I will conclude this first beginner tutorial with some basic ideas that you need to have in mind when taking photos, so that you will be satisfied with the final result. What goes through your mind in the moments as you raise your digital camera up to take a shot and before you press the [...]
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Lesson 22: Conclusions
January 5th, 2010 
Andrei Lesson 21: Background
December 13th, 2009 Andrei The background in a photography is both an opportunities and a challenge to photographers. On the one hand it can put a subjects in context and make it stand out in a way that highlights it wonderfully, but on the other hand backgrounds can overwhelm subjects and distract from them. Some of the common problems [...]
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No Comments »Lesson 20: Active Space
November 26th, 2009 Andrei Shooting moving subjects is always a challenge. The time is short and usually you don’t have a second chance, so you must think and act fast. One of the most important rule that you’ll have to consider when shooting moving subjects is to give them space to ‘move into’. The main idea behind this is [...]
Lesson 19: Using Focal Points
November 22nd, 2009 Andrei Next time when you are about to press the shutter button on your camera, take a moment and ask yourself: “What is the focal point in this picture?” Some other ways to ask the same question might include – What is the central point of interest? What will draw the eye of the viewers of [...]
Posted in Beginner's Tutorial Tags: composition, depth of field, dof, focal point, rule of third 1 Comment »Lesson 18: Filling Frame
November 15th, 2009 Andrei There is a rule in photography that says if you want to improve your photographs 100 percent, move closer. It’s true. The one sure way to keep from including too much extraneous information in a photograph is to fill the frame with your subject and nothing but your subject. Filling the frame from edge to [...]
Posted in Beginner's Tutorial Tags: composition, filling frame, focal length, the beginning, zoom No Comments »Lesson 17: Lines – Part 2: Vertical and Diagonal
November 9th, 2009 Andrei Vertical lines have the ability to give a variety of different moods in a photograph ranging from power and strength to growth. As horizontal lines can be accentuated by shooting in horizontal format vertical lines can be used very effectively by swapping the way you hold your camera into a vertical framing. This lengthens the [...]
Posted in Beginner's Tutorial Tags: composition, diagonal lines, lines, the beginning, vertical lines 2 Comments »Lesson 16: Lines – Part 1: Horizontal
November 7th, 2009 Andrei When considering the composition of an image one of the elements that photographers look for are ‘Lines’. The lines that can be found in images are very powerful elements that with a little practice can add dynamic impact to a photo in terms of mood as well as how they lead an image’s viewer into [...]
Posted in Beginner's Tutorial Tags: composition, horizontal lines, lines, the beginning 2 Comments »Lesson 15: Rule Of Thirds
November 3rd, 2009 Andrei The rule of thirds is one of the most basic composition guidelines in photography. The rule of thirds makes use of a natural tendency of the human eye to be more strongly drawn towards certain parts of an image. The rule states that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by [...]
Posted in Beginner's Tutorial Tags: composition, rule of third, rule of thirds, sensor, the beginning 3 Comments »Lesson 14: Metering Mode
November 1st, 2009 Andrei Metering mode refers to the way in which a camera determines the exposure. Cameras generally allow the user to select between spot, center-weighted average, or multi-zone metering modes. Various metering modes are provided to allow the user to select the most appropriate one for use in a variety of lighting conditions. SPOT METERING: With spot [...]
Lesson 13: White Balance
October 30th, 2009 Andrei White balance is a digital camera setting that allows the colors in your photos to appear accurately. White balance gets it’s name because if a photo has correct white balance, things that are white in reality appear white in the photo. All other colors appear accurately too – blacks are pure black and gray are [...]
