Normal rules for a good snap?

[KenC]

Take the lens cap off.

 

[Village Idiot]

Again, V-I....three lights, a prime, and a bottle of tequila, right??? Imagemaker46 has a good point--at times, the "right gear" makes one heck of a difference...it really,really CAN open up possibilities. Even been inside the cockpit of an aircraft with nothing wider than a 35mm lens??? Pretty much USELESS compared to say, a 10-22mm uber-wide zoom... Ever shot night-time high school football under utterly craptastic lights with soccer-mom gear??? Like say, an f/4.5~5.6 zoom lens? Why did you spend all that money on Dyna-Lite packs and heads? Would Yongnuo's cheapies not cut the mustard? What? Did you need the lightest,smallest,best location packs and heads???

Come on V-I....let it go....Kerby and you arguing back and forth was fun in THAT thread...but jeeze...

No doubt, but I was shooting concert photos before I owned a full frame camera and could shoot clean enough at 3200 ISO.

 

[Jonesychickx]

Thanks Everyone!
2WheelPhoto I will have a browse on there when I get a min, thank you x

 

[Jonesychickx]

Thanks x
I am saving all of the info given onto Google Documents on Drive...to review and digest!!!

 

[2WheelPhoto]

Cambridge is a great start Digital Photography Tutorials

Thanks Everyone!
2WheelPhoto I will have a browse on there when I get a min, thank you x

You're welcome

 

[jake337]

Can anyone tell me the normal rules for taking a good photo, as I just tend to like the look of something and snap it...sometimes it works and sometimes not!!

While going through your snapshots, you see which ones stand out more than others. Try to sit back and ask yourself why one photo has more appeal than another.

 

[Rick58]

Oh, you just want some simple rules of thumb for getting snapshots better?

- Get in close, but don't cut off their heads or hands.

- Put the subject anywhere but the center, unless it's something very symmetrical and you like the symmetry aspect.

- If the subject is a person or anything else that can look, have them looking across the frame, not out of the frame.

- Get the eyes in focus.

That should make things better.

Amolitor has a very valid point, which to be honest, I think I fall into. I'm not into the artsy-fartsy part of photography. Most of what I take are record shots. But I try to make them easy on the eye. I think that's an entirely separate niche in photography. There are folks who enjoy photography as an art, then there's grandmom who drags her Instamatic out at every family picnic.
Somewhere in between there is me.

Say I'm at a historic site and want to record my visit. An "artsy" photo of a basket of flowers, next to a rustic chair below a weathered window, may make a pleasant photo but it isn't going to record my visit. Why not make record shots...aka, snaps, the best they can be?

Directed at Charlie: Your macro photography is ridiculously good. There's no denying that. But say someone just posts a photo of grandpa's barn and asks for C&C. Why not give pointers, like "Next time try not to shoot the barn straight on", or "one section is completely under exposed in the shadows" or " it would be better if you didn't cut the tree in half" or "this might have been a better crop" (with example).

Let the stoning and bashing begin by telling me I'm the son of Satin and there's no corner on earth for the likes of me...

 

[kundalini]

Do a LOT of practice with your camera's exposure settings with an inanimate before you bore the hell out of live subject only to have mediocre or underwhelming results. This includes different lighting scenarios.

 

[cgipson1]

The term "SNAP" is usually considered to be derogatory, much like "snapshot". Many of us will not even bother looking at or CC'ing posts that have "snaps" in them... as the the term usually means an image that was taken quickly without any thought given to it. Just thought I would let you know so that you can choose whether you use it in the future to describe your images.

Directed at Charlie: Your macro photography is ridiculously good. There's no denying that. But say someone just posts a photo of grandpa's barn and asks for C&C. Why not give pointers, like "Next time try not to shoot the barn straight on", or "one section is completely under exposed in the shadows" or " it would be better if you didn't cut the tree in half" or "this might have been a better crop" (with example).

Let the stoning and bashing begin by telling me I'm the son of Satin and there's no corner on earth for the likes of me...

