You know exactly what it's like. You've been on holidays and seen some great sights and been to some wonderful places. You've filled up cards with all your photos. But you've got home to view your photos and they are always disappointing. They just didn't capture it and they look dull and lifeless.
Nothing that you wanted to convey in your photos is there. The sunset that was so stunning is gone. That extra special light that made that view look so special is missing. And you got that special smile on your girlfriends face, except that when you look at the photo you didn't get that smile at all.
I don't mean simple mistakes like your thumb over the lens. After all you do know something about photography and you've bought a good quality digital camera. You've spent some time reading all about it and you've managed to get some confidence that your photography skills are on the up and you really ought to be taking good photos now.
But every time you look at your photos you're disappointed in the result and wonder why you aren't taking better photos. They just don't convey what you wanted them to convey.
Sometimes it may be just a little step from taking average, or poor, photos, to taking good photos. You don't need to spend years studying photography at College, you just need to learn some simple things that every professional photographer already knows.
Like simple stuff such as how to compose a photo properly, how to use light to it's best advantage. How to take people and pets. How to take landscapes, how to use a tripod or flash properly.
Modern cameras are excellent. They are manufactured to take good photos, but it isn't sufficient to just point and shoot as the ads seem to say. You still need to know some photography basics. There is no camera in the world that will take great photos guaranteed, every time, if all you do is to point and shoot.
I'm sure that if they could build one they would, but to date the technology doesn't exist to build a camera that will take great photos regardless of the skills of the person behind the lens. Even with the technology behind great digital cameras you still need to learn some basic photography skills to take good photos each time.
It's not that hard to learn, it takes a little practice, but if you enjoy your photography you'll love practicing. It's just a matter of learning some of the secrets of the pros, practicing them and applying them.
Then you'll go on holidays next time and you'll take great photos and never feel embarrassed about showing them to your friends. In fact you might even find your friends asking you for some good photography tips.
And you might even look at your holiday photos and find your girlfriend smiling.
I've got a book about how to take good photos, get it on my website. - 30452
Nothing that you wanted to convey in your photos is there. The sunset that was so stunning is gone. That extra special light that made that view look so special is missing. And you got that special smile on your girlfriends face, except that when you look at the photo you didn't get that smile at all.
I don't mean simple mistakes like your thumb over the lens. After all you do know something about photography and you've bought a good quality digital camera. You've spent some time reading all about it and you've managed to get some confidence that your photography skills are on the up and you really ought to be taking good photos now.
But every time you look at your photos you're disappointed in the result and wonder why you aren't taking better photos. They just don't convey what you wanted them to convey.
Sometimes it may be just a little step from taking average, or poor, photos, to taking good photos. You don't need to spend years studying photography at College, you just need to learn some simple things that every professional photographer already knows.
Like simple stuff such as how to compose a photo properly, how to use light to it's best advantage. How to take people and pets. How to take landscapes, how to use a tripod or flash properly.
Modern cameras are excellent. They are manufactured to take good photos, but it isn't sufficient to just point and shoot as the ads seem to say. You still need to know some photography basics. There is no camera in the world that will take great photos guaranteed, every time, if all you do is to point and shoot.
I'm sure that if they could build one they would, but to date the technology doesn't exist to build a camera that will take great photos regardless of the skills of the person behind the lens. Even with the technology behind great digital cameras you still need to learn some basic photography skills to take good photos each time.
It's not that hard to learn, it takes a little practice, but if you enjoy your photography you'll love practicing. It's just a matter of learning some of the secrets of the pros, practicing them and applying them.
Then you'll go on holidays next time and you'll take great photos and never feel embarrassed about showing them to your friends. In fact you might even find your friends asking you for some good photography tips.
And you might even look at your holiday photos and find your girlfriend smiling.
I've got a book about how to take good photos, get it on my website. - 30452
About the Author:
Peter has written a book about How To Take Good Photos which you can get at his website http://positive-photography.com
