Possible income???

I found a website where you can sell things that you have made. I think I may try to sell a few of my photos. I have some jewelry I made that I can put on there too.

Learning a thing or two about photography

So I was looking through some photos online over the past few days that others have taken. These pictures were uploaded to a contest; some of them were quite good, exceptional actually, while others were downright awful. While perusing said photos I realized that many people do not know how to use a camera. Point and shoot cameras are really quite easy to use, heck my 6 year old can take decent pictures with them. But then you have those that spend the money on a Digital SLR (single lens reflex) camera and never really learn how to use it. Yes, you can just “point and shoot” with these cameras too but there is so much more to them than that. The problem is that people (myself previously included) will tinker with the settings not really knowing what they do. The next thing you know EVERY picture that is taken is blurry, too bright or too dark, focused in the wrong place or even the wrong color. (I’m glad I found the reset button on my camera)

So back to the photos in question. I saw all of the problems previously listed and then some. To be honest, I couldn’t believe that people actually entered them into the contest. Some of these pictures you could tell that the camera was just too close to the subject to be able to focus on it. Many cameras have a function called Macro focus which is great for extreme close-ups. If you are going to take a close up, do it; get right up to your subject, if your camera will allow. The key is learning how your equipment works, its abilities and even its limitations.

I have found that one way to get great pictures is to take them from a perspective that you would not normally. Lighting is also a key factor in great pictures.

I have come to the conclusion that I am quite good, not prize winning, not just yet. I am eagerly looking forward to school; who knows, maybe I’ll be the next Ansel Adams.