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Look At What Your Camera Can Do!
The moment you move the controls on your digital or film camera from "auto" or
"program" to the more advanced settings of "aperture", "shutter" or ""manual," you
have entered another vista of photography-one that, through practice, will take your
photos to another level.
The best way to do this is to get comfortable with your camera--learn what it can do, get familiar with the controls and photographic terms, and experiment with new settings and features. Take what appeals to you-go back and visit a scene on different days under different conditions. Learn what changing shutter speeds or aperture will do to your images. Get a good tripod and use some of the slower speeds on waterfalls, night scenes, and sports events. Practice cropping your images to get rid of unwanted details or highlight others. Make photography fun;
give it some thought, practice until you are happy with the results, and soon you will notice a difference in your efforts.
Grand Canyon Panorama--April 2018
This was taken with the camera on a tripod and making a series of ten images, each slightly overlapping, using the same focus and shutter speed for all shots, moving the tripod head smoothly through the procedure. Photoshop Elements was used to stitch the images together.
Times Square NYC 2016
Try visiting favorite locations several times during the day as the lighting and weather changes. Times Square becomes more dramatic during the evening hours, and there is enough ambient light to take good exposures without distracting flash. The rain is an added bonus, adding extra light and shadows, It also brings out the texture of the pavement.
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Times Square NYC--2017
Don't be "boxed in" by conventional sizes. If you need to do a radical crop to improve the picture, do it. If you want a print there are many custom finishers out there that welcome this type of work. This picture started out as a horizontal rectangle--the cropped portion presents a much more powerful image of the original scene.
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St. Patrick's Cathedral--2017
Using a sturdy tripod in dim light allows for a slower shutter speed and a smaller aperture, bringing everything in focus in this picture. Shooting floor to ceiling, coupled with the distance from the altar crowded with people, keeps the interest on the architecture and gives the photo an accurate sense of scale.
