Beginning Photography Tips

26 06 2008

Author: Al Sanez

When starting out in photography, it can be very difficult. This article will prove that wrong. Most beginning photography tips are not that great. I’ll be honest, lots of advice out there is either too complex or what everyone else already knows.

Here are some tips that are really easy to follow.

1. Avoid the Center!
2. Avoid the center!
3. Avoid the center!

Yes, the tip is to not take pictures in the middle of the frame. Not doing so will force you to find different places to put your subject. Placing your subject to the left or the right will make your photos much more interesting and different.

Another really easy tip to use is:

1. Vertical Orientatil

Orientation in photography is usually not thought of for beginners. Most people take photos holding the camera the way it should be held. This means that most photos are horizontally oriented. Orienting your photo so its vertical and “tall” gives you a totally different way of looking at things.

There is one very common thing that both of these tips are using.

-Space!

Space is the biggest “key” to photography composition. How you use your space in your photos will make your photos either “suck” or “genius”. Space is everything that is in your photo. However, not all space is equal. Some space is more important and some isn’t. Be sure to focus on the important space and focus less on unimportant areas of your photo.

Wrapping this article up, be sure that you follow these tips. Most advanced photographers don’t even have to think about the stuff I just mentioned. It’s second nature to them and they’ve taken so many pictures it’s automatic.



How to Make Money Through Photography

26 06 2008

Author: Shen Gerald

This article is about earning a side income via the camera and photography.

You are an avid photographer. You have bought yourself a nice digital compact camera or a digital SLR ( Single Lens Reflex). The camera has brought you hours of joys and pleasure as you create photographic works of art with it. As your hobby grows, you also bought many add-on accessories to improve the capabilities of your camera. You like the hobby. But it is also getting pretty expensive too.

You begin to ask yourself this question. Can I make money using my camera and my photographic skill? Can I recover the cost of maintaining this expensive hobby? The answer is a definite YES!

There are many ways to make money using the camera. I will list two of the more popular methods below:

1. Take up freelance photography projects. There are many types of freelance photography works that one can undertake. Some of the more popular ones are wedding shots and product photography. For product photography, you will need a small studio setup.

2. Selling of stock photographs. Stock photographs are alway in high demand. There are used in so many areas. For example, many magazines and websites use stock photographs for their visuals. Therefore, this area is always in constant need for new and fresh photos. There are many places on the internet that transact stock photographs. For each image sold, the photographer earns a commission.

Well, these are 2 general ways of earning money from the hobby of photography. I hope the article is useful. Thank you for reading.






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