When you go into the world of photography, at first you think that you don’t take such bad photos, your people encourage you, they tell you that your images are very good and you think about it a lot, but you start walking a little too, to know the work of others, to see all the accessories that are used, you collapse and you think that you will never get photographs as spectacular as the ones you see others take. And if you don’t already have a good team, don’t you travel far enough to take exotic photos, what you have around you doesn’t inspire you or doesn’t deserve to be photographed?
Do you feel identified with what I’m saying?
- If so.
- Read on.
- Because I’ll show you that you don’t need to have the best equipment on the market.
- Not a studio.
- Not an assistant.
- Or go around the world to take your best picture.
- Maybe you didn’t.
- I don’t realize it.
- But your best picture is very close and closer than you think.
Many times we are obsessed with thinking that to take a spectacular photograph you have to go, for example, to an idyllic place, with a beautiful sunset, with a tripod, two or three lenses and many accessories. Well, nothing could be further from the truth. Look at these two photos, don’t you think they are wonderful? Well, you don’t even need to leave home to convey the tenderness and beauty that these two images convey.
Both photographs shine for their simplicity, for the beauty of the details, for the light, the composition, the blur, nothing else. I’m sure you can control these reselling tools, and if you don’t already control them, here are some tips and tricks for taking baby pictures. What are you waiting for to practice? Oh, now you don’t have a baby at home?This excuse is no use to me!
Do you have a pet? Well, look at these two images, what are impressive?
They look like that to me. If you look at it, the impact of the first image is due to the author not only capturing the expression of the animal, but came close enough to eliminate all that is excessive and annoying. The look of this feline and its fur are superfluous, you don’t need anything else, it looks like you can touch it, caress it?and all he did was approach, catch up on his eyes and have a good mount. In the second photo you also deleted the background, but using the Remember blur, less is more. By eliminating all distractions, your image gains considerably (here are some tips for successfully photographing pets and pets).
You don’t have an animal either? But you probably have a friend or family member, or even a neighbor with your hands, it’s easier, isn’t it?Well, tell me now, what’s keeping you from taking pictures as beautiful as these?
If you look closely, there is a clear harmony in both colors, this is a very important detail to consider, sometimes we spoil an image by the contrast of colors or patterns that we have in front of us, the solution can be very simple, move yourself. or evolve the issue to a more harmonious background. If what bothers you is the clothes, you also don’t need to ask them to change ??Changing the object in your hands will be easier!If you are interested in the subject of hand photography, take a look at this article.
Assuming you have someone who is willing to be your model (your pet also works well), I will give you a trick to get beautiful portraits without having to install a studio, there is a way to generate an emotional impact on the viewer: working in high key and low key I leave two clear examples:
If you don’t know how to achieve this effect, don’t worry, read this Mario article that explains it step by step and in a very simple way.
Okay, are you alone or alone and you don’t have an animal either?But you’re dying to take out your camera and train. Sure, without going out, it’s cold or you don’t want to. You’re not the first, did it happen to me too?Take a walk around the house and find something you like, a white cardboard or a solid background and stand by the window, you will get images like these with a standard lens (18-55 mm in both cases).
All these images can be made at home, on a normal day, in a daily gesture, however, everyday moments not only happen in the heat of the house, every day we go out on the street and take the subway, or the train. , or we just walk down the street. Look around and look for the details that catch your eye, the scenes that surprise you or just let your imagination run wild. The following image is taken on a subway strip. Such a simple idea and such, a daily moment but with a spectacular result.
This image is also taken on the subway. Just a good frame and black and white does the rest How many times have you come across a similar stamp?There may be no subway in your city, but there are escalators in more places!Let’s have a mall, for example.
What if you live in a small town, where there are no escalators, surely there are them for life. Have you ever tried looking up (or down)?Or maybe laziness can and always take the elevator?dozens of images like this!
I hope these photos have convinced you that it is not so difficult to find the time or place to take a beautiful photo and that you are already preparing your camera, if so?I’m so happy!
Now I ask you two favors, the first, share and the second?Show us these pictures!