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Tips for Becoming a Photographer
by Laura Hedgegate
http://www.photographyviews.com
We live in a very privileged world. The pictures that we
see every day in newspapers, magazines and on the TV would
have been considered miracles only a very short time ago.
The passion, the sorrow and the joy that they can impart
can add something to words, however accomplished the writer
may be. On a smaller scale, we all appreciate the joy of
family photos, particularly humorous ones and they can give
hundreds of hours of pleasure over the years. These can
either be natural (when you need to have a camera on hand
just at the right second) or contrived (the setting up can
give just as much pleasure as the end result).
To make such memories and such delight you first need to
buy the right equipment. Camera shops will try to encourage
you to spend far more than necessary so it would be useful
to read all you can so that you have an idea of what you
need and how much you want to spend. In addition to the
obvious camera, you'll probably need a tripod and a bag but
wait before you buy any gadgets to see if you really need
them or they could end up sitting on a shelf for ever more.
There's a huge range of equipment on the market so work out
you budget and make a commitment to stay within it whilst
buying the best quality possible. Forums on the internet
will give you the chance to ask questions and will give
objective views from people who have a wide experience and
who aren't trying to sell to you.
Most people now are moving away from the traditional
cameras and on to digital ones that offer just as good
photos with a versatility that never previously existed. A
digital camera uses a card to capture the image rather than
the film that was previously used. The number of
photographs that such a card can hold will depend on the
make and quality. With each year (or even month) new models
are coming out that have a greater capacity and clarity of
photograph. Some cards also offer the opportunity to
develop black and white and sepia photos in addition to the
usual colour ones.
When the memory card is full it needs to be taken out and
downloaded onto a computer's hard drive and saved. The
memory card will be wiped clean and you can start again;
very like putting in a new film into a traditional camera.
By storing the photos onto your hard disk you can use the
viewfinder to glance through your photos and you can delete
those that you don't want.
There are opportunities to takethings further with software
that can manipulate your photos, iron out wrinkles and other
imperfections, merge different photos, adjust the brightness
and color, crop off the parts that you don't want and create
your own backgrounds.
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