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- HuskyPuzzle, on 08/06/2008, -2/+32Great tips and I agree with a lot of the advice, but I've found the best way to improve your photography skills is to just go out and take tons of photos, experimenting with different light, etc.
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....████████ - Benjamin10, on 08/06/2008, -3/+10These are great tips for someone starting out. Many times it comes down to keeping your eyes wide open and seeing those special moments that would pass you by if you weren't thinking like a photographer.
- thescimitar, on 08/06/2008, -0/+7Taking great photos of landscapes and buildings generally relies on doing exactly the opposite of what everyone else is doing: not standing at the "scenic vista lookout" and taking a shot from eye-level at f5.6 focused at infinity. Shooting inanimate objects is a discipline just like shooting people, the first rules of which are the same as shooting anything else: interesting angles, the correct stop, the correct critical focus, and the correct lighting.
So, when you see fifty other tourists taking a photo of the Parthenon at 1pm on a cloudless day from dead straight in front of the building.... try not to follow the crowd. - darthzaphod, on 08/06/2008, -2/+9I just bought an SLR camera in May before my backpacking trip in England. I wish I had taken the time to get to know the camera little more before I took it on an important trip; sometimes I felt like I just didn't have the talent necessary to capture a great picture. SLR's are a lot more complicated than I anticipated--before that, I thought I knew a thing or two about cameras ;)
The best photos I've taken on trips are usually candid shots of strangers. Landscape and buildings are great, but anybody can take those--they're not moving. People always seem to provide great photo fodder, even if they don't mean to. - HuoXin, on 08/06/2008, -0/+6where's the 'P' for Photoshop?
- Daniel591992, on 08/06/2008, -1/+7K
- NathanCH, on 08/06/2008, -0/+5Am I the only one who thought the images had nothing to do with the letters. For example, "a" and "b" =/
- coheedcollapse, on 08/06/2008, -1/+6I don't know if the author of the article doesn't truly understand the words that he's defining or what, but the "Depth of Field" example wasn't really the best to exemplify the term. The sharpness is even throughout and doesn't really reflect what controlling depth is all about in photography. That, or I'm not seeing something that was in the original large print.
Same goes wit ha lot of the rest of them. - ryan83189, on 08/06/2008, -0/+4The "Tic tac toe" method in part B makes your photos much more lively. I heard that we start scanning images with our eyes where those lines intersect. You really want to see where the person is at, after all you are taking the pictures to remember the moment not what they look like. Another tip I have is candid photography of people in your group. Cheesy pictures are okay, but if you want a good picture of your group take it of them having fun, not posing for a picture. Bring a tripod and try to get in the shot yourself if you trust your equipment for 20 or so seconds. A good candid pose, real or not, makes it look like you're having so much fun you have no time for photos. My last suggestion is to take a lot of photos. Memory is cheap, not since the days of film has anyone complained about having too many after the trip.
- lauracope, on 08/06/2008, -0/+4so true. it's all about experimenting with composition, lighting, and post-processing!
- inigomntoya, on 08/06/2008, -0/+4Agreed - I took my camera to a high school soccer game before taking it on a trip - lots of different stuff there (people standing around doing nothing, people cheering, kids running, etc).
I also hate taking posed pictures (which is why my wife hates it when I take the pictures on a trip). I just think that candid shots capture the moment better. If I wanted a great photo of my family with some magnificent backdrop (like the great wall or some beach in the Carribean), I can always photo shop a family portrait in there... - Daniel591992, on 08/07/2008, -0/+4sorry, i didn't know how to make the big letters :P
- snorcup, on 08/06/2008, -1/+5I personally feel this author used poor examples in relation to the methods she recommends.
The rule of thirds, or example B is the most appropriate image that illustrates the authors point, and in my opinion, the best image in the series.
The remaining images are boring, and in the case of C, blurry and poorly composed.
Action normally involves something intense, not some one glancing over a shoulder. Candids are a great way to capture people being themselves, but this does not fall into a classic action category.
Balance is important, and learning the rule of thirds can give some impressive results. With that said, it is not a hard and fast rule, and don't sacrifice a good shot because it does not fall into these guidelines.
Composition is a broad term that encompasses a bunch of categories, and it is harder to explain than to demonstrate. The blurry image of a guy standing under a light bulb is at a goofy angle, the plaque is washed out and can barley be seen, and I would have never put the imagery of a light bulb over the guys head as him having a realization.
Depth of field on the other hand is pretty straight forward. You can make it as complicated as you want but the goal is to put your subject in focus while taking the background (space and objects behind the subject) out of focus. The foreground will also be out of focus, but this is normally not as noticeable. Again this image is a poor example of DOF.
Evocation....
Yeah, uhm, chalk this one up there with composition.
It is nice to evoke feelings and emotions with your images, but you do this by capturing great images. Nuff said.
Again this image to me is boring and flat.
Nice try, but I am just not feeling it - Coffeedemon, on 08/06/2008, -0/+3I guess he could have said that was an example of using a small aperture to have the whole scene sharp. Then when you look up the street you get both carriages in focus. Using a large aperture and blurring one of the carriages would be a better example though.
- jaybol, on 08/06/2008, -0/+3i agree, and it is great to always challenge yourself i.e to take photos of strangers with/without their permission
- djunawoods, on 08/06/2008, -1/+4Great tips! It is a like a semester photography course distilled into 5 easy steps.
