Setting Up the Shot: Photography
By Jason Skog
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Setting Up the Shot - Jason Skog
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Composition: Putting Your Shot Together
Chapter 2 The Right Light
Chapter 3 Types of Photography
Glossary
Further Reading
On the Web
Select Bibliography
Index
Introduction
For many of us, taking photographs is about getting friends or family to look at the camera, counting 1-2-3, and having them say cheese!
Click. End of story. Maybe there’s an occasional picture of the family dog, a flower, or a breathtaking sunset. But for the most part, we don’t put much thought into our photos. And the thing is, you can take amazing shots if you just know how to set them up. If you’re interested in going beyond the usual, and getting more out of your camera, this book’s a great start. Its tips and tricks will teach you to THINK before you CLICK.
Taking photos of friends is quick and easy with a basic point-and-shoot digital camera .
Chapter 1
Composition: Putting Your Shot Together
Professional-level digital cameras have lenses that can be swapped out for different kinds of shots.
No rules matter and what guidelines kind of to camera follow before you have, you there press are the basic button and take your photo. First you have to decide how to frame your subject. Where do you want that person, flower, or building placed with respect to the background and other objects in the shot? How do you make everything within the frame work together? Here