexia, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8Buy a Scott Kelby Photoshop for digital photographer book and learn how easy it is to do just that.
- SmokeN-DC, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6As a beginner it is nice to see what other people are doing you don't need to copy them but you can learn from them.
- waxcrash, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Not only shoot lots of pictures, but have patience. I watch the weather channel and head out before or after a storm comes through. Then setup my camera and tripod for the shot and shoot as the lighting and weather conditions change over time. For some of my best photos, I've sat at the same location for over 6 hours waiting for the perfect shot.
- diaverde238, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4I have a Canon SD630 (~$285 on Amazon right now) that I've taken some incredible shots with (most of them accidentally, I'm not very good). I've seen some shots on flickr taken with this camera that were amazing.
- PlayWithFire, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3I recently started shooting everything in RAW. Adobe Lightroom allows me tweak the images fast, and make them look really good. And i found that getting a polarizing filter did the most to improve my outdoor shots. It's the most useful accessory after a tripod.
- maxa, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3There is no formula, guideline, or web tutorial that can give you a method to take great shots. All these tutorials do is help keep you from ruining what could be a great shot. You can still take crappy shots using such methods.
- NinjaBoy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Does everyone here have a pro ($700+) camera? Or is it possible to take good pictures with a fairly inexpensive camera?
- benny87, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2you could always check out the story posted slightly before this one called "5 Techniques for enhancing contrast in digital photos"
- ahawks, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Of course, that said.... those tips were awesome and I dugg the article for sure ;)
- ahawks, on 10/11/2007, -5/+7I like photography, and I like reading about new techniques... but with all these "X tips to improve your ____ shots", it seems like all the creativity is leaving the online photography arena (if there ever was any creativity).
When I take a shot, and I'm proud of it, and want to share it with people, it's because *I* took the shot. Not because I followed some tutorial on the web. It just sort of takes the value out of it for me.
Anyone else feel that way? - BobOrleans, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2#12: location, location, location!
- bieber, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Find contrasty and vibrant lighting conditions. It's all about the light. The time just before sunset and just after sunrise, and sometimes just after sunset is a great time to go out.
- Andross01, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2You'd be very surprised at what beauty nature will throw at you. Sometimes it is as simple as a tripod and shooting at f/8 or f/11.
- CedEx, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I have a Nikon D80, but I take crap photos with it because I haven't figured out how to benefit from all those functions. Put the same camera in my gf's hands, and she takes the most spectacular photos because she understands the principles of photography and knows how to use all the settings.
Eventually I'll learn and pick up stuff from her, but these tips and how-tos are a great help when I'm experimenting on my own and can compare my results with someone who's much better than me.
My gf also does very well with a simple point and shoot, so I suppose as long as you know the fundamentals of photography, you can take nice pictures with just about any camera short of a disposable. - firelitefoto, on 10/11/2007, -4/+5great tutorial... find it very useful and would be a great teaching tool as well. I nearly forgot about most of these simple tips, so this just brought them right back to the foreground. Thanks!
- elementop, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Not really.
Most "10 tips to..." guides don't necessarily squash the creative process. That kind of seems equivalent to "taking a class in C programming makes me less creative when writing software." Learn the basics, then learn how and when to combine the various tips and tricks you've learned to do something original. And most important, learn when to ignore the rules you've learned to do something no one else ever thought of before ;) - OsiVert, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1There was also a good link earlier this week on digg about free photoshop plugins. One was a photography plugin that does good contrasts.
- elementop, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Several years ago, my aunt took one of the most beautiful rainbow shots I have ever seen. The camera she used was a cheap point-and-shoot 35mm (this was well before digital cameras became available). So yes, it's possible to take good shots with a cheap(er) camera, but it's a lot easier to get consistently good results with quality equipment...at least once you've learned to use it.
- Zazzy10, on 05/15/2008, -0/+0I use a Canon TX1 http://glossphotographystudios.com/
Please post some advice on the site. - geodescent, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2excellent find. thanks!
- flxfxp, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1ditto on that one
- BradW1979, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1They look like HDR (High Dynamic Range) photos. You can do this with some digital SLRs that support bracketing or just use Photoshop.
[ http://news.com.com/2300-1041_3-6102446-1.html ] - tigers, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Those example pics look to me like they're HDR done in photoshop or something.
Nice pics to be sure, but certainly not something one would expect to get merely by selecting a high f-stop and using a tripod. It just seems that the pics are a little misleading while the tips are pretty decent if not generic.
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