At our meeting on last Wednesday, we had Chris Wade, to talk to us about how to take better pictures.
When Chris first arrived, he said he was relieved he was not faced with lots of Easter eggs for him to judge, because he found that did not make him very popular. Seems he had done some of that recently.
When he started his talk, supported by slides, he explained he was going to talk about composition, and proceeded to show us all sorts of pictures, showing what we should aim for, and what to avoid.
I was slightly amused it was done with slides, not something you expect these days with powerpoint presentations. He was quite entertaining and had some good hints, talking about the golden 3’s rule (dividing the picture in 3, both horizontally and vertically), which is quite well known, and some camera’s show this in their viewfinders or screens. He also talked about the need for interesting items, if the picture is too bland it won’t interest people viewing it. He then showed a picture with a lot of items and colour, which apparently was too busy, so it was difficult to see what was going on. There was also info about sharpness, for instance, animal eyes always have to be in focus.
All in all, for the experienced photographer probably nothing much new, but for the less experienced, some useful information.
Karin Hayward
When Chris first arrived, he said he was relieved he was not faced with lots of Easter eggs for him to judge, because he found that did not make him very popular. Seems he had done some of that recently.
When he started his talk, supported by slides, he explained he was going to talk about composition, and proceeded to show us all sorts of pictures, showing what we should aim for, and what to avoid.
I was slightly amused it was done with slides, not something you expect these days with powerpoint presentations. He was quite entertaining and had some good hints, talking about the golden 3’s rule (dividing the picture in 3, both horizontally and vertically), which is quite well known, and some camera’s show this in their viewfinders or screens. He also talked about the need for interesting items, if the picture is too bland it won’t interest people viewing it. He then showed a picture with a lot of items and colour, which apparently was too busy, so it was difficult to see what was going on. There was also info about sharpness, for instance, animal eyes always have to be in focus.
All in all, for the experienced photographer probably nothing much new, but for the less experienced, some useful information.
Karin Hayward
Footnote
For those of us not quite as experienced, thought it might be useful to list some of the tips mentioned on a downloadable pdf document - see below.
I know I often need reminding of ways to improve my snaps.
Gill Dykes
For those of us not quite as experienced, thought it might be useful to list some of the tips mentioned on a downloadable pdf document - see below.
I know I often need reminding of ways to improve my snaps.
Gill Dykes
taking_better_photographs_tips.docx |