Photography Tips for Beginners

Here are some helpful tips and ideas for new photographers!


Look a little harder. When taking a shot, try being extremely creative with your subject, to capture the scene with a difference. The most important thing is to choose subjects you are passionate about.  It would be helpful to avoid taking always the traditional shots that we have viewed hundreds of times and to use your imagination in order to transform the same old subject in something unique. This will trigger everyone's attention to view your photo and will also leave them impressed. The next time you are planning to photograph a popular subject, consider using some photography techniques. For example, when shooting crowded tourist spots that are known to be busy, use an ultra long exposure to make them appear deserted, as people passing by will not be shown in your photograph.

Many of the world's most successful and well-known photographers have a certain style that makes their work notable. Checking out their works can inspire you to try new ideas.

When you find a good place to take photographs, visit it back again and again. Your images will improve each time you return as you will learn the best times and subjects for photos. The Internet is always a great tool to find information aboutwhere and when to shoot. Many online guides and forums provide all the information you need to find wonderful places and subjects to shoot that will suit your interests. Your own backyard might provide you with some of the best photo oppurtunities. Always explore the details, shapes and colors that might make good photographs and don't hesitate to give them a try.

To catch viewers' interest, take a photo of just part of a subject to let them imagine what the rest of the subject looks like, or to even make them wonder what it is that they are looking at. Close-ups shots show more color and drama than the overall shots. They also reveal to the viewers details that are not noticable in a full image.

Photoshop Tutorial: Black and White photo with color

This tutorial teaches you how to make your photographs much more impressive using a Photoshop technique. The final result is a black and white photo with colored areas. Although it might seem pretty hard to do, this technique is actually very easy and doesn't take much time. Combining the black and white feel of a photograph with splashes of color definitely makes unique photographs that others will love to view. So, here are some simple steps on how to achieve it.











1st step:

Open your photograph in Photoshop



2nd step:

Select Image-Adjustments-Desaturate in order to make your photo black and white


3rd Step:

Now that your photo is black and white select the History Brush Tool which is on the left



4th step:

Finally brush the areas of your photo that you want to have color. You can adjust the size of the brush by clicking the " [ " to make it smaller or the " ] " to make the brush bigger. When painting the edges of an object it is helpful to use a small brush.

And that's it! Very simple, huh? I hope this helped you!

Fisheye Lens

This post describes and explains the Fisheye lens for DSLR cameras. To begin with, its inventor is Robin Hill whose goal was to capture 360° images of the sky. A fisheye lens is an extremely wide angle lens with ultra short focal length. The market offers both fisheye lenses and fisheye adapters, that will make your photos have a 180° field of view, giving them a distorted look. A fisheye lens will allow you to take unique and impressive shots, enabling you to work with new photography subjects.

Shooting in RAW

Picture taken in RAW mode

Here's a list of my top 3 reasons to use RAW shooting mode:


• You get better image quality, as your photograph's pixel values are more accurate


• You definitely have better control of your photographs, having the ability to set the color, brightness, white balance adjustments that best work for your subject


• You can avoid unwanted adjustments made automatically by your camera, as raw files are completely unaltered

Blurred Backround

That's a shot I took using a wide aperture (f/5.6)

In order to achieve capturing a photograph with an out of focus backround, which definitely makes your shot way more impressive, selecting a wide aperture is helpful. Set your camera's aperture to a small aperture number, but keep in mind that selecting a small aperture number, means having a large aperture opening, as this can be confusing for new photographers. You can also achieve a blurred backround by setting your subject far away from the backround. Also wide-angle lenses are a great tool as their focal length is smaller than that of a normal lens.

Compact or DSLR?

Getting started in the Digital Photography world requires the choice of the right digital camera. The most frequent question is whether to buy a compact or a SLR camera. For both options there are literally endless choices depending on how much money you are willing to invest for your equipment. If you are more likely to take some photos just in special events, and you want to be using the auto settings as you don't want or have the time to "study" photography, then a compact digital camera is a good choice. If you are seriously interested in photography though, have a passion for it or want it to be your new hobby, then a DSLR camera is more suitable. A DSLR camera has so much potential that someone is probably never going to use the 100% of it. For advanced photography a DSLR is necessary, as it will let you adjust the settings that work best for you and your subject, by focusing, changing the exposure time, the ISO speed etc. It also enables you to work in much more photography subjects, for example light and long exposure photography, and makes your shots far more impressive.