Neat tricks that'll help you produce
quality results without breaking the
bank:
1. Increase Stability without
a Tripod
Stability of your camera is very
important, especially when shooting
under low-light conditions.
Without a tripod, you can put your
camera on a level surface and use
the timer option to capture your
photo. If you want to hold
your camera, rest your elbows on
your tummy to reduce shake, lean on
a stable solid object or sit down on
the floor. A good photographer
knows how to take the best pictures,
even at the risk of looking silly.
=P
2. Light-Motion/Time Lapse
Photography
To achieve those sleek time-lapse
photography effect, all you have to
do is stabilize your digicam on a
tripod or on a flat surface and set
the shutter speed of your digicam to
1 second or higher. This'll
open the shutter for a longer period
of time to let more light to pass
through, capturing the motion of
lights of things in motion.
This is only good for night
photography, though, because ambient
light is very bright and will only
cause a white picture.
A time lapse photograph in the subway
from http://www.frederiksamuel.com/blog
3. Improvised Reflector
Reflectors bounce of light, no
matter if it's ambient or
artificial. These are silver
surfaces that don't absorb light but
instead, bounces it off the surface.
Reflectors can get pretty expensive,
so if you have a spare Styrofoam
sheet laying at home, it would be
best to use it as a reflector.
The silver side of your car's sun
shield could work great as well!
A styrofoam is held (by guy in black) at
the side of the model to bounce off the
ambient light from above
from http://heyelsie.multiply.com
4. Improvised Polarizing
Filter
A polarizing filter helps eliminate
unnecessary reflections and produces
a richer color on your photos.
However, not all digital cameras can
accommodate filters. But don't
fret! If you've got a spare
polarized sunglasses lying at home,
just put it in front of your camera
lens to achieve the same effect!
Polarized Sunglasses
from
http://www.cheapshooter.com/
Photo w/o Polarizing Filter (Left);
Photo with Polarizing Filter (Right)
5. Photographing Beautiful
Fireworks
Capturing fireworks is easy, but
capturing beautiful ones can be a
bit tricky. The key is
stability and a slow shutter speed,
so that you can capture the movement
of the pyrotechnic as it explodes.
from http://phicopacko.multiply.com/
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