Comments on: 10 Ways to Add Variety to Your Digital Photography http://digital-photography-school.com/10-ways-to-add-variety-to-your-digital-photography Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:06:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Kendall http://digital-photography-school.com/10-ways-to-add-variety-to-your-digital-photography/comment-page-1#comment-71114 Kendall Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:04:10 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/10-ways-to-add-variety-to-your-digital-photography/#comment-71114 I love this site! I am a do it by the book person (when I first learn something) and every article I have read it has a picture. I'm still kind of new to this site, but I've not been disappointed once! This article is great not only because of the information, but the pictures as well. You know when you get a new piece of furniture, such as a bookshelf, and you have to put it together yourself. Some companies expect you to know exactly how to put it together so they give you the instructions without pictures or illustrations. So you are excited about the product when you first start, but after being so overwhelmed because of the confusing directions, the excitement wears off & you're ready to cuss the company of the product out. Another example would be the yummy-looking chicken with vegetables I just bought from the store couple of nights ago. It was from the deli and looked terrific, simple & easy just what a parent with two toddlers love! I get home and am sick as a dog, so I am laying on the couch and my husband tells me the people decided to tell us to just throw the chicken in the oven and warm to our desire. I'm like, uhh that stuff is supposed to be a certain degree on the inside and I have never cooked a turkey, ham or big chicken like that before. (I am 21) So all-in-all I wish you all also had recipes on your site, as well as instructions on how to put furniture together, because I've just started with a DSLR (I have 4 point & shoot digital cameras. After 4 years of begging my husband for my "camera" he finally got it for me!) and between you and the "For Dummies" book on my particular camera, I learned more in a week than I would have if I had just stuck with my camera manual. What that odd looking A-DEP mode was and the M mode, the ISO. lol I've always wanted to do photography and have done some very good pictures with my point and shoots, so I obviously wanted a better camera that I could do more with. Your site is great, pictures are awesome and information is most definitely helpful. I give the site 5 stars (I have been to like 100 sites and none have compared to this one so far!) I love this site! I am a do it by the book person (when I first learn something) and every article I have read it has a picture. I’m still kind of new to this site, but I’ve not been disappointed once! This article is great not only because of the information, but the pictures as well. You know when you get a new piece of furniture, such as a bookshelf, and you have to put it together yourself. Some companies expect you to know exactly how to put it together so they give you the instructions without pictures or illustrations. So you are excited about the product when you first start, but after being so overwhelmed because of the confusing directions, the excitement wears off & you’re ready to cuss the company of the product out. Another example would be the yummy-looking chicken with vegetables I just bought from the store couple of nights ago. It was from the deli and looked terrific, simple & easy just what a parent with two toddlers love! I get home and am sick as a dog, so I am laying on the couch and my husband tells me the people decided to tell us to just throw the chicken in the oven and warm to our desire. I’m like, uhh that stuff is supposed to be a certain degree on the inside and I have never cooked a turkey, ham or big chicken like that before. (I am 21) So all-in-all I wish you all also had recipes on your site, as well as instructions on how to put furniture together, because I’ve just started with a DSLR (I have 4 point & shoot digital cameras. After 4 years of begging my husband for my “camera” he finally got it for me!) and between you and the “For Dummies” book on my particular camera, I learned more in a week than I would have if I had just stuck with my camera manual. What that odd looking A-DEP mode was and the M mode, the ISO. lol I’ve always wanted to do photography and have done some very good pictures with my point and shoots, so I obviously wanted a better camera that I could do more with.
Your site is great, pictures are awesome and information is most definitely helpful. I give the site 5 stars (I have been to like 100 sites and none have compared to this one so far!)

]]> By: Ashleigh http://digital-photography-school.com/10-ways-to-add-variety-to-your-digital-photography/comment-page-1#comment-18604 Ashleigh Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:28:48 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/10-ways-to-add-variety-to-your-digital-photography/#comment-18604 Great tip on #4. Any suggestions on how to help your subject keep their eyes open for the shot? Or is it the timing on the photographer's part?? Great tip on #4. Any suggestions on how to help your subject keep their eyes open for the shot? Or is it the timing on the photographer’s part??

