Photography Tips on Shooting in Parks – The Vantage Points |  |
- Photography Tips on Shooting in Parks – The Vantage Points
- Unusual Concept in the News: Organized Photobomb Photography Session
- How to Raise Money for a Photography Project with Kickstarter
| Photography Tips on Shooting in Parks – The Vantage Points Posted: 12 May 2013 04:11 PM PDT Parks are one of the major places where a photographer can find many interesting subjects and challenges. But many of us shoot in parks in the same way we shoot in a birthday party. Here’s some of my personal tips that I have learned from jobs and experience that will dramatically improve the results of your park photos.  “Central Park” captured by Jason Lavengood (Click Image to See More From Jason Lavengood) I. Searching for a subjectParks are green, well most them are. So the first thing to search for is a non-green contrasting color object. Something that stands out. It can be someone walking their dog, or a tree/bush with unusual color or even an empty chair or structure in the park. If you don’t find anything different than the usual green, try to find a shape that gives you a sense of vastness. To capture such a scene, you will need a wide angle lens (18-24mm) and use the wider side of it as much as you can. Another creative way will be to get a different angle of the same object. Try lying down beneath the trees and take a shot straight up. Or lower your camera at your ankle level to capture the leaves that have fallen on the pathways with a background of the whole park. Try vertical where your natural instinct says go horizontal. If the park has any water body it will open a whole lot of new possibilities which I will discuss in my next article. But for now, let’s skip the optimizations on water reflections and flows. Shadows of the trees can produce interesting effects. This is one of the reason I shoot ONLY during dawn and dusk. The golden color of the atmosphere creates an awesome effect on the trees and even on many “boring” objects like benches. Most of the photography skills come from looking and searching for patterns, colors and on-spot happenings (e.g. a dog playing with another dog or his owner). This is the hard part. Once you have found the subject, the remaining technical part is easier.  Photo captured by Joe Lohr Photography (Click Image to See More From Joe Lohr) Note: Do not waste your time taking photos of boring trees, grass and paths from your usual angle (the angle your eyes see a scene), rather think and spend your time on searching for a subject. Go to a place where no one normally goes. Do not stop at the bench or overlook. Walk around it. Explore. One position will give you that unusual shot which is different than others. Get the vantage point. Remember: Color, Shapes, Patterns, Perspective, People, Wildlife. If a park does not have ANY of the above, go to another park ! II. Check your Camera and optional gadgetsBefore starting to shoot the subject, check your camera settings for
Optional gadgets include a warm circular polarizer filter. This will bring the colors more vivid and “warm” together with cutting out any direct reflections from the surface. The complete manual and tips on using a polarizer deserves another article.  “evening at the lake” captured by Aiman (Click Image to See More From Aiman) Tripod is somewhat optional but required in most cases, read on. III. Setup for the specific park and the specific conditions
Exception: If you are shooting something in motion (even very slight motion), then you NEED to increase the shutter speed (unless you need the blurry effect purposefully, I don’t, specially for a landscape photo). So you have to choose #a or #b or BOTH. IV. Shoot the Photo (or a hell lot of photos)Place the subject (if anything distinct, else skip to the next paragraph) anywhere along the imaginary inner rectangle in the viewfinder whose length and breadth is 1/3rd distance inside the outer periphery of the viewfinder. This is called the two-third’s rule. This needs explanation with illustration which I will take up in another article in this series. The bottomline is place the subject vertically at 2/3rd distance from top and horizontally at 1/3rd from left or right. Now it’s time to experiment. Believe it or not, I take 15-20 photos at different settings (also called “Bracketing”) for a single scene or subject. If the subject is moving, I take photos in continuous shooting mode. This way, there will always be a photo that will give you the level of satisfaction, and also help you learn the impact of changing settings on the result. The common bracketing variables are:
 Photo captured by Beebo Wallace (Click Image to See More From Beebo Wallace) Try these and you learn more than reading any book or article on photography. I can give you set of 20 photos and the camera settings for your instant gratification, but that will be doing injustice to you as a learner in Photography. Everything I told you here will cost you time. Yes, you will need to be willing to spend a sufficient amount of time in the field. If there is any pressing deadline or appointments, you will get distracted and result in inferior quality and quantity of photos necessary for you to master photography. I can show you the path, you have to walk it. Good luck. About the Author Go to full article: Photography Tips on Shooting in Parks – The Vantage Points |
| Unusual Concept in the News: Organized Photobomb Photography Session Posted: 12 May 2013 03:13 PM PDT The comedic timing of a well played photobomb is unrivaled in photographic comedy. So much in fact, that even celebrities are getting in on the humor. In the video below, Ken Jeong, crashes a fashion photoshoot, stealing the spotlight from the steamy models. Jeong is well known for his role on the TV series, Community, and, as you can see, he enjoys being in front of the camera in off time, too. Have a look (for those of you reading this by email, the video can be seen here): Staged or not, the talent, including supermodel, Kate Upton, do a good job keeping a straight face or ignoring Jeong and his antics altogether. Not so easy to do when there is a well known actor gesturing with a pool noodle directly behind you.
As if crashing the photoshoot at one location wasn’t enough, Jeong really committed to joke by following the crew to multiple locations. His tenacity almost becomes endearing by the time the shoot wraps up. Go to full article: Unusual Concept in the News: Organized Photobomb Photography Session |
| How to Raise Money for a Photography Project with Kickstarter Posted: 12 May 2013 11:25 AM PDT If cost is holding you back from carrying out your dream photography project, you may be able to find supporters to help you get started. Careful planning increases the likelihood that you’ll find eager financial backers. Stephanie Pereira, art program director for Kickstarter, presents a primer on how to launch a campaign to fund your creative venture (for those of you reading this by email, the seminar can be seen here): During the video, Pereira explains the nitty-gritty of the Kickstarter process. There are a few guidelines regarding the types of endeavors that can be launched using the site, but the main requirement is that the project fit into one of 13 categories, which include photography, art, comics, dance, design, fashion, film & video, food, games, music, photography, publishing, technology, and theater. In addition to discussing the housekeeping aspects to starting a project, she emphasizes the key steps to take to create a successful campaign:
Watch the video above for more details that will put you on a path to successfully funding your photography project. Go to full article: How to Raise Money for a Photography Project with Kickstarter |
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