Quick Tip - Use a Polarizer Filter.
When taking photos during the day, you might want to consider using a polarizer filter. It will cut down on unwanted reflections and also make the sky look bluer. If you have a auto-focus lens, make sure you buy a circular polarizer and not a linear polarizer.
An Intro to Wide Angle Lenses
I was thinking about what to write this week and remembered a friend of mine who takes these great shots. His name is Mark Payton and he uses a Canon 15mm lens.
In photography a wide angle lens refers to a lens whose focal length is substantially shorter than the focal length of a normal lens for the image size produced by the camera,which is dictated by the dimensions of the photo sensor for digital cameras.
One of the results is wider lenses tend to magnify distance between objects. Basically this allows for greater depth of field.
The bottom Shot is a photo of his wide angle lens. The rest were taken with Mark's wide angle lens. Enjoy :)
In photography a wide angle lens refers to a lens whose focal length is substantially shorter than the focal length of a normal lens for the image size produced by the camera,which is dictated by the dimensions of the photo sensor for digital cameras.
One of the results is wider lenses tend to magnify distance between objects. Basically this allows for greater depth of field.
Another result of using a wide-angle lens is a greater apparent perspective distortion when the camera is not aligned perpendicularly to the subject: parallel lines converge at the same rate as with a normal lens, but converge more due to the wider total field. Buildings tend to appear to be falling backwards much more severely when the camera is pointed upward from ground level than they would if photographed with a normal lens Basically this means your subjects appear to "bend" in your photo.
I know this is hard to understand so if you need more clarification post a comment and I will do my best to answer it. The best way to understand is to look at the results.
The bottom Shot is a photo of his wide angle lens. The rest were taken with Mark's wide angle lens. Enjoy :)
Click on his name to see more if Mark's Shots on Flickr.com
Self Portraits- A way to Grow.
One of the best ways to improve as a portrait photographer is to practice. The problem is that there is not always someone to practice on. So... practice on yourself. Self portraits can be one of the best learning tools for a photographer. The can give you insight about yourself and help you grow as a photographer.
Here is the deal. This week make it a goal to shoot a self portrait of yourself. At the end of the week send me the photo and I will post it on this blog with your name and info( what you want others to know about you). This should be fun. If you have any questions let me know. Thanks
Send your portrait to ayresphotography@yahoo.com .
Deadline- 7/18/2010
Just getting out.....A recipe against stress!
Have you ever been really stressed? The days are just beating you down and you can't seem to get your worries off your mind? Well, I get that way. I have a lot of big changes happening soon and I'm really stressed about them.
When my wife asked me if I wanted to go camping the other day I was not excited about it. Camping is something I usually really enjoy but this time I just really wanted to stay home. I wasn't motivated.
Well, we went camping. While camping we slept in a tent while it thundered and rained all night. We were bit by mosquitos and we took the kids on a 3 mile hike to a waterfall. My little boy fell and cut his hand open and we swam in a really cold lake. We all had a wonderful time! I had my camera of course and got some good photos. The whole trip was a de-stresser( is that a word?)!
Here's the thing. When life is getting you down, go have an adventure and take your camera with you! You don't need to even go camping. Just go for a walk, or head to a park,or photograph your family and friends. I promise it will help!
Here are a few of the photos I took!
When my wife asked me if I wanted to go camping the other day I was not excited about it. Camping is something I usually really enjoy but this time I just really wanted to stay home. I wasn't motivated.
Well, we went camping. While camping we slept in a tent while it thundered and rained all night. We were bit by mosquitos and we took the kids on a 3 mile hike to a waterfall. My little boy fell and cut his hand open and we swam in a really cold lake. We all had a wonderful time! I had my camera of course and got some good photos. The whole trip was a de-stresser( is that a word?)!
Here's the thing. When life is getting you down, go have an adventure and take your camera with you! You don't need to even go camping. Just go for a walk, or head to a park,or photograph your family and friends. I promise it will help!
Here are a few of the photos I took!
Short Video on How to photograph sunsets
I love photographing sunsets. I found this short video on youtube. This guy does a great job at explaining the basics of how to get good sunsets. Watch and enjoy! Let me know what you think:)
Pinhole Photography
So, my wife likes to sew. She's been sewing on a 75 dollar sewing machine for last ten year and she makes great stuff. She is always being asked to help out friends or make stuff for other people. Now, would my wife like to have a fancy thousand dollar Bernina sewing machine? Heck yeah, but the fancy sewing machine wouldn't do her any good if she wasn't already good at sewing.
It is the same in photography. You could have a ten thousand dollar DSLR and take terrible photos OR you could have a one hundred dollar box with a hole in it and take breathtaking shots. So, what I am saying is that a camera is a simple tool and it is up to you (the photographer) to create art. Don't believe me? Well, the photos below were taken with a pinhole camera. A pinhole camera is simply a box with a hole in it. It doesn't even have a lens on it!
While looking at photos on flickr I came across some shots that left me breathless. The photos below were taken by the artist Danielle Hughson. She is known on flickr as "manyfires". All of theses shots were taken with her pinhole camera. As you can see, it doesn't take an expensive camera to create beautiful works of art.
While looking at photos on flickr I came across some shots that left me breathless. The photos below were taken by the artist Danielle Hughson. She is known on flickr as "manyfires". All of theses shots were taken with her pinhole camera. As you can see, it doesn't take an expensive camera to create beautiful works of art.
Special thanks to Danielle for letting me use her photos:)
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