DAY 7 – LEARNING BASIC PHOTO SKILLS: “BIG” and “A Point of view”

Day Seven: “Big” — A Point of View Today, let’s go big. Photograph something of massive size, inside or outside. Get creative with your shot: Capture all or just part of the subject. Place it in the foreground so it takes up the entire frame. Or shoot it from afar so it appears smaller — yet still prominent. Below, the Pyramids of Giza stand in … Continue reading DAY 7 – LEARNING BASIC PHOTO SKILLS: “BIG” and “A Point of view”

Understanding perspective and why it’s important:

Perspective in photography is very important, especially in taking photos of landscapes, and sometimes close-ups. The idea with perspective is to put something in the photo that will help the viewer get a better idea of how big the landscape is, or how far something really is from the camera. In the photo above, the man walking the railroad tracks gives you the feeling that … Continue reading Understanding perspective and why it’s important: