What are the fundamentals of photography?
Posted by Admin in Digital SLR Photography Tips and Techniques on 10 7th, 2009 | 9 responses
epic_laydown asked:
sorry for the open ended question, but sometimes I get so overwhelmed with the subject of photography that I need to remind myself of the fundamentals, which to me, are:
lighting
composition
technique
sorry for the open ended question, but sometimes I get so overwhelmed with the subject of photography that I need to remind myself of the fundamentals, which to me, are:
lighting
composition
technique
but, maybe even those fundamentals have fundamentals within them, and it becomes a whole big mess….so in a few words, what are the fundamentals? Thanks for looking.
Guide to Digital SLR Photography
photography techniques
lots of light
rule of thirds
bracketing
Guide to Digital SLR Photography
understanding lighting, shutter speed, aperture, film speed are critical elements.
having an eye for a good shot is something that you either have or don’t.
photography techniques
Having the “eye” is rubish – what good is the “eye” without knowledge of composition? or technique?
Ok, technique could be depth/focus control, exposure, movement et cetera
composition – you know that already, thirds, balance, neg vs pos space et cetera
Lighting is the big one – so flash operation, and set ups et cetera of constant lights
You missed out conception – this is the biggy – most people just “take” pictures, the great shooters “make” images, knowing exactly what they want as the final product. they decide what they are going to make, they set up the lighting or manipulate the light available, they choose the temperature of the image (WB or film/filter choice), they determine depth and the focal point if any. then they actually “take” the shot. Once its executed they will enhance or manipulate the result – they dont do “fixing” unless they messed up.
Sorry dude vague question = vague answer
hope theres something in that for you, if not edit in what you would like added and I will try to answer you
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Digital SLR Photography Guide Official Site
If you have the talent and know all about the technical side of your camera and you know all about the technical side of presentation – you just KNOW when it’s right. That’s what talent does.
It really isn’t that complicated.
Relax and shoot lots of stuff and make your own decisions about what art is or isn’t.
photography techniques
There’s no substitute for practice.
Shoot, shoot, shoot.
Critique, critique, critiquie.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
photography techniques
The most notable are lighting, composition, color, contrast, texture, rule of thirds, focus, emphasis, direction. This is what I learned from photography at my old school.
Guide to Digital SLR Photography
Let us not forget exposure(ISO, aperture,shutterspeed) to go along with all the other great answers up there.
I think exposure is one of the most misunderstood concepts, the most basic thing, but one of the hardest photographic concepts to master.
Digital SLR Photography Guide Official Site
rule of thirds
composition
exposure
Guide to Digital SLR Photography
Use your golden time of day, the lighting.
Stick with your rule of thirds.
When shooting kids or animals get down on your knees.
Don’t just look in front of you, look down, look up.
Most important of all, trust your own eye, make it an interesting story to you.