I was neither critiquing or offering suggestions! I was merely explaining the consensus on the term "Snap" and "Snapshots". My advice there was how to get C&C... and not have it ignored! When I do C&C, I often offer suggestions on how to improve.... I guess you miss those posts? Like this one for instance : http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/general-gallery/299841-need-some-help-please.html

Oh.. and I think you meant "Son of Satan"... unless you are into cloth! :badangel:

 

[cgipson1]

Directed at Charlie: Your macro photography is ridiculously good. There's no denying that.

Oh.. and THANK YOU for the compliment! (forgot that earlier.. sorry about that!)

 

[Rick58]

The term "SNAP" is usually considered to be derogatory, much like "snapshot". Many of us will not even bother looking at or CC'ing posts that have "snaps" in them... as the the term usually means an image that was taken quickly without any thought given to it. Just thought I would let you know so that you can choose whether you use it in the future to describe your images.

Directed at Charlie: Your macro photography is ridiculously good. There's no denying that. But say someone just posts a photo of grandpa's barn and asks for C&C. Why not give pointers, like "Next time try not to shoot the barn straight on", or "one section is completely under exposed in the shadows" or " it would be better if you didn't cut the tree in half" or "this might have been a better crop" (with example).

Let the stoning and bashing begin by telling me I'm the son of Satin and there's no corner on earth for the likes of me...

I was neither critiquing or offering suggestions! I was merely explaining the consensus on the term "Snap" and "Snapshots". My advice there was how to get C&C... and not have it ignored! When I do C&C, I often offer suggestions on how to improve.... I guess you miss those posts? Like this one for instance : http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/general-gallery/299841-need-some-help-please.html

Oh.. and I think you meant "Son of Satan"... unless you are into cloth! :badangel:

Take off the gloves Charlie, it wasn't meant as a bust on you. You just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time .
It just seems that's the common attituude. It someone asks for a critique on a common "snapshot" it's ignored, joked off or torn apart with sarcasm.

 

[Rick58]

Directed at Charlie: Your macro photography is ridiculously good. There's no denying that.

Oh.. and THANK YOU for the compliment! (forgot that earlier.. sorry about that!)

you're welcome

 

[cgipson1]

The term "SNAP" is usually considered to be derogatory, much like "snapshot". Many of us will not even bother looking at or CC'ing posts that have "snaps" in them... as the the term usually means an image that was taken quickly without any thought given to it. Just thought I would let you know so that you can choose whether you use it in the future to describe your images.

Directed at Charlie: Your macro photography is ridiculously good. There's no denying that. But say someone just posts a photo of grandpa's barn and asks for C&C. Why not give pointers, like "Next time try not to shoot the barn straight on", or "one section is completely under exposed in the shadows" or " it would be better if you didn't cut the tree in half" or "this might have been a better crop" (with example).

Let the stoning and bashing begin by telling me I'm the son of Satin and there's no corner on earth for the likes of me...

I was neither critiquing or offering suggestions! I was merely explaining the consensus on the term "Snap" and "Snapshots". My advice there was how to get C&C... and not have it ignored! When I do C&C, I often offer suggestions on how to improve.... I guess you miss those posts? Like this one for instance : http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/general-gallery/299841-need-some-help-please.html

Oh.. and I think you meant "Son of Satan"... unless you are into cloth! :badangel:

Take off the gloves Charlie, it wasn't meant as a bust on you. You just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time .
It just seems that's the common attituude. It someone asks for a critique on a common "snapshot" it's ignored, joked off or torn apart with sarcasm.

No gloves to take off, Rick! I was just trying to help the OP, by letting her know that! Many people don't realize what "Snapshot" implies... lol!

 

[joshhuntnm]

fill the frame. zoom in. learn about the rule of thirds.

 

[Jonesychickx]

Guys...Guys!!! no need to get into fisty cuffs. The reason I use the term Snap or snapshots are because that's what my photos are!!! I am not up to any kind of standard as people on here, also they are just quickly taken...normally while out walking the dogs or looking after my 4 year old. I can however see how the use of the term may offend photographers, I do not class myself as that yet x