It’s nice to have friends! Luckily for us, one of our buddies is killer photographer and all round good guy Duncan Rourke of Creative Stance.
We’ve got a visual crush on his skills, and he’s been kind enough to let us in on his tricks of the trade. Here are his top 10 basic photography tips for ya’ll:
1. Always shoot at the highest Megapixel setting your camera offers. It is easy to resize your image smaller for the internet/emailing, but you can’t make it bigger!
2. Don’t use the zoom if you can take a few steps towards the subject instead. ‘Digital zoom’ is unreliable and will only give you bad results.
3. Are your action shots always out of focus? Next time half press the shutter button before the action takes place. Problem solved!
4. Crooked sunsets are for losers, so watch the horizon line. The easiest way to get your horizon horizontal is to simply line it up with the top or bottom of your view finder. Most camera’s come with simple photo editing software with a ‘straighten’ tool.
5. Take care when it comes to framing. Look into the corners of the viewfinder to see what is going to be at the edge of your photo. Do you need all of that background? Probably not…
6. Force the flash outdoors. Use the flash in bright sunlight to lighten dark shadows under the eyes and nose, especially when the sun is directly overhead or behind your subject.
7. Be a director. Talk to your subjects, make them feel comfortable!
8. Mix up your shooting angle. Don’t be afraid to get down to waist or ground level, this works wonders when photographing small children or animals.
9. Try not to use ‘on camera flash’ indoors. It often creates horrible colours and can create the dreaded ‘red eyes’. Make sure your subjects are away from walls, no one likes seeing outline shadows.
10. Purchase good quality memory cards and backup your files. It can be very frustrating losing your photos so watch out for the cheap and nasty cards.
Now you’re fully equipped with the knowledge, you can go take some awesome family snaps for your next pixelpaint canvas print. Haven’t purchased a canvas yet? Email us and mention this blog post, and we’ll hook you up with a discount.
Get to it!
We’ve got a visual crush on his skills, and he’s been kind enough to let us in on his tricks of the trade. Here are his top 10 basic photography tips for ya’ll:
1. Always shoot at the highest Megapixel setting your camera offers. It is easy to resize your image smaller for the internet/emailing, but you can’t make it bigger!
2. Don’t use the zoom if you can take a few steps towards the subject instead. ‘Digital zoom’ is unreliable and will only give you bad results.
3. Are your action shots always out of focus? Next time half press the shutter button before the action takes place. Problem solved!
4. Crooked sunsets are for losers, so watch the horizon line. The easiest way to get your horizon horizontal is to simply line it up with the top or bottom of your view finder. Most camera’s come with simple photo editing software with a ‘straighten’ tool.
5. Take care when it comes to framing. Look into the corners of the viewfinder to see what is going to be at the edge of your photo. Do you need all of that background? Probably not…
6. Force the flash outdoors. Use the flash in bright sunlight to lighten dark shadows under the eyes and nose, especially when the sun is directly overhead or behind your subject.
7. Be a director. Talk to your subjects, make them feel comfortable!
8. Mix up your shooting angle. Don’t be afraid to get down to waist or ground level, this works wonders when photographing small children or animals.
9. Try not to use ‘on camera flash’ indoors. It often creates horrible colours and can create the dreaded ‘red eyes’. Make sure your subjects are away from walls, no one likes seeing outline shadows.
10. Purchase good quality memory cards and backup your files. It can be very frustrating losing your photos so watch out for the cheap and nasty cards.
Now you’re fully equipped with the knowledge, you can go take some awesome family snaps for your next pixelpaint canvas print. Haven’t purchased a canvas yet? Email us and mention this blog post, and we’ll hook you up with a discount.
Get to it!
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