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“Learn by pictures” is unique, because I pick a selection of photos that are not really good, but some think they are good. We will go over the composition rules, and also any other things that could make the photo better. This will be available in subscription form after this free one. (See above).
#1
This is one of my pet peeves. When someone takes a photo of anyone, and cuts their head off. Does this girl not have hair, or was it a bad day. Do not cut the head off of anyone. Here is a portrait with the complete head:
Girls spend a lot of time fixing their hair and getting it perfect. Some to more extremes than others. But make sure the whole head is in the frame for a good portrait.
#2
Another beautiful portrait, with all the right things. But wait, a portrait should be taken vertically not horizontally. This photo would be so much nicer if we didn’t have all that unwanted background on the side of her. A single portrait should be vertical, not horizontal. Like this:
#3
Oh boy! You have a new special effects filter! Let’s try it on a portrait and see how we like that. Someone created a monster with that look. How many eyes does this person have? Really, a portrait should not be done with special effects filters. A flower would be nice with that, however.
A simple, unobstructed portrait is more idea. Now there may be some people who like special effects on people. But take a poll, with or without, and that problem will be solved quickly.
#4
When taking pictures of children, even if they are playing and not being posed, try not to take pictures of them while standing up. You will notice over time that you have a lot of pictures of the tops of their heads. Try to get some pictures by getting down to their level. Notice how much nicer these photos are when you are on their level:
#5
We have all probably taken a photo like this…. stand out in the road, and the lines lead to something right in front of you. I have one very similar to this. Sometimes this is ok, but if you ask a “composition expert” he will tell you that your lines need to be on an angle, rather than just straight like this one above. A photo with diagonal lines does not have that “static” feeling to it. If you can, and I suggest trying to find an angle that will give you lines that go diagonally. Like these photos: (Notice how much better feeling you have with these)
Even though the above photo has a straight line, notice it is not right down the center. The line of the bridge comes out of a corner of the photo.
Another photo of the road curving around a hill. You actually will be looking more at the beautiful scenery if you have lines like this, thus making it a more pleasing photo.
#6
On couple portraits, the big question you will need to ask the couple is: Do you want your photo to be casual, or more professional looking? Casual photos of couples in their every day life brings up the final display of the photo, and what will happen to it. A casual photo of a couple will almost just stay on their phone, a small photo standing up against the lamp, etc. If you want them to really love the photo, then ask them if you can pose them a bit, or make it look a bit more professional. Those are the ones that will hang on the wall:
See how much nicer this looks, and it wouldn’t take that much to learn how to pose a “couple”. I will be doing a segment soon, on posing people. Stay with me for that.
If you want to do a nice portrait of a couple make sure the photo is vertical, and you see both their faces in it. This portrait above is one that is not so “posed”, but relaxed and yet so perfect to show the love between these two people.
#7
You know we live in a colorful, beautiful world. Some of the best photography we see is of flowers to really get in there and see the single beauty of a flower. This photo above of flowers is nice, but imagine getting this instead:
And there are other things that when taken close give you a whole new perspective on life. Check these out:
Close-ups bring our own world into a whole new perspective. I will be doing a new blog soon on equipment that will help you to achieve these kind of beautiful close-ups. If you would like to be notified when this blog on close-ups arrives, just fill out the form below.
#8
TAKING PICTURES OF PETS:
Do you love your pet? Then take a picture of your pet and not all the landscape with it. People hang a photo of their pets on the wall. Try photos like this to get worthy photos:
Just get closer to your animals so you can see them like you see them.
A “portrait” like photo is not a bad idea if you can get them to cooperate with you. With our dog, it seems like anytime I point something at them, like a camera, she goes all shy on us. So I have tried some photos of her while she’s asleep:
Now that is how a photo of your pet should look like.
#9
Street Photography is a fast growing new genre in Photography subjects. But there seems to be a specific way to take photos on the street. First of all, as you can see in the photo above, there are people, but it’s hard to se a face that you could recognize in the photo. So if “Street Photography” is one new type of photography you want to get in to, make sure faces don’t show, OR you could get a “model release” from each person who’s face is recognizable.
Here is some professional examples of street photography:
#10
One of the most valuable things you can learn in photography is: TELL A STORY WITH YOUR CREATIVE PHOTOS. ONE PICTURE THAT SAYS A THOUSAND WORDS! LIKE THIS:
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