Best advice for a new photographer
Best advice for a new photographer
theatreboi11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#1Best advice for a new photographer
Posted: 12/3/07 at 3:22pmI have recently fell in love with photography. Please post any advice you have that you have found to work best in your picture taking!
#2re: Best advice for a new photographer
Posted: 12/3/07 at 4:20pmremember to take the lens cap off.
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
#2re: Best advice for a new photographer
Posted: 12/3/07 at 4:25pmdoods, you are on a roll today!
#3re: Best advice for a new photographer
Posted: 12/3/07 at 4:32pmwell, noone else was helping him!
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
#4re: Best advice for a new photographer
Posted: 12/3/07 at 4:34pm
Hahaha, I love it!
#5re: Best advice for a new photographer
Posted: 12/3/07 at 5:35pmTake lots of pictures.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#6re: Best advice for a new photographer
Posted: 12/3/07 at 5:40pm
Doodle, that was my first thought.
Second,
May sure there is film PROPERLY loaded into the camera. I lost a TON of pictures when I shot an episode of Roseanne because my assistant didn't know how to load a 35 mm camera. She just dropped the film in and shut the door.
I was LIVID.
Obey the 1/3 rule when shooting horizon shots. NEVER put the horizon in the center of the picture. Alway divide it into thirds.
#7re: Best advice for a new photographer
Posted: 12/3/07 at 5:47pmShoot in manual mode - it'll give you a feel for what to expect from your camera.
SueleenGay
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/9/03
#8re: Best advice for a new photographer
Posted: 12/3/07 at 6:35pm
Take ONE function of your camera and learn about it. Read the manuel, practice. Don't try to learn how everything works in one sitting. Then build on that. It will seem much less intimidating and you will be more likely to learn it, rather than reach a sort of comfort level where you are simply "satisfied" with what you can do. And a year from now you won't say, "hey, what does this button do?" or "Wow, I never knew I could do THAT with this camera." If that makes any sense at all...
What kind of camera are you using?
Ida Noodleman
Stand-by Joined: 11/5/07
#9re: Best advice for a new photographer
Posted: 12/3/07 at 6:38pm
First, learn the basics of photography. Leran about composition, lighting, exposure and how to set your camera properly. Otherwise, you may end up taking good snapshots, but they won't be great photographs.
Second, practice. use your camera every chance you get.
Third, use your imagination. Try to see things from a different perspective, something that captures the essence of the subject and makes for an interesting photo. look at the work of other photographers and always ask yourself why the photo you're looking at does or does not capture your interest.
theatreboi11
Broadway Star Joined: 5/9/05
#10re: Best advice for a new photographer
Posted: 12/4/07 at 11:21am
Thanks everyone!
My camera is a Kodak EasyShare V550. It is small and digital. It takes decent pictures and has a great feature that give you the opportunity to set it to "preset" settings for objects like flowers, snow, candlelight, etc.
I was thinking about looking into more of a manual camera. I feel that I would like to have more control in the flash and focus.
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