For many years I have wanted to learn about photography. I have owned a ‘point and click’ camera of one make or other since I was about 10 years old. I’m in my early 40’s now and want to produce more than just the odd mediocre snap so I have taken the plunge and purchased a digital SLR. I am taking a Photography for Beginners course starting in January 2009 and possibly taking it further after that, but in the meantime I am hoping to teach myself some of the basics. Come along with me on my journey through the confusing world of digital photography.
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My journey through the confusing world of digital photography
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Ooooooooo, pretty
Beautifu colors ;)
add the " L " please ! lol
You can see the little ridges on the flowers, amazing!
Great job Karen!
Oh wow as you know I love this pic, can't wait to see more.
Hugs xxxxxx
Hi Karen,
Much improvement over the first images you posted. You seem to be getting the hand of it and it looks like you will be good at still life photography.
I noticed a bit of artifacting in the top right of the image. Artifacting is what can occur when you over filter or alter photos in photoshop. Little blocks of colour appear but this can usually be fixed by using the blurr tool in Photoshop.
Composition of the shot needs to be improved as it is very cluttered and without a focal point. Remember when you were telling me about portraits and how you wanted the background blurred but the person in focus. Doing this gives a focal point to the photo and does not distract the viewers attention from the intended subject.
Here is an example I shot at the Botanical Gardens in Brisbane when I was down there on a little class trip.
It was shot in RAW using a 50mm f1.8 Len set at f2.8 I think so it gives a good depth of field.
Notice the focal point of the image and then the blurred background making up the foliage to see what I mean.
http://www.pbase.com/hadfieldsphotography/image/104627835
Do a search on the net for information about the rule of thirds regarding comosition of images and you will learn some more about image composition.
When you go to your parents again see if you can separate the rose and bring it forward a bit. Do the same as before but concentrate your focus on the rose and let the background blurr out. The rose will then be the focus of the image and the viewer will instantly know that the rose is the subject. Use about f5.6 at 55mm using the A mode at ISO 100. Use a tripod if possible but you may be able to get away with the IS on your lens. Another thing you could try whilst doing this is place a piece of white paper to the left of the subject to reflect some light back onto the the subject. This will soften the shadows and you will see a big difference from the one you posted.
Keep it up as experimenting will make you a better photographer and give you more experience.
All the best,
Rob
Bugger it didnt leave the link in the last post Grrrrrrrrrrr!
Goto:
http://www.pbase.com/hadfieldsphotography
Open the Still Life & Abstract gallery and its the second photo from the top left. The image number is MG_2685.
All the best,
Rob
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