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<p>Every body has his own learning style. But I strongly believe that reading loads of books will help but that is not enough. You needs to get your camera and practise a lot. If it's possible you can join a photographic club or comunity where you can meet new friends with lots of experience to share. But you have to practise a lot and train your eye. Hope to see some interesting shots from you. Good luck.</p>
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<p>I have used photoshop to correct this. Here is the sequence<br>
1 Open Image<br>
2 Select picture<br>
3. Go to edit, transform and destort<br>
4 Click on the left top corner of the image and just drag it as you like.<br>
Hope you like it.</p>
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<p>First of all, you have to show out your pictures in order to enable someone spotting out what's wrong with yours. Adding some details to your posting, such as shutter speed, lighting used etc would help experienced photographers to guide you to the right way. You have also to keep in mind that most of the picture you see online were somehow enhanced by photoshop or any other software. Hope you achieved the standard you are looking for. Wishing you all the best for the new year 2011 full of many artistic photos. Congrats.</p>
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<p>Basically there are two ways. Either take two shots, one exposed for the sky and the other one exposed for the land and combine the images together. Or....you may completly change the sky with another one. Both ways can be easilly mastered by photoshop software. Congrats.</p>
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<p>There is no final number of usable pictures as this depends on many factors. But it is very normal that many pictures turn out to be scrap. If you are a hobbiest, dont let yourself down about it. Just enjoy shoting and chose the best ones. Congrats.</p>
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<p>Use a cable release or self timer. Congrats.</p>
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<p>This may sound silly, but anyone can explain me what classify a photo as 'fine art'? I have seen some photos in here posted as fine art that confuses me. Any explanation would be greatly appreciated. Regards from Malta.</p>
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<p>An aperture of f2 is a very wide aperture that gives the minimum depth of field. You should experiment with smaller apretures and compare the results.<br>
Ray</p>
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<p>I suggest you don't go photographing the whales without a polarizing filter. It will take off the reflections when photographing on the water. Better get it right from the start then spending a lot of time in front of your pc, trying to correct things that you should shot correctly from the start. Congrats.</p>
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<p>Steve, first of all always use a fairly long lens for taking such close ups say 100 to 120 mm lens. If they look old, you need to retouch your photos. There are many good software that may help you eliminate this problem. Photoshop might be the solution. After retouching the major defects, adding a little softness would make your model looks much younger. All my best wishes for taking better photos. Congrats.</p>
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<p>First of all, you must take the photo at the right time. The best time will be at sunraise or sunset. At mid-day the contrast of lighting will be too high, hence the exposre meter may easily be fooled, resulting in an overexposed sky. Secondly, try to have some clouds. Totally blue skies is not that much interesting. Another option is to change the sky while editing with your softwear. I have photographed many dramatic skies which I insert in any landscapes with white skies. Good luck.</p>
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<p>Karen, if you don't have a model, you can use someone in the family or a friend. You don't need a proffessional model. If you can't find anyone willing to pose for a few minutes you can also mount the camera on a tripod, set the timer and take these photos of yourself. Have fun.</p>
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<p>You have to take the correct exposure from the subject. The use of a light meter is important. Try to move the main light a little closer to the subject. You can also enhence this image by adjusting the levels and contrast during post processing. Congrats.</p>
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<p>You have two main things that are wrong.<br>
The focusing - When you are shoting models make sure to focus on the eyes<br>
Exposure - The floor and the back of the model are over exposed. Aviod shoting dark backgrounds and dress against a white floor. The exposure may be fooled.</p>
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<p>My suggestion is to buy a basic DSLR with a kit lens and start experimenting. Joining a photo club in your area will help you a lot. Go through photography books and observe details such as focusing, depht of field, shadows, contrasts etc. Biult up some self confidence and show your photos to your family and friends. You can even upload your work on photo.net. You have to be prepared to accept comments and critiques. Analyse critiques but don't take these comments as 'the word of god'. We are all different persons however we can see things from different perspectives. All you have to do now is to have a basic kit and start shooting. Good luck and have fun.</p>
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<p>Although you can always improve your image by means of several softwear available, I always try to aviod outdoor photography at noon time. It is much better to shot early in the morning or late afternoon. Congrats.</p>
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<p>The only way I can make it by select a combination of a slow shutter speed, say 1/20 or less together with a small aperture say f16. This depends on the amount of available light. The use of a tripod is an assent. Holding the camera in your hand with a shutter speed of 1/20 sec or less will surely blurr the whole image. All you have to do is set the camera and tripod and experiment. Good luck.</p>
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<p>The best way to achieve pure white background is to use a plain white sheet. Use two lights, one on the left and another from the right at full power directly on the sheet, and not on the subject. This will cause the already white sheet to be very well over exposed. Spot meter on the subject and ignore the background whilst exposure. You can aslo use photoshop to clear any unwanted detail. Congrats.</p>
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<p>The only way is to use a good monitor. You doen't have any control over other poeples monitor. But if you are passing any CD to any lab for printing, make sure you calibrate your monitior the same as the Lab. The owner of the lab can help you how to do this. Congrats.</p>
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<p>I think there is nothing wrong with the camera or lenes. You just have not focused exaclty on her eyes. Did you use a tripod or is it just hand held? It seems there was a slight movement either from the camera or the model. Try to re-shot using a tripod and dont use too slow shutter speeds. Have fun.</p>
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<p>Blurred backgrounds depends on a number of factors. The aperture selected is one of these important factors. The wider the aperture, the less depth of field. The choise of lens and the distance of the subject from the camera also plays a important part. I suggest you sould read some literature about this factor to further your knowledge. Congrats.</p>
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<p>Lex, I didn't meant that taking fewer pictures is an option. The more you take, the more you learn. What I mean by my message is that one should enjoy his hobby. It doesn't make sence to take many photos if you are not enjoying the moment. Sorry if my massage had been misinterpreted. Congrats.</p>
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<p>If photography is your passion dont let anyone tell you how many photos you must take. Sometimes I shot 6 rolls in one week and somnestimes I shot one roll. It's true that the more you take the more you learn but the most important thing is that you enjoy it. Do not take so many photos just because someone tells you to do so. Have fun.</p>
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<p>I agree with Chris. You might use a reflector to bounce some light on the faces. Alternativley, you may shot the session early in the morning or late in the afternoon to aviod mid-day sun as this is too harsh. Warm regards from Raymond</p>
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