photography lessons #4

Photo lessons 4: Use fast lenses

Lenses with large maximum apertures are expensive for a reason; they let lots of light in and allow you to use shutter speeds that will freeze movement and camera shake even when it’s quite dark.
Even if your camera has a very high maximum sensitivity setting, if you’re shooting sport or music gigs in low light there really is no substitute.
In these situations using a lens with a maximum aperture of f/5.6 rather than f/2.8 can result in soft, blurry and unusable shots instead of pin-sharp images with bags of detail.
There’s also usually a dramatic impact on the camera’s ability to focus the lens.
If you don’t shoot moving subjects in low light on a frequent basis and you fancy giving it a go, consider hiring a fast lens for the day, it may not cost as much as you think.

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photography lessons #3

Photo lessons 3: Work around a baby’s routine

Photographing babies can be very rewarding, but it will be a frustrating nightmare if you don’t bear in mind the little one’s normal routine.
If you planned to get shots of the bambino’s big eyes looking into the camera and he or she is fast asleep, wait until they wake up naturally and have been fed / changed / winded etc. Any other action will result in ear-piercing cries and lots of tears.
Conversely, if the baby is wide-awake and you want shots of them asleep, you’ll just have to wait until his or her usual nap time.
That’s how it goes with babies.

photography lessons #2

Photo lessons 2: Shoot raw files

There may be loads of occasions when the JPEG results that you get straight from your camera are exactly what you want, but you can bet your last bean that it’ll be a crucial shot that has the wrong exposure and/or white balance.
If you’ve shot a raw file you’ll be able to produce a much better image than you ever will with a JPEG.
Don’t chance it, shoot raw files whenever possible.


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photography lessons #1

Photo lessons 1: Download images and format cards straight after a shoot

It’s annoying enough when you fill a memory card mid-shoot and have to change to another, but if you reach into your bag and realise that you don’t have a single empty card, you’ll really be kicking yourself.
It also doesn’t impress a model or client if you waste their time while you scroll through your images looking for duff shots that you can delete to create space.
Save yourself the hurt, and download your images straight after every shoot.
Then format the card so it’s ready to be used as soon as you need it.

Nature!

sunset shot in the beach

this picture was taken in port-say beach (tlemcen-Algeria) in summer 2014, hope you like it...

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