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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 495069" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>I think I understand where you're coming from. I enjoy the act of shooting but what really satisfies me is "nailing the shot"; getting the photo on my monitor to match the shot I had in my head. When it all comes together and and I say, "Yes... THAT'S the shot!"; that moment, for me, is the real rush.</p><p></p><p>I'll offer the following by way of advice, though what works for one may not work for another:</p><p></p><p>When you're about to take a shot, stop...</p><p></p><p>Ask yourself, <em>"What is my subject?"</em> If you don't know, neither will your viewer. Too many photos I see, landscapes in particular, try to cram too much into the frame and leave my eye wandering around wondering what I'm supposed to be looking at. Rule 1: Have... A... Subject. A clear, strong, subject.</p><p></p><p>Before popping the shot, look at the whooooole frame in your viewfinder, not just the subject IN the frame. Methodically go from the upper left corner to the upper right corner and then down to the left again and zig-zag back and forth and really look at every little bit of what's in your frame. The WHOLE frame. Pay special attention to the corners and edges; elements in the corners, and anything that breaks your frame at the edge, is potentially dangerous and a probable distraction from your Subject. I call that trash. So, ask yourself, is there any trash in your frame you can remove? Anything you allow in the frame, besides your subject, is either strengthening your composition or weakening your composition. Work the shot. Look at your subject from different angles and find what it is about your subject that drew you to it in the first place. Keep your eye to the viewfinder and walk around your subject; often times the right composition will suddenly just jump out at you. When in doubt, simplify. You may not always get the BEST shot possible this way, but you'll get MORE, shots that are BETTER.</p><p></p><p>Or forget everything I just said and go out and take snapshots. We all have to decide for ourselves what photography means to us and how far we want to pursue it.</p><p><span style="color: #FFFFFF">....</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 495069, member: 13090"] I think I understand where you're coming from. I enjoy the act of shooting but what really satisfies me is "nailing the shot"; getting the photo on my monitor to match the shot I had in my head. When it all comes together and and I say, "Yes... THAT'S the shot!"; that moment, for me, is the real rush. I'll offer the following by way of advice, though what works for one may not work for another: When you're about to take a shot, stop... Ask yourself, [I]"What is my subject?"[/I] If you don't know, neither will your viewer. Too many photos I see, landscapes in particular, try to cram too much into the frame and leave my eye wandering around wondering what I'm supposed to be looking at. Rule 1: Have... A... Subject. A clear, strong, subject. Before popping the shot, look at the whooooole frame in your viewfinder, not just the subject IN the frame. Methodically go from the upper left corner to the upper right corner and then down to the left again and zig-zag back and forth and really look at every little bit of what's in your frame. The WHOLE frame. Pay special attention to the corners and edges; elements in the corners, and anything that breaks your frame at the edge, is potentially dangerous and a probable distraction from your Subject. I call that trash. So, ask yourself, is there any trash in your frame you can remove? Anything you allow in the frame, besides your subject, is either strengthening your composition or weakening your composition. Work the shot. Look at your subject from different angles and find what it is about your subject that drew you to it in the first place. Keep your eye to the viewfinder and walk around your subject; often times the right composition will suddenly just jump out at you. When in doubt, simplify. You may not always get the BEST shot possible this way, but you'll get MORE, shots that are BETTER. Or forget everything I just said and go out and take snapshots. We all have to decide for ourselves what photography means to us and how far we want to pursue it. [COLOR="#FFFFFF"]....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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