Art of Photography

Photography as a hobby can be as simple as taking photos of your kids or the dog, or you can explore the different types of photography, landscapes, portraits and much more. You can also explore other aspects of this hobby such as studio photography, scrap booking and making money with your photos.

The main thing needed for this hobby is of course a camera, and with so many different brands and types of camera’s there is sure to be the perfect one for your needs and budget. If you are a beginner don’t buy the most expensive advanced digital camera on the market, you will just be frustrated and not enjoy taking photos. The best thing to do is buy a higher quality of camera as your skill improves. The new simple point and shoot digital cameras are able to produce very nice quality photos. The one thing I do recommend is to get the highest number of pixels you can, and be sure to get a larger memory card then the one that comes with your camera. Ask your friends and family members why they like or dislike their camera. A hobby is about relaxation and enjoyment, not about how much you spend on the toys.

Like most aspects of our lives, photography has been greatly enhanced by the use of computers. There are photo editing programs that allow you to correct mistakes, enhance your photos, and create your own greeting cards. etc. Digital photography allows you to easily add your photos to the computer where they can be edited, emailed, added to blogs, or whatever else you need to do with them. Using computers to create digital scrapbooks is also another way to keep this hobby from getting too expensive, and now you can preview your photos and order only the good ones instead of having the whole roll of film developed.

Have fun and enjoy photography, learn how to use your camera and see where this exciting hobby will take you.

Photography nowadays becomes more and more popular. Supported with many options of digital cameras available in the market, people can easily take pictures and edit their composition. Therefore, they can produce attractive, good-looking and appealing pictures anytime they need. However, will all those creative and attractive photos end up in a photo album? Actually, you can use some of your creativity in order to make those photos come in more attractive forms. Here are some great ideas to make your beautiful photographs end in more attractive and creative forms.

First, you can create a photo book. This is a very good idea to arrange your photos in attractive forms. You can arrange them in a story line in order to make the book more attractive. Besides, you can also arrange them in other kinds of book such as recipe book. Arrange photos of some favorite meals of your children in a recipe book and give the book to them.

Second, you can make creative and attractive stationary by using your photos. You can try to create notepads, greeting cards, bookmarks or any other types of stationary by using your photos. You can give it to your beloved people, such as your parents, your best friends, or your lover. They will be very happy to get stationary with your photo on it.

Third, you can simply make calendar. You can sort your photos to find some pictures that you like the most, and then use them to make your personalized calendar. Some pictures with your kids at various times during a year will be one of great choice to decor your calendar. Besides, you can also use photos of some special moments such as graduation, birthday, or Christmas time. You can give this calendar to your family who live in different country or town. They will be happy to receive this calendar from you.

There are still many things that you can do with your photos. Do not let your photos end up inside your album. Besides, photos often bring a lot of memories for a lot of people. So, let other people enjoy those pictures as well.

Hey peeps! This time, I’ll share a photography tip that I love most – waterfall photography. I’ve kept these tips as secrets for a long time now. It’s high time I expose them.

There are exactly 7 tips to capture stunning images of waterfalls…

Tip #1 – Slow Shutter Speed

Why use a slow shutter speed? This is because slow shutter speed will help blur the image of the water. Thus, a silky-look is created. This impacts the viewers of your image to see the water in the photograph as if in motion.

In most cases, it works well when you set your shutter speed to a few seconds. However, the numbers of seconds you ought to set your shutter speed to is dependent on the speed of the flow of water you are capturing.

Bear this in mind; the slower the flow of the water, the slower you ought to set your shutter speed. You can also opt for the lowest ISO setting available, and use a high f-number.

Tip #2 – Make Use of Tripods

When you set your camera to a slower shutter speed, it is very important that you use a tripod. If you don’t, the results of the image you take will appear looking blur.

Also, when utilizing the tripod, make sure to keep your camera away from being hoisted high up on the centre of the vertical column of your tripod. Otherwise, your camera will really lose its balance because the tripod will not be as stable.

Tip #3 – Where’s The Wind Coming From?

Another point to keep in mind once you’ve set a slow shutter speed is to watch out for the wind – where the wind is coming. For instance, if the wind blows and results movements among the tree branches, you capturing that scene will only result in a blurred photograph.

Now, what is there that you can do to avoid blurred photographs when the wind is blowing? Set your camera to a smaller f-stop. Then, increase the ISO to photograph the surrounding landscape. Also, use the slow shutter speed when capturing the waterfall itself.

Tip #4 – Polarizing Filter

Also, it’s great to use the polarizing filter when you photograph waterfalls. The polarizing filter is of great help in 2 ways:

1. Gets rid of reflections on the water and wet rocks.
2. Gives you the ability to use slower shutter speeds of one to two f-stops.

Tip #5 – The Change In Seasons

Another you can do is to find out the source of the waterfall. Why bother finding the source of the waterfall? That’s simply because it determines the amount of water flow. For instance, snow melt results in waterfall, and this is one of the very best times to photograph waterfall.

As such, you should capture images of the waterfall during summer. Spring will be good too. Be sure to conduct waterfall photography when the water flow is excellent. This will ensure the best composition you can ever imagine.

Tip #6 – Lighting

Another big secret for an awesome waterfall photograph is to ensure the lighting is well balanced. Every element in the scene has to be evenly lit.

This means that you have to be watchful when photographing waterfalls during the day. Reason being, shadows of the forest trees may be harsh and can disrupt your photographs.

When is the best time to photograph waterfalls, you ask? Well, the answer is at sunrise. It will also be fine if you happen to photograph waterfalls while it’s cloudy and the sun isn’t too strong. You will need the light to be soft and diffused.

Tip #7 – Solving Overexposed Spots

A problem many photographers face when capturing images of waterfalls is overexposed spots in the photographs. This happens even when the surrounding waterfall location is underexposed. If you’ve ever tried photographing waterfalls, I bet this is one of the problems you face.

Not to fret, there’s a solution to this. All you have to do is to take two exposures; one for the water, while the other is for everything else. Make sure that image you take of the water is nearly white, while everything else should be overexposed. After you’ve got these done, you can combine the both of them with Photoshop. Use layer masks to accomplish this.