Legends photography thread

I think that the compositions are well done, in part because you're new to photography, and your camera as well. However, the photos are over-exposed, meaning there was too much light being let into the lens when you snapped the photo.

What make and model camera is it?

The Rule of Thirds is the simplest and easiest "rule" to abide by when framing/arranging your subjects into your viewfinder. Nine equal parts, and usually if you have something like water, land, and sky in your photo, they'd want to have each take 1/3 of the photo's space. Bending the rules here is fun, because if the water is more interesting, give it 2/3 and the land/sky 1/3. It depends on every situation.

For framing your subjects, if you photograph people, check what's going on around you. Don't always put them in the center of your photograph. Even the Rule of Thirds can apply to a person's portrait of their face. A quote I found from a magazine "If the subject isn't particularly attractive, blow it up the size of the frame."

I can upload a few of my favorite magazines if you want. I consider myself lucky that I memorized their material and can put it to use right away. I can see how it would be difficult if I didn't have a genuine interest in photography to learn all the little quirks of my camera.

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Those photos are rad as heck ;__; You definitely need a better camera. An SLR camera is one with interchangeable lenses, and a full (or near full) range of manual settings. Using the right lens really boils down to a couple of decisions: are you shooting in low-light and how far is the subject from me? You don't have that option with a point-and-shoot.

Learning how to control all of the manual settings on an SLR can be a chore and it will probably take a while before you really find out how they affect your photo. Do you have a camera rental store to rent an SLR from? If not, you could be a prick like me and buy a camera from a retail store and return it in two weeks. ;(

B&W - It's up to you whether or not you shoot black and white. It draws a very different mood versus color. I consider myself very conservative when it comes to this. I don't like converting color photographs to black and white because it's technically a "fake." I'll set my camera to B&W mode if I want to shoot like that. But, like I said, it's your photo.

Here are set of 4 PDFs that deal with the major aspects of creating a photo. Feel free to ask any questions on the material.

http://www.sky-render.com/misc/dcm.rar

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Just remember that if you use Photoshop, it's to slightly enhance your photos. The real skill is by getting as best possible shot using the combination of settings on your camera. (a fun edit is fine, too :P)

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.