This time of year you see Christmas lights almost everywhere you go. Whether their inside on the tree or outside adorning the side of your favorite store or building, Christmas lights can be an attractive target for photographers, but also pretty difficult to capture if you don’t know what you’re doing. Here are some tips on capturing those sparkling lights this holiday season:
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Photography comes from a composite Greek word, which when translated means to ‘write with light’. That being the case, it could be said that there is no greater pen than the humble flashgun.
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Camera shake is one of the bigger obstacles a photographer can face. When you’re shooting pictures handheld, your camera shaking can make your pictures appear blurry and can take what might otherwise look to be a professional shot and make it look amateur. An easy and obvious solution to the problem is to put your camera on a tripod. While tripods are obviously the most practical solution they are typically also reasonably expensive as well as cumbersome and heavy to tote around everywhere. If you don’t want to use a tripod here are a few tripod alternatives:
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If you’ve ever tried to take a picture at a concert you may have had some trouble. Dim concert halls with lit stages typically pose a problem for photographers who are not used to taking pictures under those conditions. Here are some tips to help you improve your concert photos.
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Photographing in less than ideal weather conditions can be a real challenge. However, if you’re up to it, you can achieve emotional and beautiful images – even in unfavourable circumstances.
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Sometimes we’re too perfect in our judgement of order. Even though the world has a wonderful orderliness about it, the real challenge is to view and arrange objects into basic elements to create a visually stunning image. By understanding four basic principles of composition, we can see the landscape in a totally new and exciting way.
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The meter in your camera may be part of the most advanced metering system available, yet it cannot be considered accurate all the time. This is not because of a technological shortfall, but because of a simple principle: your camera’s meter is designed to meter for reflected light and reflected light varies according to the surface colour or tone.
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Photography has become my most honest form of communication. Creatively, I am able to affect others and encourage them to view our surroundings differently. The process of capturing an image has evolved each time I press the shutter.
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Most people wait for special occassions to get their cameras out. But having a digital camera gives you the freedom to take more photos and experiment a little with your everyday photos.
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