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There are also other questions to be considered, such as what are the appropriate fundamentals of photography to be utilized in order to get the best effect for that particular image or multiple angles of the same subject or event? Like, should you use a fast or slow shutter speed, large or smaller aperture, shallow or deeper zone of depth-of-field, exaggerated or compressed perspectives, fill-in flash or available light in conjunction with the focal lengths used or the type of lighting condition? And the metering systems. When do you think you should use exposure compensation, if any? Or the fact that the particular scene is best handled by using Partial or Spot rather than Evaluative metering? If you find that you seldom ask yourself these questions prior to clicking the picture, it means you still have a long way to go before you can lay claim to be a top-notch photo enthusiast. Another shorter way of finding out whether you possess the eye of the photographer or not at all is by still producing pictures like these:
The best solution for the first
three photos above is to walk around and find a better angle if you can't find the
answers to the three basic. questions. If the theme was "Architecture",
the pictures have failed big-time. If it was "Travel", they are okay but
far from perfect since a good photographer would have shot them differently from
what are shown above. If you have limited resources to explore the creative techniques
better, like not having the right focal length lenses needed to get the effect you
want, the option then is to compromise. Do what you can with the equipment you have.
Like the fourth photo, where a switch to the zoom lens' widest setting of 35mm has
enabled a picture of the entire area to be included, lending meaning to the theme
of travel. The lens used for all four photos was the EF 35-135mm f/4-5.6 USM. |
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