Someone who is a fantastic photographer recently let me know that I'm "getting all artsy" with my Photo a Day shots and I must admit that with some inspiration from him, I have been getting pretty lucky----at least with the photography that is. Aside from the ones I've taken of Rufus the photos I've been posting have been rather lackluster in the past. Well, not this one, but most. Imagine my surprise when it dawned on me that I could ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING to make them better. Like paying a little more attention to cropping in order to enhance the composition, like here. Duh. Or messing around with light (Michelle's photo to the right) to add interest. Playing with a combo of depth of field and cropping like in this shot just to see what it ends up looking like. So, finally after about 9 months of posting a photo-a-day on this site I am actually putting a little more thought into the photographs, but then again I've always been a late bloomer.Now maybe I should consider reading the owner's manuals for my camera. That might be a step in the right direction, too.
3 comments:
I can't wait for topless photo day. Until then I like these too.
It's not painting...but you do have a tremendous amount of creative control...once you think about it a bit.
I'm glad you mentioned depth of field. Casual shooters tend to compose in 2 dimensions. Seeing the potential for control in the third dimension (depth) is an important "aha."
I know all about DOF with a SLR, just haven't had that much luck with the digital. Maybe I need private lessons?
If all else fails I'll read the manual.
Oh, and Will, topless day isn't that out of the ordinary. Keep posted.
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