2. Tips from Lindsey Lynch
Don’t destroy the surroundings to get a good shot. Bring garden
twine to tie back extra flowers or foliage so it will remain healthy
after your picture.
Be prepared to do a little hunting to get the best shot. Don’t settle
for the first thing you see.
Traditional 35 mm cameras actually work best, but if you are using
a digital camera, be careful with the LCD screen. It may not always
display your shot in its true form. You might have better results by
using the viewfinder.
Pay attention to the aperture. This can be done by changing the
pre-set picture settings on a digital camera, such as using the
portrait setting.
When photographing trees, experiment with backlight to create
glowing leaves and close-up shots of the trunk and leaves to get
interesting patterns.
3. Don’t destroy the
surroundings to get a good
shot. Bring garden twine to
tie back extra flowers or
foliage so it will remain
healthy after your picture.
For this picture, I simply
stepped down a few stairs
of the sidewalk to capture
the beauty surrounding me.
4. •Be prepared to do a little
hunting to get the best shot.
Don’t settle for the first
thing you see.
•While at the vineyard,
there were multiple
opportunities to catch
various shots. However,
using my friend to model
different poses to my liking
really helped me capture
the perfect shot.
5. •Traditional 35 mm cameras
actually work best, but if
you are using a digital
camera, be careful with the
LCD screen. It may not
always display your shot in
its true form. You might
have better results by using
the viewfinder.
•To capture this particular
photograph, I used the
viewfinder rather than the
LCD screen.
6. •Pay attention to the
aperture. This can be done
by changing the pre-set
picture settings on a digital
camera, such as using the
portrait setting.
•For this particular
photograph, I used the
portrait setting on my
digital camera to capture
this photo of the horses.
7. •When photographing
trees, experiment with
backlight to create glowing
leaves and close-up shots
of the trunk and leaves to
get interesting patterns.
•For this photograph, I
bent down on my knees
and aimed the camera strait
up to capture the backlight
of the sun through the
trees.
8. Tips from Kellie Bassell
Focus on contrast when using black and white.
Take your photo at ground level to accentuate the
depth of a black and white photo.
If your scene is already bland, removing color totally
could elevate a boring snapshot to an interesting one.
Black and white photographs convey strong emotion
especially if they are of a single subject or portrait.
Focus on texture when looking to snap a black and
white photo
9. •Focus on contrast when
using black and white
•Here is a photo I captured
of the bride getting ready
for her big day. Many
colors surround her, but
editing the image to black
and white really brings out
the contrast within the
photo.
10. •Take your photo at ground
level to accentuate the
depth of a black and white
photo.
•This is a photo of the scene
of the wedding (prior to the
wedding beginning, of
course) at ground level to
accentuate the depth within
the photo on Clearwater
Beach, FL.
11. •Black and white
photographs convey strong
emotion especially if they
are of a single subject or
portrait.
•Here comes the bride! I
love this photo as it, but
transforming the photo to
black and white really
brings out the emotion on
the groom’s face!
12. •Focus on texture when
looking to snap a black and
white photo
•Although texture is at a
distance in this photo, the
ripples in the waves of the
water and the texture of the
sand is prevalent when
transformed to a black and
white photograph.
13. •Of the black and white
photographs that I edited, I feel as
though this particular photo
imbeds all of the characteristics
shared in black and white
photography tips.
•Although they are not looking at
the camera, emotion is
demonstrated by their body
language.
•Again, the texture from the
surroundings are prevalent
within the photography.
•And, the contrast of the sky,
water, and sand are all featured
within this photograph, with the
newlywed couple at the center.
