Beginners Photography Blog » beginner photography http://beginnersphotographyblog.com New to Photography? You're in the right place! Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:04:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Back to School for Beginners Photography http://beginnersphotographyblog.com/49/back-to-school-for-beginners-photography/ http://beginnersphotographyblog.com/49/back-to-school-for-beginners-photography/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:28:01 +0000 Ingrid Owens http://beginnersphotographyblog.com/?p=49 CrayonPicThere’s something about all that new stationery in every shop you go into that makes even the most reluctant student want to return to school. This Fall, why not consider beefing up your photography skills with some help from the professionals and investing in a photography class or two?

Beginners photography classes are being held all over the country.  Check out your local Community centers and Artist centers for reasonably price introduction to photography classes.  I hear the Nikon school of Photography is also touring it’s way around the country – a great resource for Nikon users.

If you fancy some one to one tuition I’m here as always serving the Atlanta Metro area and my September/ October calender is almost full. Check out CameraShy for more information or email me.

No time to fit in a class?  Download this free report which will get you started taking great pictures in no time!

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Welcome to the first ever Learn a Mode Monday – my new mini-series on learning all about one of those little icons on your camera!  Today we are all about that little flower on your mode dial i.e. Macro Mode.  This is absolutely one of my favorite modes for really making Wow Pictures and one of the easiest skills to acquire in beginners photography.  Want to capture that ickle bumblebee sitting on the azalea bloom?  How about getting that close-up of the detail on your wedding dress?  Macro mode is what you need to know!

1. First find your subject – something small like a bee, a bloom, a coin – anything tiny.

2. If you are indoors switch off your flash as it will only bounce back off your subject and the picture will appear blown out.  If you do this you will most likely need to use a tripod or have a very steady hand!  Best option – head outdoors into natural daylight.

3. Next, find the Macro Mode on your camera – it’s usually an icon of a little flower something like this :    beginners photography

4. Position your subject so it is well lit and that you are not casting your own shadow over it.  Opt for a plain background if you have the choice, something with little or no distractions in it.

5. Rather than using your zoom to get closer to your subject, leave your lens at it’s widest setting and physically move yourself closer to your subject until you have filled the frame with your subject.

6. Slightly depress your shutter button so that your camera finds it’s focus.  If you can’t focus, move slightly back and retry.  Repeat this process until your camera allows you to take a sharp, in-focus shot.

7. Bingo!  You’ve managed to capture the full beauty of that tiny, little flower  Well done!

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It may take you a while to get the hang of this process but once you do you will be hooked.  Ask my mother in law – She turned from a photography novice to a real pro at taking Macro shots all over the Costa Rica rainforest!

Please post your best Macro shots below with any questions or just to show off!

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