Today I was photographing some flowers and my kids asked me why I was taking them in the spot I was. The reason was because it put greenery in the background and the lighting was hitting the spot nicely. I considered the background, how the light hit it and caused reflections, I set my camera settings manually to what I thought would capture the image best. I kept the flowers far enough ahead of the background to cause a nice blur. I decided which camera and lens to use for the shot. I applied knowledge about composition and which rules I would want to follow and not follow (and why). I positioned myself at the right angle to hit it in the right direction. After my kids asked me about why I was photographing at that spot I decided to try a shot at a spot I wouldn’t usually choose to illustrate that yes you may have a nice camera that helps you take nice images but you are still responsible for a large portion of how the image turns out.
The photo I took using my knowledge:
The photo I shot in a spot I wouldn’t choose with the knowledge I have, though I did manually set the settings to good settings which gave it any nice quality it does have as far as the coloring and vibrance goes:
Both images are right out of the camera and unedited.
This is why photographers hate the words “your camera takes such nice photos”. If you’ve developed an eye for the “right” spots, you can get great images off less nice cameras.. if you have not developed an eye for the right spots, a nice camera isn’t going to help you much, at least not consistently/predictably 🙂 .
-Christine Ann
Hermantown Minnesota Photographer
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