The Art That Is PhotographyWriten by Max Pow
Pictures speak a thousand words, this statement is incorrect. Stating that a picture speaks only a thousand words is ridiculous. There are countless interpretations of a photograph and unlimited different impressions on what the photo represents and/or symbolises. I have been taking photos for about 3 years now and within that time I have learnt a lot.
One of the things I have learnt is a photo is not fact. The saying the camera never lies is untrue when you understand the circumstances within photography. We all have a favourite photo where we think we look good. Some where we think we look better than we do in real life, other we dislike because they make us look fat, ugly or unnatural. Cameras do lie Fact!
You can use this to your favour. Everyone likes to look good in a photo and what if I told you I could explain exactly what you need to do to get an amazing photo every time.
Here goes, Firstly lighting is the most important factor. The most gorgeous super model can look like a disaster in poor lighting or lighting coming from the wrong angle to disfigure her face. The trick is to get the light pointing at you but not directly. For example if your outside look in the direction of the sun but not strait at it. Make sure the sun is coming at you at about an angle of 25. This will give perfect lighting.
Next tip is how you stand and what pose you take. The best poses are those that look almost natural and the best way to stand is what feels comfortable. If it feels uncomfortable it probably looks silly. Now your face is very important, that is what people will look at first when looking at the photo. You dont need to look into the camera but this would give a nice picture. The trick is to open your eyes as wide as you possibly can without looking like your trying to open your eyes as wide as you possibly can. Confusing? Also a smile looks good if you have a non chubby face for all us chubs instead of smiling just look at the camera as if your about to smile or your thinking of something nice but dont smile because this brings your cheeks up and make you look more chubby.
So thats lighting and Personal attributes, the last thing that really affects the photos overall look is the setting. A supermodel on a beach always looks more beautiful then the same girl in an alley sat on a dumpster. So chose your setting wisely use a blank coloured wall or a beautiful sunset (Barring in mind if you want to get the sunset behind you, you would need lighting in front of you) and thats it. Thats a photo you can frame and place in your living room for many years to enjoy. I hope this has inspired you to go out and take photos because memories fade with age but a photograph on a computer or in a photo album or frame can last a lifetime.
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