Any snap happy advice
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Heya,
No trying to be a photo snob or anything fake, but is there a guide or standard to snap happy shooting photography?
Okay, a bit of back story. I carry a digital camera with me everywhere i go. Whenever i see something I think is nice or interesting i take a quick snap. Then sometimes i think that maybe i could have taken a better picture, or if i framed the picture somehow without random streetlamps or an amputated (or beheaded
) pedestrian in the right corner of my picture because of bad timing. Long story short. Anyone got any advice on taking a good photo even though it's suddenly on the streets (or off the streets)?
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shoot first talk later
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Originally posted by skythewood:
shoot first talk later
All the time.But seriously...
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Technical issues aside, photography's about the story you're trying to tell with the photo. For example:
Does this guy play the violin for fun or to make a buck?
What does this lady make of her photo being taken? Is she defiant or is she affecting a Mona Lisa look?
What's she so pissed off about?
Is that a boy or a girl in the pram? Twins, maybe?
Girlfriend issues, perhaps?
Or maybe it's just a collection of stories all in one?
Is this a good photo? Damned if I know. What I do know is that I took it on the fly, and when I uploaded the photo to my laptop and saw the overall picture, I liked what I had captured.
The presence of the violinist got me to get my camera out and take a shot just before I got off the train. Instead of focussing exclusively on him, though, I decided to take a chance and take in as much of the scene as my wide-angle setting would allow, and it turned out to have a pleasing result.
If you're taking shots on the fly, it doesn't hurt to pull the focus back from what's got your immediate attention. You never know what else you might get, and you can always crop later.
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first you have to know what is "nice" to you.
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Originally posted by Gedanken:
If you're taking shots on the fly, it doesn't hurt to pull the focus back from what's got your immediate attention. You never know what else you might get, and you can always crop later.
That's great advice. Thanks! i'll keep that in mind.