Welcome to the Workshop Series, brought to you by
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Miss Mustard Seed will be bringing you a new edition when her post is ready to roll. It’s a busy time of year for both of us so I hope you understand the need for abit of leeway. These workshop posts take considerable time to build, so we really appreciate your patience! 🙂
Good news! This week on Funky Junk, we’re continuing with Part 4 of
~ Blog Photography 101 ~
Great shots from a point and shoot
Disclaimer: I am not a pro photographer. I’ve never even taken a course. The info I’m providing you is simply from my own personal experience, as well as tips from friends and online resources. If you can add/suggest additional related info, I very much welcome your input in the comments. Thank-you!
1. Intro and keeping you camera steady. – click here to retrieve
3. Using photo enhancing software.
Today:
4. Shooting with good backgrounds and interesting angles.
Coming soon:
5. Getting to know the settings on your camera.
~ Part 4 – backgrounds and angles ~
This is one of my favorite photos. And it isn’t just because of the two cuties residing on this chair. 🙂 It’s because of the angle of this shot.
Standard: taking a picture while standing up, facing the cats
Unique: a photo behind the cats, utiilizing the edge of the chair to frame the subject
Unique plus: phasing out the subject and focusing on the chair instead
Whenever I take a photoshoot of any given subject, I’ll easily snap anywhere between 25 to 150 pictures. Of that ONE subject. Isn’t that crazy?!? I could surely do the deed with one snap, however I like to push my photos to have a unique edge to them. I just ‘know’ when they are finally what I’m after.
Every photo I take starts standard. But then, I push it one notch further. Then tweak something else. Or get on my knees. Or stand high above, on a chair. Or move my subject to capture a cleaner background. I try all kinds of fool hearty stuff in order to get a great shot.
Angles
Backgrounds
Assignment for this session
Assignment from last session: Try additional lighting.
