See Suffolk through new eyes
Here’s part of an article from Digital Photography School with some great tips on taking unique photos. Read the whole thing here. The next time you’re out with your camera, try the following: First, take the shot you would normally take. Then, force yourself to take it from a drastically different perspective. This could be lying on the ground, climbing a nearby hill, or circling the...
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Think abstractly. Look for interesting patterns, shapes, colors and textures and get in close. Sometimes your best shot may not be the full framed view of downtown but the intricate patterns on the back of a sign. Just keep your eyes open and be creative! Here are some more ideas on taking creative and abstract...
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Crop your images. Anything within the frame that doesn’t contribute in some way to the whole image does not belong. Crop it out by getting closer or using a different angle to eliminate it from the frame. Sometimes you get home and view your images and it’s not until that point that you realize there are distracting elements. You can use some basic image editing software to crop your...
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When Photographing your subject, take into account the shape and size of the object and decifer whether a vertical frame or horizontal frame would compliment the object best. The best rule is to keep verticals vertical and horizontals horizontal. But you know that rules are sometimes meant to be broken. Ocassionally expirement with different ways of looking at your subject. This begins to get us...
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Think about the positive and negative space in your shot. The positive space is usually the subject of your shot. The negative space is the background or empty space in the shot. There should be a good balance between the two. Changing the amount of negative space in your shot changes the focus of the shot. In the photo to the left the sky is the negative space and the tree is the positive...
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Look for interesting textures. Good textures can be an effective subject for a photograph in itself. Artistic photos and interesting photos have texture. While a wide shot of entire building may have its own value, it may be more interesting to get a shot of just a wall or a door. View more examples and read a great tutorial on using midday light to create...
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The Suffolk Photo Walk is an opportunity for us as a community to help one another see the art that is our city through new eyes. Every day we walk by or drive past the beauty of Suffolk. Sometimes we don’t see it because we’re in a rush. Sometimes we don’t see it because it’s too small to see without zooming in. Sometimes we don’t see it because it’s too big to take in with just one glance. The Suffolk Photo Walk is a chance for residents of Suffolk to capture the beauty of our town.
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