The document provides 10 tips for improving photography skills. The tips include learning about light, avoiding using the default flash, changing camera settings like ISO, aperture and exposure to control lighting, investing in good lenses, capturing photos from different perspectives, taking lots of photos to improve, and using Photoshop to enhance photos. The overall message is that photography skills improve with practice, learning technical aspects, and capturing candid moments rather than staged shots.
1. 10 TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY
Valencia College
Learning Day 2015
2. I have no formal photography training or degree
I now practice photography professionally.
Iâll try to share a few tips on how I learned how to improve my own photography.
photograph courtesy of Jim Hobart: http://www.macbethphoto.com/
5. Capturing moments I never wanted to
forget has always been one of
my biggest motivations.
6. Everyone began to nudge me
to do more photography.
Everyone would ask where I had my pictures taken.
Before long I began to pursue photography professionally.
92. To control depth of field you must understand
how to control your Aperture & f-stop
The smaller f-stop size allows more light to enter the camera.
93. The smaller the f-stop number
opens your aperture up to allow in more light.
Source: Digital Camera Tutorial: Aperture & Depth of field - Trusted Reviews
http://www.trustedreviews.com/digital-cameras/review/2006/08/17/Digital-Camera-Tutorial-Aperture-Depth-of-Field/p1
94. The smaller the f-stop number the larger your aperture and
the smaller your depth of field.
The smaller your f-stop number focuses on a smaller amount in your photo.
The larger your f-stop number leaves more of your photo in focus.
95. Aperture is controlled by your camera settings
Most Digital SLRâs allow aperture control.
Source images: Ken Rockwell, http://www.kenrockwell.com
96. When you can control your depth of field and focal point
You can focus on what you want.
104. Yes, photography can become an expensive hobby.
Source images: Ken Rockwell, http://www.kenrockwell.com
You can also rent lenses from :
The Lens Pal, http://www.thelenspal.com/
Lens Pro to Go, https://www.lensprotogo.com/
The Lens Depot, http://thelensdepot.com/
106. My triathlete friends jokingly have referred to me as a âsniperâ.
All that military training was worth it â many of my best photos are taken from this perspective.
107. âVision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.â
âJohn Swift
108. Thanks to my colleague
Josh Murdock for some of these
behind the scenes photos.
109. Iâve been known to climb on walls and
trees to capture some of the best moments.
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111. Iâve taken great risks to capture the moments I have taken over the years.
Taking risks makes moments that much more memorable.
The waves crashed on the shore and me a moment later. I was drenched up to my hips by the ocean.
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113. Want to know how you get better at photography?
118. Itâs better to take too many photos than to miss capturing moments.
And before you know it your photos will improve.
119. In 2009 I challenged myself to take one photo of each person in our family every day of the year.
My 365 project helped me improve as a photographer.
http://www.picturemosaics.com/
Mosaic created by
120. It may take hundreds or thousands of photos before you realize
the most memorable moments canât be staged.
