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 
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Tags: active space, aperture, composition, depth of field, diagonal lines, dof, filling frame, focal point, framing, horizontal lines, lines, rule of third, the beginning, vertical lines 
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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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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 […]
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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 […]
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