Mar
06
2012
Nature photography is partly technical; you certainly won't get far until you know how to use your camera. But good nature photography also requires sensitivity to the subject and an understanding of natural light.Have you ever met someone who has thousands of dollars worth of gear, can talk all day about cameras and lenses...but still takes lousy photos? Such people fail to understand that good photographers are not judged by the equipment they use, but by their results. Of course technical knowledge is important, but it will only take you so far.When it comes to nature photography, it is essential to understand how natural light can trasform the impact of a photo.I have a simple saying for nature photographers to live by: you can't take a good photo in a bad situation. This simply means if you approach your subject at the wrong time of day, or in the wrong
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Jun
23
2011
Nature photography is about more than just a good DSLR camera. Your equipment and skills will only take you so far; then it is up to your creativity and commitment as a photographer.Half my time spent teaching is concentrated on the essential mechanics of good photography; aperture, shutter speed, ISO, lenses and so on. The rest of the time is focused on understanding natural light, and the techniques of good composition.I truly believe that a good photographer, no matter how good their camera may be, must have a good grasp of the basics. If you don't understand the relationship between shutter speeds and movement effects, you won't get the best results from your waterfall photos. If you don't understand depth of field you won't know how to capture real character in a wildlife photo.However, the simple truth is that most of the time, especially in clear daylight situations, you can
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Jan
10
2011
Clicking pictures of nature could make one feels as an artist, also it is a nice opportunity to explore the nature and if your images come out great, than you can have a chance to enter the photo contest. Here are some of the techniques which would help you to enhance this kind of photography. Remember anyone can take the photograph, but to do it purposefully, one needs lots of practice.CompositionComposition is very essential if you wish for good results. Photographers do this by elements like line, tone, color, lighting etc. Just ask yourself few questions when you give a look through viewfinder. Think what should be the message of your photograph and how would you able to communicate it better. If you manage to sort out these issues, then the other things would definitely fall automatically into place.Do not include lots of subjects.Nature photography is more successful if the
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Jun
08
2010
Nature photography relies on your sensitivity to the natural light above all else. You have surely heard that for good landscape photography, you generally want sunny conditions, early or late in the day when the light is low and soft. However, this does not apply to every situation, and busy lifestyles do not always allow us to choose the conditions in which we take our photos.Have you ever planned and set aside a day to get out and practice your nature photography, only to wake up to grey, cloudy skies? You are not alone, this happens to us all; professional and beginner alike. And of course when you are traveling, you often only have one chance to take your photos before moving on, so you have to make the best of the situation as you find it.Photographers, don't despair. There are many situations that suit cloudy skies just fine; in
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