Digital photography for dummies
Are you planning to buy a digital camera? Do you already have a digital camera? If both answers are yes then this basic tips andJan 31, 2008 | 4 comments | View Post
Light can make or break a photo
Photography is all about Light!
Well, it’s obvious right? … or maybe not.
In my opinion quality of light is single most overlooked variable in photography. Amateur photographers constantly try to get new gear, upgrade lens or camera, they pump photography with money and muscles -- but not many of them realize that, it’s the light that makes or breaks the photo. Shoot same scenery during golden hour (Golden hour: max 1 hour from sunrise, or 1 hour before sunset) and compare it with one shot at noon, when sun is at it’s highest point. Difference is huge!
Tip of the day: Remember, if your own shadow is less than 7 meters long, don’t even take camera out of the bag! (During golden hour, sun is near the horizon and it drops long shadows. During noon sun sits right above our heads, light is harsh and there are no shadows).
In short, doesn’t matter what camera you have, even iphone 5mpx camera is capable of producing good looking images without any post processing if the light is good.
Watch this video to see my point!
Don’t forget to check out Fstoppers.com. It’s an interesting resource, with bunch of videos documenting photographers in the work process.
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Sandro, I agree with you on the point. Light is important.
But those guyz in the video are fooling around; iphone does have a crappy camera, but their lightning gear is well in the range of 5-10K$, so I don’t see what that video wants to say really… other than well, most obvious, you can spend $$$ on a great camera or $$$ on lightning gear, both ways work – but yes, gear makes difference.