10 Great Photography Lessons You Can Learn From a 2 Year Old. A Post By: Olivier Duong Nowadays, fancy shmancy cameras can blast you with gazillion frames per second, but non of these can beat the time honored tradition of observation. If there is one skill that has safeguarded my butt many times it’s the simple act of observing. If you don’t believe me, ask my wife. Observation is not only good when making images, it’s also good for insights. I’ll make sure he never sees this article. 10 great photography tips I’ve learned (and you can too) from my 2 year old, nicknamed Yoki 1) Be amazed at everything I was outside a restaurant waiting for the rest of the family, it was raining.
An oh-so-cute scene. Humans are by nature creatures that get used to things. In the first case the transformation is external, in the second case it’s internal. There’s the true story of an old woman, she was going completely blind but had an operation that restored her sight. 2) Kids enjoy themselves because they are in the present Can you walk a mile? 6) Pattern recognition. Camera Basics 101 The Exposure Triangle. A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt One of the first things you will want to get your head around in photography is understanding exposure. To do that you will need to learn some camera basics and master: If this term has of yet eluded you, or you’re not quite ready to claim full mastery here are 3 video tutorials to help you understand the basics of the exposure triangle including: ISOApertureShutter speed In this first video the host Mark Wallace (with Adorama TV) goes through all three of these elements and explains each briefly, and how they work together: Mark also mentions this book in the video as a good starting point for learning more about exposure.
Next up is Shoot in Manual Mode Pt. 1 – Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO – by photographer Sean von Tagen Lastly is this video by a host whose name I couldn’t find. If you want more reading, try these: The Most Valuable Photography Tips Ever - Results of a Social Media Survey. A Post By: Valerie Jardin I recently asked the following question on social media: “What was the most valuable photography tip you ever received?” Needless to say, I received a plethora of really useful tips from the audience. Some were spot on, others were debatable. I thought it would be fun to post a few here and expand on them briefly. Let’s get started with the most valuable photography tips ever.
The best zoom lens is your own feet That is often true but please don’t try it if you are photographing a polar bear and her cubs or a bulky football player running for touch down. Look for the light The day I understood how to see the light and how to harness it, is the day my photography took a leap forward. See the light and use it to your advantage. Get close. Okay, I had to smile because this one came from one of my former students. Get close. Stop thinking and shoot Before you press that shutter you should know why you composed the way you did. Never stop practicing Don’t use the flash.
Cheat Sheet: How to Hold a Camera. Learning to hold your digital camera is one of the most basic skills you’ll ever learn. In fact it is so basic that many people take it for granted. However, holding your camera correctly is easy to get wrong which in turn leads to images that suffer from camera shake. We’ve written numerous times on the topic of how to hold your camera (see below for more links) but thought this cheat sheet might help some of you visualise good technique (click to enlarge). While the above instructions on how to hold a camera might seem quite detailed and overwhelming to a new camera owner you’ll find that after a little practice they become second nature and you begin to do it without thinking about it at all.
Of course you’ll also start seeing an improvement in your images! Cheat Sheet via Digital Camera World 3 More Tips on How to Hold a Camera and Prevent Camera Shake More Tips for Beginner Photographers. El carácter social y etnográfico de la fotografía documental | ARTIUM - Biblioteca y Centro de Documentación. La fotografía documental es una descripción del mundo por un autor con la intención de comunicar algo.
El tema es de actualidad y debe contener una cantidad de información. El fotógrafo necesita tiempo para tratar el sujeto y desarrollar los aspectos necesarios para captar su idea, por lo cual, nunca es del todo objetiva. El destino de estas imágenes será el libro y la prensa de opinión, en raras ocasiones aparecerán en diarios. La mayoría de estas fotografías tiene carácter social o etnográfico. La fotografía sociológica[4] “contrariamente al arte, debe servir a un fin” (Walker Evans, 1971).
A continuación, se señalan algunos fotógrafos documentalistas de principios del siglo XX, cuya obra responde a esta finalidad: John Thomson (1837-1921) publicó en 1873 Imágenes de China y su pueblo, un libro en el que describe las bellezas naturales, curiosidades y costumbres exóticas de China. John Thomson. John Thomson. Estamos en un momento de grandes cambios socio-económicos. Thomas Annan. umh1843.edu.umh.es/wp-content/uploads/sites/132/2014/01/Tema-3-Algunos-principios-de-fotoperiodismo-primera-parte.pdf. www.fotoperiodismo.org/fotografiadocumental.pdf.
Taller de Fotoperiodismo. Fotoperiodismo - Fotoreportaje - Por Temas - Libros de Fotografía KOWASA.com. Fotoperiodismo - Fotoreportaje - Por Temas - Libros de Fotografía KOWASA.com.