Photography Ideas
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New photography ideas will spice up your landscape photography pictures.
A completely different way of looking at landscape photography is to combine past with present knowledge for the creation of new and innovative ideas that might not only merely improve your picture-taking, but also help you come up with new concepts and ideas that you have not imagined or thought of before.
One of the main advantages of doing this is, is that we avoid unnecessary repetition and instead use our valuable time to correct, build, and create
with information that is already available.
The following steps explain one of the ways this photography idea can be applied ?
Develop what I will call The Landscape Photographer's Eye".
How often have you probably looked at a landscape picture, but could not figure out what makes it so beautiful, what the elements are that make it stand out and create the "wow" feeling in the viewer. The problem is that you didn't know what to look for.
In other words you have to develop the skill to see the beauty of scenes around you.
Go a step further and develop the ability to anticipate a shot. Ansel Adams called it visualization.
Here are some tips:
- Do a lot of reading on this topic (books, articles, periodicals, journals)
- Lots of practice
- Pay attention to your surroundings
- Concentrate on scenes that attract your attention and ask yourself why ?
- Check out galleries
- Let your passion inspire you
- Get comments from experts about your photos....
- Digital and/or Landscape Photography courses
--Ansel Adams--
Step 2.
Study what photographers have done in the past and what they are doing today, look for trends. Don't copy, be creative. Break away from familiar perceptions and ideas and discover your own style, special ways of "seeing" and new photography ideas.
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Digital Photography TricksStep 3.
Create a database of landscape pictures (past and present). Regular exposure to high-quality landscape photos will give you the ability to recognize them. Use your critical eye (step 1).
Possible sources for pictures ( pay special attention to unusual approaches ):
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A good idea might be to sort the database (beaches, mountains, waterfalls etc.). Refer to it as often as possible to absorb the information and keep adding photographs. By all means include your own too. Add notes according to your own observations (strong / weak points, exposure, simplification etc.).
Step 4.
Know all the ins and outs of your equipment, especially your digital camera. Setting your camera the way you want it must become second nature. Don't lose time and miss a great shot and above all keep practicing. Don't just read your camera manual, try every camera function at least once.
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Step 5.
And last but not least trust your intuition (one of the greatest assets we have as human beings).
And now comes the interesting part:
a. You are standing in front of an interesting scene that one way or the other has captured your attention (remember you now know what to look for).
b. Now, while you "explore" the scene you keep the following 3 basic guidelines in mind:
• What is my main subject of interest (what would I like to draw the viewer’s attention to ?).
• How am I going to focus attention on the main subject (camera and equipment know-how).
• How do I simplify (include only what is really necessary and avoid distractions). You get the most impressive photographs by simplifying.
c. Pictures from your database start popping up. You connect elements (color, form, size etc.) in these pictures with the scene in front of you and try to imagine how the picture will look like.
d. You use the new insights and ways of capturing a scene that the evaluation of trends has given you (you feel much more inspired because it’s like photographers from the past and present giving you the support you need).
e. Combine all the above with your passion for landscape photography and take the picture.
f. Last but not least expand your creative boundaries with image editing programs. The Quickest and Easiest Way to Learn Adobe Photoshop...Click Here Now !
One last note:
I recommend to create a special file for new ideas that from time to time might pop up in your mind spontaneously or inspired by what you read or see.
Don’t let them escape you. Always carry a small notebook with you or use your handheld.
