Some good photography pointers were given by some visitors to our class from the Creative Services here ar George Mason.
- Sometimes you have to go back and find a different angle in order to get the best shot. When taking photos at an event it can be difficult because photographers are usually designated to a particular area to get shots.
- Ken burns affect when you go out of focus and then back into focus.
- You can write and script things out that way when you go to get the audio your ready.
- Good visuals can be killed by bad audio
- If your audio is terrible then you will miss out
- Sometimes the video and audio might get messed up and then you would have to redo it.
- It can take a while to get the perfect shot it all depends on the location and the lighting at some point.
- Try to carry a few cameras and lights, you never know when you might need them.
- Soft box and Light sources are a big part of taking good pictures
- Macro lenses give really tight blurry pics
- 28mm lens is a very good one for a photographer to have as well as a
- wide angle lens
- The flash that comes on a camera or pops up don’t use that makes everyone flat get a different flash!
- Try and shoot from 4-6 golden hour.
- Your shutter will control the ambient light
- Aperture will control indoor light
- The f stop is quality of light
- Shooting in overcast days is easier
- Depth of field is your aperture
- Some of the optics on the lens help to take pictures
Here are some pictures that I have taken that I am proud of.
I took all of these photos with my iPhone. The information that I received during this class was very helpful. I have recently been able to use my dad’s DLSR camera to film for my video classes and I all of this information helped me to better understand how to use that camera. I am still struggling because there really is so much to learn with a DLSR but I think that this lass definitely helped me figure out the settings a little better.
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