One of the advantages of using a DSLR (over a phone) is the ability to "shoot raw", "shoot wide", and "crop like crazy" in LightRoom. For me, post-shot cropping is a big part of composition. With...
One of the advantages of using a DSLR (over a phone) is the ability to "shoot raw", "shoot wide", and "crop like crazy" in LightRoom. For me, post-shot cropping is a big part of composition. With 25-50MP to play with, you can lose 50-75% of the image and still have a good, useful image.
I find this critical when shooting macros of insects and flowers. Everything is centered when shot so the live AF works. Then I crop to taste.
As a self-taught hobby photographer this is pretty much what I do. It works fine most of the time but this guide was very helpful in making me understand what actually works and what does not and why.
As a self-taught hobby photographer this is pretty much what I do. It works fine most of the time but this guide was very helpful in making me understand what actually works and what does not and why.
Breaking art down to a science (ish), definitely the sort of thing for me! I really enjoyed this. It does rehash a lot of camera tricks I've been informally taught or picked up.
Breaking art down to a science (ish), definitely the sort of thing for me!
I really enjoyed this. It does rehash a lot of camera tricks I've been informally taught or picked up.
tl;dr: https://antongorlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/simplified-composition-making.png
One of the advantages of using a DSLR (over a phone) is the ability to "shoot raw", "shoot wide", and "crop like crazy" in LightRoom. For me, post-shot cropping is a big part of composition. With 25-50MP to play with, you can lose 50-75% of the image and still have a good, useful image.
I find this critical when shooting macros of insects and flowers. Everything is centered when shot so the live AF works. Then I crop to taste.
As a self-taught hobby photographer this is pretty much what I do. It works fine most of the time but this guide was very helpful in making me understand what actually works and what does not and why.
Breaking art down to a science (ish), definitely the sort of thing for me!
I really enjoyed this. It does rehash a lot of camera tricks I've been informally taught or picked up.