How boring and uninteresting would life be without an animal to love? There have been studies done in the US about how having a pet reduces blood pressure, stress levels, increases all the other good hormones in our body. Let?s face it, pets rock!
So how on earth do we photograph them? I’m not talking about snapping Fido any old way. I mean a classy digital photo where Fido looks exactly the way YOU see him…cute, loveable and gorgeous.
The only way to take really great photos of pets is a few things. And take heed, because these things really work.
How many times have you shared photos with friends and family only for them to ask you for copies? This step by step process teaches you how to make handmade scrapbooks that showcase your photos and can be given to multiple people as gifts.
You went to a special event or party and took a lot of pictures but what are you going to do with them now? If you are like most people, you’ll view the pictures on your computer or from the envelope that they came in and that will be the end of it. They will be filed away never to be seen again.
Tip 1: Miss the eyes and you’ve missed the shot. Getting the eyes in focus is key to capturing a photo of an animal. It’s human nature to look at the eyes. It’s how we determine emotion and how we connect. When I was in Homer, Alaska, I came across a moose on the move. Given it was early morning and the light was low I knew getting a fast shutter speed to freeze his movement would be tough, so I quickly adjusted my camera to lock the focus on his eyes, and took the shot. The majority of the picture was a bit blurry, but because the eyes are in focus, the shot was saved.
Would you like to take photos of your kids (and maybe yourself) in their Halloween outfits `witch’ are a little different? Why not take pictures of them in the kind of places that witches and ghosts normally inhabit, such as a dark and spooky wood? Naturally you aren’t going to take them (and yourself) into a real dark and spooky wood; that might not be a good idea, especially on Halloween night…
There’s no doubt about it. Selling photographs online is a challenge enough for any enthusiastic photographer, no matter what level of talent or ability they have. And assuming for a minute that you have a small presentable folio of images already, let’s look at some options available to you.
Firstly you could contribute your images to stock photo libraries and micro stock image agencies. This is a great, long term, ‘asset building’ solution, but you may have to wait weeks, if not months… for sales. And there’s no real guarantee of income either. The fact is that the micro stock agency images have very low returns per image, and that means to make it worth your while, you really need to see high numbers of downloads (sales).
Just as music builds mood, colors can also help create mood. A lot has been written on what each color denotes, what emotions it evokes. Colors also have an impact on one’s health. Did you ever think that the colors in a photograph can actually make someone look at it over and over again or probably turn-off the viewer. In fact the colors in photographs can set the pace and mood of your surroundings and impact you deeply.
There’s no doubt about it. Selling photographs online is a challenge enough for any enthusiastic photographer, no matter what level of talent or ability they have. And assuming for a minute that you have a small presentable folio of images already, let’s look at some options available to you.
Firstly you could contribute your images to stock photo libraries and micro stock image agencies. This is a great, long term, ‘asset building’ solution, but you may have to wait weeks, if not months… for sales. And there’s no real guarantee of income either. The fact is that the micro stock agency images have very low returns per image, and that means to make it worth your while, you really need to see high numbers of downloads (sales).
Tip 1: Miss the eyes and you’ve missed the shot. Getting the eyes in focus is key to capturing a photo of an animal. It’s human nature to look at the eyes. It’s how we determine emotion and how we connect. When I was in Homer, Alaska, I came across a moose on the move. Given it was early morning and the light was low I knew getting a fast shutter speed to freeze his movement would be tough, so I quickly adjusted my camera to lock the focus on his eyes, and took the shot. The majority of the picture was a bit blurry, but because the eyes are in focus, the shot was saved.
There’s no doubt about it. Selling photographs online is a challenge enough for any enthusiastic photographer, no matter what level of talent or ability they have. And assuming for a minute that you have a small presentable folio of images already, let’s look at some options available to you.
Firstly you could contribute your images to stock photo libraries and micro stock image agencies. This is a great, long term, ‘asset building’ solution, but you may have to wait weeks, if not months… for sales. And there’s no real guarantee of income either. The fact is that the micro stock agency images have very low returns per image, and that means to make it worth your while, you really need to see high numbers of downloads (sales).
Many of us are diligently taking the family photos but how many of our memories will be sent forward to enrich future generations? Leave a lasting family legacy and debunk the following myths…
1. Your Memories WILL make it across the generations
Although taking pictures has become easier with the advent of digital photography, making sure they are preserved and make it to the next generation isn’t always so easy.