Mastering Essential Photography Techniques
Photography is both an art and a science, that requires both technical and creative skillsets. No matter if you are just starting out or looking to refine your skills, understanding and mastering key skills can enhance your work. Let's dive into some key techniques that you should work on mastering to improve your photography skills.
Natural Light
Natural light is one of the most versatile and accessible light sources that you can get your hands on. Here are a few ways that you can make the most out of it:
Golden Hour: Golden hour is the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset. This time of day often provides the right mixture of soft warm light to grab those beautiful flattering pictures.
Direction: Understanding how to utilize the direction of light can offer you more opportunities when it comes to depth and texture. An example would be backlighting. Backlighting can help produce stunning halo effects around your shot subject.
Reflectors: Reflectors can assist with bouncing light onto a subject, filling in shadows, and creating better overall exposure.
Candid’s
Candids are photos that capture genuine emotions and spontaneous moments, providing a true authentic feel to each of your images.
Blending In: When you blend into the background and stay out of the line of sight you are able to capture people being their true selves.
Use a Telephone Lens: This one might be a bit more obvious but clearly walking around taking pictures with a big camera might make others aware!
Multiple Frames Per Second: Having continuous shooting mode activated will allow you to hold down the button to capture all the micro-moments and emotions necessary to find true authenticity.
Portraits
When it comes to portraits these are more intimate and offer a bigger focus on capturing the personality and essence of the subject. Here are a few tips on how to bring that out during a portrait photo shoot:
Focus On The Eyes: We all know the saying. The eyes are the windows to the soul. That is why they should be the main focal point of the photo.
Wide Aperture: Wide apertures allow you to narrow the depth of field, ultimately making your subject stand out against a blurred background.
Angles: Do not be stagnant when doing your shoot. Move around and try out different angles, shooting from above or below can add unique perspectives for a portrait.
Long Exposure
Long exposure is the type of photography that is shot with a slow shutter speed to capture time through a single frame. This results in dynamic images.
Tripod: A tripod can be an essential piece of equipment for long exposure as it helps keep the camera steady.
Filters: Specifically an ND filter (neutral density) will help reduce the amount of light entering the lens, allowing for much longer exposure times.
Shutter Speeds: Adjusting your shutter speed can help you achieve different effects.
Smartphones
Last but not least the one that can be dreaded but most used. The smartphone can be a powerful tool when it is used the right way!
Clean Lens: This one might be a little too obvious, but having a clean lens can make your pictures come out better.
Manual Controls: Using manual controls to adjust exposure, focus, and even white balance can make a difference during your next photo shoot.
Processing Apps: Editing apps can further enhance your pictures to get them just the perfect look that you are looking for.
Hire A Professional When You Choose Resurge Productions!
The best way to ensure that your photos come out looking professional is simply to hire a professional! Resurge Productions offers professional photography services in the South Shore of Massachusetts. Schedule your next photo shoot when you contact our expert team today. Get a hold of us when you fill out a contact form on our website!
