Sunday, January 4, 2015
13 Photography Tricks for People Who Don’t Have Expensive DSLR
Not everyone has a DSLR, that
doesn’t mean they are laypersons. Note down these Photography Tricks to
take beautiful pictures with the camera you own.
Composition tips
Composing is the basic visual of photography. One has to follow
certain rules to make the pic interesting and pleasing.
Rule of thirds
One of the simple composition
rules is the Rule of Thirds. When you look through the lens at your subjects, visualize
a grid and notice where these lines intersect. The rule of thirds suggests that
these intersection points are the best places to position your subject.
Maintain Headroom
Headroom is the amount of space above your substance’s
head in a frame. Too much space isn’t good, so make sure that you are only
leaving a small amount of carefree space above your subject’s head.
Beware of cropping
When you make up your subject,
especially humans in the camera; make sure that you never frame them at their
major joints. I mean at the points where we can fold, bend and move e.g., Neck,
elbows, ankles, wrists, hips etc. The reason is that if we compose at these
points, they look crippled.
Discover the beauty of light
Light is the most essential factor
of photography. Learn how to use the light; if possible take it, exploit it,
create it to click better pictures. One definition of photography says that it
is a skill of shadows. Discover the beauty of light and practice to use it.
Purchasing tips
Many of us would be having several worries while purchasing a
camera. So remember all these points while purchasing to avoid the trap of influential
marketing.
Don’t fall for Digital zoom 400x
It is a feature of a camera that
is actually not essential. Digital zoom is the least thing you have to worry
about while purchasing a camera. If a salesman claims that the camera has a
great digital zoom, just forget it. The higher the digital zoom, the noisier
the picture would be.
Check out the optical zoom
The optical zoom is a feature of the lens of a camera
which has to be checked while purchasing the camera. The higher the optical
zoom, the closer you can get towards the subject without actually moving from
your place of location.
Check your F-STOP
F-STOP is nothing but the feature
of the lens in your camera that regulates the quantity of light entering into
the camera. The lower the F-STOP, the higher is the light sensitivity. A camera
with a high light sensitivity is of great use in lowlight situations. Just
ask the salesman about the F-STOP of a camera, or else you can check it on the
lens itself. If you are purchasing online, it is given in the specifications.
Don’t fall for the megapixel excitement
The digital image is constituted
by pixels. The higher the pixels are; the higher is the quality of a pic. So 1
megapixel means one million pixels. Nevertheless, any picture, which is beyond
4 megapixel, is enough to get it printed, posted or published unless you are
having a print of 10 ft. height and 10 ft. width.
Clicking tips:
Rather than just pointing and shooting, one has to follow all
these minimal requirements while clicking a picture.
Use stabilisation
if you can’t pay for a tripod; just
find handheld your camera and use the stabilization feature of your
camera. It will help to level out and cover up some of the slight camera
movements and it adds that little bit of extra stability for you to get
smooth-looking handheld recording.
Increase your points of contact
If you have a tree, a building, a friend or anything nearby
that gives you steady support to lean on while shooting – benefit that aid.
That makes a big difference and gives steadiness to the shot. Or else simply
bringing in your elbows close to your body, resting at the top of your hips or
on your waistline where it’s comfortable can make all the difference.
Breathe steadily
If you need to be as steady as possible, you can hold your
breath for a short period of time to reduce any extra movement. If it is for
longer times, do not hold your breath; try to breathe steadily and smoothly throughout
the shoot to avoid movements caused by breathing.
Use the strap
Put the strap over your head
and keep it taut around the back of your neck. Extend the camera out as far as
the strap will allow with proper handheld technique and you’ll be able to
achieve a smooth result for panning or shooting moving subjects.
Practice good posture
The most important thing to
remember is to adopt a wide stance by keeping your legs shoulder width apart,
and bend your knees a little while filming as this provides great stability.
You can practice other postures too as per your convenience.
So folks, happy clicking!
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