Thursday, 1 September 2011

Photography Basics of Composition

Photography Basics of Composition  Understanding the basics of composition will greatly help to shoot better pictures. One way to compose your picture is to fill the frame, second way is to understand the rule of thirds. To understand the rule of thirds imagine two equally spaced vertically lines and two equally spaced horizontal lines in a rectangle. The four areas where the lines intersect with each other are the points where one should try to place their subject. As these are the areas where the eye is first compelled to look at. Read more about, beginner's guide to photography.


Basics Controls of Digital Cameras


There are many auto modes on the camera, that allows the user to just point and shoot, without changing any exposure setting. Some modes like landscape, sports, night landscape, night portrait, party, sunset, etc. Another mode is macro, which allow you to take macro shots, which allows you to capture the details and texture in close-up shots. You can switch to manual mode, and play around with the ISO, aperture and shutter speed settings, and control the exposure. There are controls in digital camera, that allow you to shoot in sepia, black and white and other color modes, than the usual color pictures mode. Certain cameras for digital photography even offer the image stabilization option, which should be always kept on as it reduces the chance of blurring the shot.