Stumbled over at twitter yesterday, this list of Photography Rules for Complete Idiots gave me a good laugh. The author doesn’t mean to make fun of the newbies, but reading on, there are indeed amateurs who don’t make use of their common sense. There are concepts that don’t take a genius’ capacity to realize and comprehend.
Here are a few examples of the hilarious rules:
Here are some more tips and warnings from eHow on how to take photographs of babies easier and with better results:
* When your baby has learned to sit up but is not yet crawling is typically the easiest time to get really good photos.
* Take unusual close up shots of your baby, such as his ear, hands or toes.
* When taking a picture inside, try to do so near a window. Make sure that the light source is not behind your baby.
* It can be very frustrating to get a really good picture of your baby. Babies don’t understand or care about posing or getting that ‘great hot.’ Take your time and be patient!
* Make sure that your camera has a fast shutter speed or you’ll have dozens of pictures of baby shaped blurs.
You need not be Anne Geddes to take the loveliest baby shots. Personally, the best tip that works among the given above is “take your time and be patient!” It isn’t in the camera, or in the skills, but the moments captured are what matter most in shooting baby pictures.
The tutorial consists of guidelines and tips 1.) before shooting and getting started – which tackles topics about the camera (lenses, battery, memory card, strap, viewfinder focus, and the shooting information display) 2.) taking pictures – which discusses about the different modes: auto, portraits, landscape, flash, landscape and closeups; and 3.) after shooting – quick retouch, making movies, RAW processing and other retouch options.
We’ve been using our Nikon D60 for a couple of years now and we’ve learned so much about this tutorial like the use of auto (flash off) mode, tips on how to capture better in portrait and landscape modes. This tutorial has made me more interested with photography now and I’m loving our D60 more than ever.
If you have kids with ages 10-15 years old and have a knack for taking pictures, then this Photography for Kids Workshop is the perfect summer program for them. Organized by Gallery 7 Digital Studio, this workshop will impart tutorials on the correct point and shoot camera usage and photography techniques that will enhance a kid’s interest in taking pictures with such a simple gadget. This makes a great fundamental step in honing their photography early skills. So start having those acne creams and strike a pose or hold a mini-photoshoot courtesy by your little photographer.
Photography Workshop for Kids
Ages: 10-15
Date: May 22, 2010 (Saturday)
Time: 1pm-5pm
While waiting for the effects of the best weight loss supplement, do you know that you can master how to look slim, trim and thin in your photos without having to learn Photoshop or hiring an expensive photo retouching expert?
The secret? It’s in the pose. Here’s a few tips I gathered from the web on how to “cheat” your looks:
1. Turn partially sideways to the camera. Plant one foot in front of the other by pointing your toe to the camera and place your weight on your back foot.
2. Make sure that the photographer takes the picture on level and does not snap the picture from below.
3. Use objects like purse, corsage or jacket you are holding to your advantage by placing them in front of parts of you you’d prefer to hide.
4. To minimize appearance of a double chin, pull head forward slightly.
5. Hold arms slightly away from your body. This keeps upper arm flab from flattening out and therefore appearing flabbier (much like thighs do when one sits on a couch).
6. Cross your legs a little to make them look more slim.
And most importantly, just relax, smile naturally and forget about looking thin.
