What is Photography Part 2

16 What is Photography? Part 2

Following on from last issue, let’s dive a little deeper into the steps to follow for amazing photography Conceptualise What is your intention for the image you are about to make? Before you press the shutter, really think about what you are trying to capture. Notice the way the light is hitting your subject, look at all the angles, does it look better wide-angle or close up? Do you want to capture everything in detail or do you want to blur the background or foreground?

Slow down and put some thought into it before you snap; this can help you develop your eye for detail.

Capture

Grab the raw detail. This step is self explanatory; set your camera, point in the direction of your subject and click the shutter.

Create

Now comes the fun part where you get to create your story. If you look at the photograph you have from the capture step, I bet more often than not it’s not what you visualised. Where has that beautiful reflection gone, the richness of the colours and the sharpness of the detail?

Your camera is a wonderful tool and does a great job of collecting all the information based on what you’ve told it to capture, but it doesn’t have your creative flair. You now need to bring out the vision you have for the final photograph.

Whether you are using a smartphone, a point-and-shoot or an SLR, there are a number of apps or software that will aid you with adjusting elements like brightness, contrast, saturation and sharpness. Don’t confuse this with adding filters. By making these adjustments you are enhancing the photograph with the information you captured in step two, not introducing new information.

This is your interpretation of the scene. You are creating your image to be as close to the way you conceptualised and the way you felt it.

Practice makes perfect, keep these steps in mind when you are photographing and remember to enjoy it and have fun :)

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