Fellow northwest Georgia blogger Professor Marvel also had some suggestions.
- A story behind some of your favorite pictures
- Tips on taking good photos
- Using photos in the classroom - Going beyond VoiceThread use.
I’ll tackle the 2nd question here and try get to the others in future posts.
I’ve never had any formal training in photography. I do spend a good bit of time looking at other people’s stuff for ideas. I’ve mentioned Thomas Hawk in a couple of previous posts, and he’s probably my favorite.
I do try to look at things from different angles. For example, look down a one-way street in the opposite direction from oncoming traffic. That’s a view most people never notice. You can see buildings and other landmarks from a different perspective.
This photo is taken from a corner where few people ever stand.
This is the view that most people shoot from.
Since storage cards are so inexpensive now, I take lot of shots without much concern of running out of space. I’ll sometimes take multiple shots of the exact same thing in the same spot just in case I get lucky on the lighting.
I’m not afraid to kneel down, climb up on something, or stand at an awkward angle for a shot. I was practically hanging over the water when I took this snake photo.
When possible, I try to frame an object against a great background. I saw this boat, but I waited until it had the right background for both shots.
Okay…that’s all I can come up with for now. Feel free to share any tips you have!
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Now those are some great ideas for posts. I agree with you on the background issue. It can be frustrating sometimes to get a good angle on something before it gets to the right background. Then, once you do have the right background, the angle is all wrong. I’ve tried to take some pictures along the Columbia River like that in the past. I might take my camera along on my bike ride later this afternoon.