What's Your Secret For Good Pictures
 

I have a new Nikon Coolpix...5 MegaPixel....I usually set it to Auto.....my pictures don't come out even close to what I see on here.....

Share some secrets!!!! Especially you, Itzkirb!!!!!

Forgive me for repeating this, but I'm going to put it on Rennlist as well, because I really want the most info I can get.

Pshop... Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Color correction

ask albert "bumble996" to take them for you. hilarious

use tripod instead of flash.

Two quick tips:

Shoot in RAW so you can fine tune the picture in Photoshop.

For a blurry background (greater depth of field), set a higher aperture using the aperture priority mode (probably need to read the manual on how to do that).

DONT SHOOT AUTO.....I always shoot manual.....

Try new angles, don't shoot in ZENIT sunlight, have the sun in your back when shooting, High app, tripod, photoshop, photoshop, photoshop, photoshop, photoshop.


UNSHARP MASK FOR THE WIN!

but dont whatever you do tilt the camera on crazy angles to be "creative"

2nd, if you have to tilt your head to look at the picture, it's a no no...

For instance, this is not a "creative angle" - it's a pain in the neck angle ;).

http://gallery.dynoflash.com/data/50...oston_df1.jpeg

But I mean different heights, frog perspective and bird perspective and so on.

A good pic often has a cool forground the object and a nice background

Which version of Photoshop for the amateur looking to post pix on the web, and share photos by email?

I said this same exact thing about 4 years ago to my buddy who is a professional photographer - RLandis, you're not alone.

Here are my humble opinions:

1. Learn the basics. All the photoshop and the best camera equipment in the world is not going to help if you don't know the fundamentals. Learn how Aperture, Shutterspeed, iSO etc work - and how they effect your image. I'm by no means a great photographer, but one of my buddies is and he could still destroy me if I was using a 1D-S and he was using a disposable.

2 . Nothing can substitute composition. If you take a picture down to the bare minimum - no pshop, no post production...it comes down to how well a picture is composed.

3. TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES. The more time you have behind a carmera, the more experience you get, the more you'll feel comfortable shooting. The best thing about digital is that you don't have to print anything that you're not happy with.

Hope that helps!

MY SECRET FOR GREAT PICS :::::::::::::

HAVE BUMBLE996 TAKE THEM!

Now that's some great advice! :)

Humble Bumble - always downplaying your pics.:D