]]> By: Kathy Murphy http://digital-photography-school.com/10-ways-to-add-variety-to-your-digital-photography/comment-page-1#comment-18564 Kathy Murphy Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:04:10 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/10-ways-to-add-variety-to-your-digital-photography/#comment-18564 Thanks for the great tips. As per your tip, I find that when I download my photos to PS, I just click on edit and then properties, and all the shooting info is there in the little box. Thanks for the great tips. As per your tip, I find that when I download my photos to PS, I just click on edit and then properties, and all the shooting info is there in the little box.

]]> By: Will http://digital-photography-school.com/10-ways-to-add-variety-to-your-digital-photography/comment-page-1#comment-18557 Will Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:01:40 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/10-ways-to-add-variety-to-your-digital-photography/#comment-18557 Related to point 8 - One of things I do most is vary the aperture to change the depth of field. f2.8 gives a completely different shot to f22! Related to point 8 – One of things I do most is vary the aperture to change the depth of field. f2.8 gives a completely different shot to f22!

]]> By: Bilka http://digital-photography-school.com/10-ways-to-add-variety-to-your-digital-photography/comment-page-1#comment-18547 Bilka Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:25:37 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/10-ways-to-add-variety-to-your-digital-photography/#comment-18547 Commenting on your tip to take notes: I just began to use Google ® Maps for just that purpose and find it a great place to keep notes. When out shooting personal enjoyment photographs or fine art images I set up a custom map of any area or several areas that I shot in with little place markers to remind me of the EXACT location the images were taken. Another nice feature is that when you place a marker it comes along with a dialogue bubble/window that you can keep notes in on the shot, time of day, exposure, sun location, weather... I have a GPS locator in three of my cameras that gives me the geo-coordinates of where the image was taken. This mapping app is even better because of the note-taking feature that goes along with the place markers. It is invaluable if you want to return to a location to record changes over time. This system allows me to either publish my maps publicly or keep them private. I can also open my notes anywhere I have an Internet connection on any device that will display the Internet, including my cell telephone. If you post your images on Google's ® free photo share site you can connect images to the place markers too. Everyone reading this should know that I am not connected with Google ® or endorsing the use of that firm’s services. This is just another tool, which happens to be free, that I found useful in my work and play image making. Fiat Lux! Bilka Commenting on your tip to take notes: I just began to use Google ® Maps for just that purpose and find it a great place to keep notes. When out shooting personal enjoyment photographs or fine art images I set up a custom map of any area or several areas that I shot in with little place markers to remind me of the EXACT location the images were taken. Another nice feature is that when you place a marker it comes along with a dialogue bubble/window that you can keep notes in on the shot, time of day, exposure, sun location, weather… I have a GPS locator in three of my cameras that gives me the geo-coordinates of where the image was taken. This mapping app is even better because of the note-taking feature that goes along with the place markers. It is invaluable if you want to return to a location to record changes over time.

This system allows me to either publish my maps publicly or keep them private. I can also open my notes anywhere I have an Internet connection on any device that will display the Internet, including my cell telephone. If you post your images on Google’s ® free photo share site you can connect images to the place markers too.

Everyone reading this should know that I am not connected with Google ® or endorsing the use of that firm’s services. This is just another tool, which happens to be free, that I found useful in my work and play image making.

Fiat Lux!

Bilka

]]> By: Douglas E. Welch http://digital-photography-school.com/10-ways-to-add-variety-to-your-digital-photography/comment-page-1#comment-18540 Douglas E. Welch Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:22:58 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/10-ways-to-add-variety-to-your-digital-photography/#comment-18540 A great list of hints and one I will need to refer to before I go shooting next time. I especially dislike shooting flash shots due to the unnatural lighting effects. I regularly experiment with shooting long exposures using a tripod. You can gain some striking photos and in many cases the motion blur adds an action and energy to the photo you might have missed with a stop-action flash shot. Douglas A great list of hints and one I will need to refer to before I go shooting next time.

I especially dislike shooting flash shots due to the unnatural lighting effects. I regularly experiment with shooting long exposures using a tripod. You can gain some striking photos and in many cases the motion blur adds an action and energy to the photo you might have missed with a stop-action flash shot.

Douglas

]]> By: jeroen http://digital-photography-school.com/10-ways-to-add-variety-to-your-digital-photography/comment-page-1#comment-18535 jeroen Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:00:38 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/10-ways-to-add-variety-to-your-digital-photography/#comment-18535 Soooo good! thanks alot! Soooo good! thanks alot!

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