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Knowing how to take fashion photos is important if you have your own fashion blog or if you are hoping to become a fashion photographer in the future. There are some important things to keep in mind when you are taking fashion photos and here are five tips to help you take great photos.
1. Invest Into A Good Camera
In order to take great photos you need to have the right tools available as well. Even if you have a lot of great ideas but a really bad camera your pictures won’t be able to wow your readers.
Of course the quality of the camera you should buy will depend a lot on how serious you are about photography.
If you are going to get into photography as a professional and you need to take really high-end pictures then you’ll need to get a really good, and quite expensive, camera.
But there are a lot of affordable options out there for amateur enthusiasts. For instance, XO Jane recommends checking out offers on Ebay and suggests that some smartphones today can even give you decent photos.
2. Learn To Play With Lighting
Lighting plays an important part in fashion photography and it is really important you constantly experiment with it. Try different options when you are taking a photo and make sure you don’t just stick to the same old method you have found to be good.
3. Pick A Theme And A Focus Point
When you are taking fashion photos it is a good idea to have a certain theme in mind. This means that you want to let the viewer know a specific message or mood that you convey with your image. For instance, if you want to showcase some lovely kaftans you might have an Arabian nights theme in your pictures.
It is also a good idea to have a focus point in the picture that draws the viewer to look at the picture. You want the clothes to take the centre stage but think about how this is best achieved. Look into different angles and what direction the model is looking in.
4. Befriend Fashion Retailers
It is a really good idea to start networking with different fashion retailers to ensure you always have material for your fashion photos. Who knows you might even be able to get your photos published on their website.
You should also take advantage and look for different products available and use them to build your theme and find the right colours for your photos. Take ideas from completely different cultures and styles as well and combine them creatively.
For instance adding hijabs at the Aab Collection to your photo shoot can teach you a lot about making the clothes stand out instead of the faces.
5. Take A Lot Of Pictures
The best tip to keep in mind is that the more you take pictures the better you will get at it. So keep taking as much photos as you can to improve your skills and learn something new about the field.
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Amina loves to take pictures and is also a big fan of fashion. She could easily spend hours just browsing through fashion magazines and getting new ideas to her photography. She also loves to spend time with her friends.
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Printing your photographic memories onto paper is the last, yet most paramount, step in professional or personal digital photography. And the rarest freeze frames would not be given their duly earned credit if you’re lacking outdated equipment or poor printer inks. Because your hard work should never be for naught, deciding exactly where you’ll print your photographic masterpieces is as integral as the photos themselves.
In deciding whether CVS, Walmart or your trusty HP will print your photographs, consider these questions before making that elusive final decision:
Costs: Would paper and ink cost more home, or away?
Photograph-quality paper isn’t cheap, and each bundle doesn’t come with hundreds of blank sheets. Ink tends to wear down quickly when printing high-definition prints. Most stores will charge somewhere between .25 - .55 per print, depending on size and expected resolution. Weighing the benefits of leaving your home or developing your film downtown depends first, and foremost, on the costs of said development.
Equipment: Is my printer up to snuff, or will professionals do better?
Commercial digital printing equipment tends to hold up better than box store printers. In fact, the heavy investment required to commandeer such equipment isn’t because of size – the technology is simply amazing. Sure, your photo printer will handle professionally taken photographs on smaller scales; what if you had 1000’s to print? Unless you’ve got the patience, software and time to devote to printing your HD photos, you really need to consider having your digital film professionally developed to avoid bad developments.
Experience: Could I honestly say I operate equipment at above novice levels?
One of many human eccentricities that makes us ‘unique’ includes hating to admit we’re wrong, or inadequate. Photographers that spend months wandering around looking for new action shots aren’t always technologically sound. Nor are they great with printers. Since your portfolio is at risk here, assessing your self-printing expertise with honesty could avert potential disaster. Especially in the case of professional resume backing, printing your freeze frames professionally would probably be your best bet if any doubt arises you can adequately operate printing equipment.
Time: Would spending hours at home thwart forward progress?
Simply put, professional photographers are busy individuals. Spending 8 hours dillydallying with their printer could cost them valuable field time. That being said, gauging whether dropping film off at professional stores or printing them at home really boils down to how much time you’ve got to devote to this activity. If you’ll have several days of downtime, and your experience, equipment and costs offer plenty of wiggle room, by all means – do them solo. However, if any elements are missing as mentioned above, you’d be doing your photos a disservice by attempting to print them at home.
