Photography is a relatively simple concept – all the photographer needs to understand is how to control brightness through a combination of camera settings. Learning how to frame the world in a way that’s exciting or thoughtful, and which offers a glimpse into your creative vision? That’s more difficult. The process of honing your own style takes practice and experience until you start to instinctively know which approaches will suit a given situation.
There’s a formulaic approach that many of us adopt when learning the key photographic skills (think the rule of thirds or the exposure triangle); but while these rules are useful guidelines to get us started, and help us get to grips with the basics, it’s easy to become reluctant to try new ideas and think outside the box. The rules of photography rarely encourage imaginative thinking, instead leading many new image-makers to follow an inflexible procedure for the creation of every image they shoot; rather than being commandments, we see the rules as a means of applying a core recipe to any situation.
The standardised rules give you a fantastic starting point from which to experiment and be creative, and here we want to encourage you to take a stepping stone beyond them, into your own artistic – and arguably free – way of thinking.
In this feature we’ll explore each area of camera control, from lenses to long exposures, and question how appropriate the preconceived ideas are to image-making. Reimagining everything you already know about photography can be the source of great inspiration and incredible images.
CONSIDER SHUTTER SPEED
Analyse the effects of choosing fast or slow exposures
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July 23, 2020 من Photography week.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة July 23, 2020 من Photography week.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
SONY WORLD PHOTO AWARDS ANNOUNCES 2024 WINNERS
Prestigious contest celebrates outstanding photography from around the globe
ROLLEI 35AF WILL GET A 35MM F/2.8 LENS AND AUTOFOCUS
Mint Camera confirms key specs for upcoming reboot of classic film model
SIGMA 500MM F/5.6 DG DN OS SPORTS
This relatively lightweight lens packs a load of upmarket features
GENERATE AI BACKDROPS
Meet the filter that creates entire backgrounds based on a few words – James Paterson shows you how
A PLACE IN THE SUNSET
James Paterson shows you how to shoot and combine images to create striking silhouette composites
CREATIVE COMPOSITIONS
Break the rules, and discover strategies for framing images that stand out
CANON RF 24-105MM F/2.8L IS USM Z
A standard lens is reborn
MASTER DODGING AND BURNING
James Paterson shows you how to use these essential tools for old-school darkroom-style image enhancements
TRACKSIDE TIPS AND TRICKS
Chris Nevard explains how you can capture photorealistic images of model railways on a budget
THESE FOOD PHOTOS WILL MAKE YOUR MOUTH WATER
Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year announces shortlist for 2024 contest