Photography's Desire

I'm a newcomer to this area. I've learnt so much about photography from my friends and seniors that into it. Photography is my passionate now and I'm making it as my hobby whenever I'm free. For those who are the same level as me and wants to know more, here I share some knowledge and tips of photographing that I gain from my beloved friends, Hunny Bee.

• Selection

Select only the best of your pictures to show to others and leave the rest in the drawer. Showing someone every picture you have taken will dilutes the effect of the best pictures and people will gets very boring.  

• Turn the Camera on it's Side

At first, I felt awkward holding the camera on it's side, but it is worth getting used to. If the shape of your subject, a person or a building, fits into an upright rectangle, you waste so much picture space if you shoot in landscape. 

• Direction of Lighting

Photography is all about light, the direction of the light falling on your subject is most important, you must look at your subject carefully and see how the shadows fall. If you are able to choose the time of day to shoot your pictures, try to pick a time when the sun is low in the sky, either shoot in the early morning or late afternoon. Shooting pictures of people with the sun too high in the sky, tends to mean the subject's eyes will be in shadow and/or your subject will be squinting in the strong light, both of which tend to look horrible. A nice side effect of shooting in the early morning or late afternoon is that the color of the light is 'warmer', reds and yellows are stronger which generally gives a more pleasing effect.I prefer to capture a picture in the late evening after raining and the sun goes out again and almost to sunset.it's such a beautiful moment when versatile meets up the softness of the breeze at the beach. :)

If you are photographing in sunlight, try to position yourself so that the sun hits your subject from the side, this will give you nice 'modeling' and help create a 3D effect in the picture.

• In Camera Flash

When you have to use the in camera flash, keep your subject(s) away from walls, especially light colored ones, if at all possible, and avoid that ugly black shadow which looks like an outline. This will not show up against a dark background.

• Shutter Speeds

When the shutter speed is important as with moving objects, it's a good idea to set the camera to 'Shutter Speed Priority' mode. This is where you select the shutter speed and the camera selects the appropriate aperture according to the light reading.

Here are some photos that I can share with you. :)

That's all from me, Nadia..hope to see you in other entry. :)