Final Thought: Choose Wisely
Printing is that coveted final stage in photography where all your hard work comes to fruition on paper. Wasting your time, money and effort just to have crappy pictures flushes your work quickly down the drain. Weigh experience, price, equipment and available time into your final decision when the printing stage arrives in the photography process. Ultimately, your goal is to create high-quality, award worthy photos and anything that hinders that process can only be detrimental to your productivity,
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Roger Kowalewski is a freelance writer and photography buff from Indiana.
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These days there isn't much that you cannot insure. We live in a gadget obsessed society - from smart phones and laptops to tablets and smart watches, we all have electronic gadgets that cost a fortune to buy. With these costing so much to get our hands on, it makes sense that we insure them to protect against damage and loss.
The Importance of Camera Insurance
When we insure our gadgets, we often over look things like digital cameras. It is widely assumed that our electronic gadgets should be insured but for some reason cameras are often forgotten about. However, much like the rest of our technology - cameras are massively progressing which means that they're more expensive to buy. For this reason alone you should consider getting insurance.
When you look for digital camera insurance you'll find that there are different policies you can take to cover you and your needs. This means that there is something for everyone, to suit all sorts of budgets. You can look for insurance to cover you for losing your camera or for it breaking completely - some places will even let you cover it just for when you are on holiday aboard - it's up to you.
Taking Extra Precautions
Insuring your digital camera is essential because this will protect you against the cost of replacing or fixing a camera should the worst happen. However, you need to bear in mind that if a camera is lost or broken it isn't always just the cost of replacing this that you need to worry about. Most of the time a camera will also have a memory card inside, which contains all of our photos in that we have taken - this are often irreplaceable.
Rather than lose these photos altogether you should try and take precautions along the way. Get into the habit of transferring photos from your memory card to somewhere else - your laptop for example. Even if you never do anything with these, it is peace of mind to know that they are there if for any reason you cannot retrieve them from the memory card later down the line.
Finding Cheap Camera Insurance
No one wants to pay more than they need to for anything - and camera insurance is no exception! We all know that there are different websites and companies out there offering insurance, so finding the right policy for you can be tough.
The best thing you can do is head over to a website like Gadget Insurance Comparison and compare between policies and companies. With Gadget Insurance Comparison you can easily put in the details of the kind of policy you want and get quotes from different companies. With all of the details of different prices on one page you can easily compare between them all and work out who is the best company for you and your needs.
The Gadget Insurance Comparison website lets you compare all sorts of insurance policies, so whatever you need why not head over there today?
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There is a lot more to capturing a wedding than just setting up a camera and adding film to it. If you want to fly off to your honeymoon knowing that your wedding video will turn out to be great then make sure that you keep the expert tips below in mind.
Starting a marathon session
Hiring a videographer to cover your wedding takes a bit of work, you will need to scope out all the potential videographers’ work from past weddings. You need to look beyond the Groundhog Day type similarities in these videos and focus on the various ways in which videographers have captured emotional reactions. Make note of the colors, mood and the lighting used by the videographer, this is something that you should also take note of if you’re watching someone else’s video. If you like what you see you can actually ask the one you end up hiring to use the same techniques. Before you hire make sure to also supply the videographer with photos of VIPs at your wedding so that they do not need to be pointed out on that day.
Dialogue decisions
Filming videos is one thing but the original audio is something totally different, so this is something you really need to discuss with the videographer that you work with. Some videographers may decide not to record audio, they then over lay the video with music and text or perhaps small snippets from a few parts of the event. However, if you are really hung up over getting audio then make sure that speak to the videographer you are will hire about it.
Realistic run time
Today, the attention span of most people has been shortened to just a few minutes. Some people even have an attention span of a few seconds, so the videographer should be able to zero in on moments that instantly tell an emotional story of the special day. Special moments like kissing the bride, the expressions on the parents face etc. are all important emotions that have to be captured.
You need the full effects
If you are looking for a special type of look like the one that resembles a 16 millimeter home movie or a Super 8, it will be done post production. This is something that your videographer needs to be really good at because adding these treatments using computer software can be a bit tricky. But at the same time you’ll also want the original HD video version of the Xtraordinary wedding video too.
