Don’t Delete Your Digital Photography Mistakes Too Quickly. A Post By: Darren Rowse A few years ago while on a tour in Morocco with a group of others I sat next to a fellow traveler on a tour bus.
He was quickly scrolling through the shots he’d taken on his camera – deleting picture after picture. I asked him what he was doing and he told me that he was ‘culling’ shots to make more room on his memory card. As I watched him I wondered how much he could tell about the shots he was deleting from his camera’s little 2 inch LCD. Top 20 Wedding Photography Mistakes - Wedding Photography - Wedding Photographers - TheKnot.com. 1.
Not Finalizing the Wedding Day Schedule "Talk to your photographer before finalizing the schedule for your wedding day. There is a lot to consider in terms of photographing and natural light. Certain times of day are more photogenic than others (midday sun casts harsh, unflattering shadows on the face while late day sun casts a beautifying warm glow on everyone).
" --Hillary Harvey, Hillary Harvey Photography 2. "Pay attention and respect the schedule you and your photographer discuss prior to your wedding. --Alison Clinton, Horizon Photo 3. "We have a name in the industry for a guest who shows up with pro photo equipment and takes 'unofficial wedding photos' -- we call him Uncle Bob. -- Sandra O'Claire, Eau Claire Photographics 4. "Beauty is really very subjective. -- Dorie Hagler, Dorie Hagler Photography 5. "A good photojournalist can capture the story of their day and capture some artistic portraits while keeping the time away from loved ones to a minimum. " 6. 7. Light Stalking » Do You Make These 5 Embarrassing Photography Mistakes? I'm Rob, the editor of Light Stalking.
I try to keep this ship on course. By Admin on in Photography Guides Making mistakes is part of any learning process and photography is certainly no different. In fact, the amount of information one needs to learn to become proficient in photography means there are probably a lot more mistakes we can make. There are however, a few mistakes that you can learn to avoid very quickly. 1) Holding Your SLR Like an Amateur – This one is a dead give away. Photo by Keith Wills 2) Trying to Take “Overall Picture” Shots – There is a saying the the three rules of photography are “Get closer. 3) Photoshopping it Later – With the invention of the digital camera and DSLR came the technique of simply shooting thousands of shots and then hoping one or two will turn out ok.
The Ten Most Common Photographic Mistakes. Here is a quick rundown of the most common mistakes people (like me) make that mess up a good photo or prevent us from taking a good photo.
It is a big leap for me to start talking about taking photos, since it is so much more subjective than writing Photoshop Tutorials. I am on a journey and often times I look at older pictures on this site and wonder why I even took the photo (at least I have some negative examples to show you). I am taking the easy way out, starting with things that can go wrong, to kick off this series on photography techniques. 1. Images are too cluttered (less is more) In Photography, less is often more. Compare this photo of Downtown Philadelphia...
Philadelphia Downtown Cluttered This image outlines how tight the space is in the city. Philadelphia Reflections Philadelphia Apartment Bulding ...with this photo of the reflection of an old building in a new building (left). The human eye and mind tends to see a 3-dimensional scene differently. 2. This is a myth. 3. 4. Tips for Texturing Photographs. A Guest post by Mary Andrade from Pam Photography.
Recently while I was processing an image, my husband, Peter, asked “Why take a perfectly good photograph and add texture?” I paused, fair question. I use texturing as to create unique one of a kind images. Recognizing that in almost every aspect of photography there are “rules of the road” to understand, and then knowingly break, I tried to gather more information about tips and techniques. I had trouble turning up information, so I reached out to Paul Grand and Jill Ferry, the creators of Flypaper Textures, whose work I have admired on Flickr.
Step 1: Pick an image that is a good candidate for texturing First and foremost, texturing is not a way to fix photographs with problems. Step 2: Pre-visualize your end result Texturing can be overwhelming, there are a lot of choices, ways to blend, and different ways to alter your image. Here are some things to consider before you begin: Step 3: Pick a texture and modify it if necessary Overall Tips. 3 Stupidly Simple Reasons Why Most People’s Photography Does Not Improve. I’m presuming that this article will not apply to some readers of dPS… but after 3 conversations in the last week which revealed the same photography problems in 3 different people – I thought I’d better jot them down.
Warning: none of this is rocket science sometimes the basics need to be said! 1. You don’t Take Your Camera With You If you don’t practice using your camera you’re unlikely to ever grow in your understanding of and skill in photography and if you rarely have it with you – you’ll not get that practice. Does that mean you need to lug your DSLR and all your cumbersome gear around with you all the time? Maybe – I have friends who are never without their main camera – but if that’s just not practical, at least make sure you have a smaller point and shoot or even a decent camera phone with you at all times.