“Photography is a way of feeling. What you have caught on film is captured forever- it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” - Aaron Siskind
Natalie "Scherbatsky" Norvell >.<
Who am I?
I am a 20 year old sophomore in college and a very passionate photographer. This is my first time using a photo editing program but I have fallen in love with the ability to add so much color and life to my photos. :)
For anyone interested in the cameras I am using, I have a Nikon D40 SLR (7mpx) and a Nikon S8000 (15mpx) I favor the S8000 often because it is so compact, but the SLR is great for fancy photos.
I am a 20 year old sophomore in college and a very passionate photographer. This is my first time using a photo editing program but I have fallen in love with the ability to add so much color and life to my photos. :)
For anyone interested in the cameras I am using, I have a Nikon D40 SLR (7mpx) and a Nikon S8000 (15mpx) I favor the S8000 often because it is so compact, but the SLR is great for fancy photos.
1. The Rule of Thirds
The rule of thirds states that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections.
2. Bracketed Exposures
Bracketing is the general technique of taking several shots of the same subject using different or the same camera settings. Exposure Bracketing in this case is a series of photos ranging from underexposure, standard exposure, and overexposure.
3. Portraits
"The magic of photography is metaphysical. What you see in a photograph was not what you saw at the time. The real skill of photography is organized visual lying." -Terrance Donovan
Catch somebody doing something they love, capture life as it happens — unstaged and unposed.
4. Motion Blur
The shutter speed controls the amount of time the shutter remains open when taking a photograph. Longer shutter speeds photograph greater blur effects. Shorter shutter speeds produce less blur. This is one of the coolest effects you can create with your camera.
5. Abstract
Abstract photography can produce very dramatic images. It relies on our more primal sense of form, color, and curves than it does on detail. The problem is that most photographers tend to think in terms of detail when evaluating photographic opportunities. However, it takes a different way of looking at our world to perceive the abstract photography opportunities that surround us.
6. THe Urban Landscape
"As a fledgling street photographer strolling up and down the streets of cities, I quickly became aware of time and it's erosive power. My early photographs focused on signs of the older culture that was holding on for dear life. I would photograph seltzer bottles in old wooden crates piled high in a truck, or the dusty windows of jewish bread shops, or old men building february fires on the beaches of Coney Island. My interest was more then a documentary, for it seemed to me that what was about to vanish was important and irreplaceable, and frankly, I wanted my photographs to offer, in some manner, the power of resurrection."
7. Calendar and Effects
Photograph numbers and the days of the week for a calendar. also, Apply the Edge Burning, Thin Black Border, and Rough Edges to a photograph you have taken.
8. Depth of field
Depth of field allows you to control, using aperture, what elements in your photo are in focus. This can eliminate background noise from the photo. A Shallow depth of field can yield dramatic results and greatly emphasize the subject, whereas a deep depth of field is perfect for landscapes.
My photo to the left is shot with a very shallow depth of field.