Your music expectations
Mainly because of how media is sent nowadays and shared, you will not get away with a wedding video that has “Radiohead” playing without getting the band’s permission. So, all the music that is used needs to be licensed. But at times finding something that is similar on various websites that are designed to help you find free to use music is a good way to start.
Coordinating with the camera crew
Both photographers and videographers are often pretty used to working with each other, they also cooperate well without getting in each other’s ways. But you will benefit greatly by putting the wedding video guy and the photographer in contact with each other early on. When they meet beforehand they may at times draw up a plan on how to go about capturing your wedding. Many times they may even know each other, so just a name will suffice.
Get the iPad version
There are many couples that just ask for an HD version of their video. However, if you are going to share the video electronically, then you should ask that the video be saved in around three standard formats i.e. HD for the television, a small MP4 file which is to be posted online, and one that can be used to email over to friends or family members or be played on a smartphone usually a .3gp format.
Ask for a quick turnaround
Many videographers have this habit of making you wait for six months. Make the delivery date very clear before you hire a videographer. This should be stated in the contract since it will motivate the person you hire to deliver on time. Ideally, you’ll want to video delivered in four to six weeks.
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Mark has been a wedding video expert for well over twenty years. He runs his own wedding and party video service catering to couples all over Sydney. In addition, he also specializes in post-production techniques and the latest filming techniques.
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Who would’ve thought all the way back in 1827 when the first photographic image was produced, that photography would be what it is today?
Within seconds of snapping a photo on a mobile device that fits nicely in your pocket, you can upload it to the internet for the whole world to see within seconds. I’m not sure Joseph Niepce envisaged such a future when he was experimenting with sun prints in the early 1800s.
The demand for photography is at an all time high. There is an attitude amongst anyone who has access to a camera and the internet now of “capture it all”. Photos can also now be quickly displayed in a variety of ways from printing them on canvas to sharing them online, instead of being stored in a box in the loft.
People are documenting their lives in picture form and making them available for the world to see, like, and comment on. There is an incessant need for information immediately in society today and most of these pictures from everyday people are nothing more than to display the value in their lives to their peers.
However, the way photography has transformed from chemicals on a metal plate reacting with light to filming and capturing historic events such as natural disasters and terrorist incidents is staggering. Within seconds of any event, there are a huge number of pictures and videos taken from different perspectives so that people on the opposite side of the planet can see it and feel as if they were there.
Back in Joseph Niepce’s time, it would’ve taken days for some news about a town ten miles away to reach him, let alone another country. Nowadays, the speed in which we can experience an event like 9/11 or the meteor that fell in Russia earlier in 2013 is unprecedented. This is owed to the fact that there are so many people who want to “capture it all”.
As well as people wanting to record their lives for memory sake, the people that are fully equipped to take videos and photography at the blink of an eye are the ones that are bringing these worldwide events to our computers in our living rooms.
Not only are we able to view these events from around the globe, but we can watch them over and over again. Rewind 25 years and though we had access to certain footage, we didn’t have it on demand. We had to rely on our memories for what we’d seen and wait until we’d next see it again on our television screens, or pictures in a magazine or newspaper.
Even now, that seems like an archaic way of life. Not being able to pull out your mobile phone from your pocket and watch a video as soon as you want to? Madness!
Compare that to Mr Niepce however with his first photographic image, and we’re what seems like millenniums ahead. His photograph required eight hours of light exposure to even create the image, and would soon after disappear. Events from 50 years ago are available at the click of a button now.
The invention clearly wasn’t wasted. Today, there are now projects such as Google Glass where actually wearing a camera will capture your entire life. It’s a journalist’s dream where there seems to be a race to acquire footage that would otherwise go unrecorded in an attempt to get one over on the competition.
Despite all of the advancements in the past 200 years or so in technology and the massive leaps forward that we’ve made in terms of photographical equipment and recording, still nobody can record some footage of a UFO that isn’t shaky and blurry. Maybe one day, 200 years from now, we’ll see a breakthrough in that department.
This article was written by Gary Klungreseth, owner of Beyond a Word, experts in quality personalised wall art, the perfect gift solution for any occasion.