As a photographer I have to take photos everyday and like they say practice makes perfect. But unless I am constantly learning new skills and trying them on I really am not growing as an artist. Sometimes we hit a blank wall where we can't seem to find the inspiration to give us that creative edge that we are looking for, instead like our cousins the writer we have photo block, instead of writers block. So try and get some ideas by looking at professional photo magazines, going to photo exhibition. These alone should give you a perspective on color, layout, what you are trying to achieve creatively.
To become a better photographer one has to have an appreciation of fine art. Spend a day looking at famous artists work. Jot down the things that creatively strike you about the art work, things you like and those you don't. Photography exhibits are often free. If they are not there are definitely those that are really reasonable or almost free.
Take a full day to look at what you love about an artists work. This can freshen your perspective. Try some different camera angles that you have not tried before. If you are doing a portrait bring a ladder with you so you can get above the subject. This is usually very flattering to the portrait.
Take a day and focus on perspective. Experiment with different camera angles that you may not have tried before. This tip is only limited by how far you are willing to get out of your comfort zone.
I personally love to photograph insects on flowers, bees, butterflies, spiders all have their appeal for me anyway. I have got good and dirty crawling around flower beds looking for a new angle. You have to get close and personal. Experiment with sun angles the way the light hits the flower. Take a trip to the local zoo or just people watch and if you are brave enough ask if you can take their picture. Interesting faces can give you a new creative perspective.
To get a good shot take your camera with you wherever you go. You are bound to get a shot you would not have gotten had you not had your camera along. You know we have all said, "God I wish I had a camera now and have got that shot. " By taking your camera with you one sees the world as though always looking through a lens. You develop after time a creative eye.
Take a child with you and try and see the world through their eyes. It gives you a fresh perspective of life. Ask the child lots of questions about what they see. As people we are all flattered when someone seeks our advise, children are not different they love to share their opinions. And their perspective is fresh and young and new. It can refurbish your perceptive.
Photograph a color. Say you pick yellow. You could photograph a sunset concentrating on the yellow. A field of yellow tulips in the spring. Make a game of finding yellow things like people wearing rain slickers, school buses that are yellow. Make a portfolio of them.
If you have a favorite setting to photograph in then get out of that setting and into a completely new one. Last week my friend and I went to one of Portland's Bridges to photograph it gave me a whole new look at the world. Good background with the river and the contrast of the steel of the bridge. We went several time at different times a day, giving us a different look at light. One day it was raining hard, the next time we went at dawn with a sunrise on the water. Still the third time the sun was shining. We tried photographing boats on the water as it gave us a new perspective of being above the water.
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Set yourself a photography project. Narrowing your parameters and setting yourself a goal is a great way to make the best of your camera gear. Perhaps restrict yourself to a single lens or focal length on a zoom. How about focusing on an emotion, a place, a camera lens. These are just some ideas to give your project focus.
The only way you will get better is to be open to learning new things and then trying them on. Be sure you understand what your camera does and how to use it. Read your camera manual. Go on line and read one that is more in depth. Then go out and try some new things out.
Judi Singleton is the owner operator of Be Jewel U where you can dress the whole family for less. Come by and buy.
As a photographer I have to take photos everyday and like they say practice makes perfect. But unless I am constantly learning new skills and trying them on I really am not growing as an artist. Sometimes we hit a blank wall where we can't seem to find the inspiration to give us that creative edge that we are looking for, instead like our cousins the writer we have photo block, instead of writers block. So try and get some ideas by looking at professional photo magazines, going to photo exhibition. These alone should give you a perspective on color, layout, what you are trying to achieve creatively.
To become a better photographer one has to have an appreciation of fine art. Spend a day looking at famous artists work. Jot down the things that creatively strike you about the art work, things you like and those you don't. Photography exhibits are often free. If they are not there are definitely those that are really reasonable or almost free.
Take a full day to look at what you love about an artists work. This can freshen your perspective. Try some different camera angles that you have not tried before. If you are doing a portrait bring a ladder with you so you can get above the subject. This is usually very flattering to the portrait.
Take a day and focus on perspective. Experiment with different camera angles that you may not have tried before. This tip is only limited by how far you are willing to get out of your comfort zone.
I personally love to photograph insects on flowers, bees, butterflies, spiders all have their appeal for me anyway. I have got good and dirty crawling around flower beds looking for a new angle. You have to get close and personal. Experiment with sun angles the way the light hits the flower. Take a trip to the local zoo or just people watch and if you are brave enough ask if you can take their picture. Interesting faces can give you a new creative perspective.
To get a good shot take your camera with you wherever you go. You are bound to get a shot you would not have gotten had you not had your camera along. You know we have all said, "God I wish I had a camera now and have got that shot. " By taking your camera with you one sees the world as though always looking through a lens. You develop after time a creative eye.
Take a child with you and try and see the world through their eyes. It gives you a fresh perspective of life. Ask the child lots of questions about what they see. As people we are all flattered when someone seeks our advise, children are not different they love to share their opinions. And their perspective is fresh and young and new. It can refurbish your perceptive.
Photograph a color. Say you pick yellow. You could photograph a sunset concentrating on the yellow. A field of yellow tulips in the spring. Make a game of finding yellow things like people wearing rain slickers, school buses that are yellow. Make a portfolio of them.
If you have a favorite setting to photograph in then get out of that setting and into a completely new one. Last week my friend and I went to one of Portland's Bridges to photograph it gave me a whole new look at the world. Good background with the river and the contrast of the steel of the bridge. We went several time at different times a day, giving us a different look at light. One day it was raining hard, the next time we went at dawn with a sunrise on the water. Still the third time the sun was shining. We tried photographing boats on the water as it gave us a new perspective of being above the water.
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Set yourself a photography project. Narrowing your parameters and setting yourself a goal is a great way to make the best of your camera gear. Perhaps restrict yourself to a single lens or focal length on a zoom. How about focusing on an emotion, a place, a camera lens. These are just some ideas to give your project focus.
The only way you will get better is to be open to learning new things and then trying them on. Be sure you understand what your camera does and how to use it. Read your camera manual. Go on line and read one that is more in depth. Then go out and try some new things out.
Judi Singleton is the owner operator of Be Jewel U where you can dress the whole family for less. Come by and buy.
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