- arcooke, on 08/07/2008, -0/+3Fuchsia?
- b3and1p, on 08/06/2008, -0/+3Same thing with D also, this was just a bad list and unfortunately people that don't know any better are being led in the wrong direction.
- XombieRobot, on 08/06/2008, -1/+4Easy Red,
Not everyone interested in this subject is a pro like you. Some people like myself are novices who would like to get some good overall knowledge to get their feet wet. - jessem19, on 08/06/2008, -1/+4The title of this article could also be called The A B C D E of Photojournalism. I've heard many of these same great tips in journalism workshops.
- mach32, on 08/06/2008, -0/+2really want to learn travel and editorial photography? study the photographers of national geographic. study the way they compose and use natural light. photography is not about rules because every shoot brings its own set of problems.
- HxChris91, on 08/06/2008, -0/+2Most defiantly true, but one thing that I have found from experience of borrowing one and experimenting is that the DSLR's make taking photos and changing up the atmosphere in them incredibly easier.
- ashwinmudigonda, on 08/06/2008, -1/+3I didn't find this too informative. This is some dude trying to fit words starting with A...E and then expound on standard photography techniques. These "rules" apply whether or not you are traveling and breaking them could sometimes be the "rule" for great photography. Case in point:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashwinmudigonda/22242 ...
An actionless, centric composition with no evocation or depth of field. You want people? OK:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashwinmudigonda/27000 ...
Same "rules" as above. - Falldog, on 08/06/2008, -0/+2“E” for Evocation?
More like "E" look at me BS and try and make a boring photo sound interesting. - ianmack, on 08/06/2008, -3/+5unique take on advice for travel photography. great piece!
- GregR, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2The site is down. Is there a mirror site?
- ElGanyan, on 08/06/2008, -0/+2Not really to be honest. I found most of them to be quite amateur or lacking exactly what the article was trying to describe.
- briguymaine, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2right on coffeedemon, I think he was giving an example of a greater depth of field in that shot. Overall, this was a decent Photography 101 article but not great, the pictures weren't very good examples. The nun shot was a for evocation, fine, but the composition is absent. B for balance, ok shot but take two steps to your left and you could have gotten that ugly traffic sign out of there AND shown more of what looks like a beautiful street. C for composition, "I like looking that the wall" says the man with the backpack for no apparent reason, the whole thing is over exposed and pointless. phew...
- andyb747, on 08/06/2008, -0/+2M- for Maybe photography just isnt your thing
- cathpah, on 08/07/2008, -0/+2the advice isn't bad....but red's right....most of those photos are pretty mediocre.
- novoare, on 08/10/2008, -0/+1I found this article really useful. I'm not a professional photographer, and the tips are helpful for beginners.
- leoofborg, on 08/10/2008, -0/+1No, 'F' is for [Sometimes,] ******* the rules. Every GOOD photog knows this, including the blogger.
I'm with jessem19 -- I've heard this stuff from pro photogs etal. Kudos to the blogger -- his post wasn't that bad. If y'all think you can do better, then stop posting on Digg and GTFO there.. and snap away. - jave8u, on 08/06/2008, -0/+1I didn't get the composition one, thinking it was a mediocre photo. But with the added story, it's really clever.
- BossKey, on 08/06/2008, -0/+1Sure you can learn by taking lots of pictures, but it's sort of a brute force approach. If you learn some tried-and-true techniques up front, it could mean the difference between "getting it" after taking just 200 photos, instead of 2000 if you didn't read any tips beforehand, having to learn what everybody else already knew.
- ddegner, on 08/06/2008, -0/+1There are no secrets or recipes that can cut out the time needed to make a great photo. It takes time to get to know someone so that they will let you in close and even more time for them to feel comfortable around your camera. Only then can you make photos that show a soul.
I say this as I just posted some of my travel photos from 6 months in China.
http://www.incendiaryimage.com/sketchbook/ - treehelper, on 08/08/2008, -0/+1Just what I needed. Let's see if it helps.
- grahamvinyl, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Wow - there was nothing special about any of those photos.
- HxChris91, on 08/06/2008, -0/+1@chispito
DSLR or digital single lens reflex gives you a broader range of options to show you how your picture will pan out. - coheedcollapse, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1Yeah, but that whole scene would have been sharp in almost any circumstance - even at aperture 2.8. If he were much closer to the carriage than I would have accepted that as an explanation, but in this instance that doesn't even work because there's really nothing close enough in that picture to have any noticeable bokeh.
- nuni, on 08/07/2008, -0/+1HDR abuse.
- inactive, on 08/06/2008, -2/+3Good stuff.
- nuentendu, on 08/06/2008, -0/+1It's the worst when people have expensive equipment and don't know how to even use it basically.
I'm a photographer and I was on vacation a couple weeks ago, taking pictures of some landscape and I saw a lady try and take her pictures inside of her car. She kept complaining that her shots weren't bright at all, among other things. I try to keep to myself but it's people like that that make me wish expensive/fancy technology should stay in the hands of bright-minded people. - grey580, on 08/06/2008, -1/+1Good tips. I'm gonna try some when I head on off to orlando.
- jezsik, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0A couple of really good shots but the rest are ordinary. If your subject in the center of the image, it's not going to be a great image.
- TheTravelShow, on 08/12/2008, -0/+0Very cool photographs as well.
- wraithscelus, on 08/07/2008, -0/+0M - for Mirror Please?
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