Tips, Hints and Tricks #3

And today's hint is called... Drumroll, please... FLASH
Yes, flash... even outdoor in the sun light use it to improve your  photo. It will lighten dark shadows under the eyes and nose especially when the sun is directly overhead or behind your subject. In cloudy days it will brighten up faces and make them stand out from the background.

Tips Hints and Tricks #2

Hey, everyone! Today I'll give you a new hint, or is it a tip? Maybe a trick... When taking a photo of some subject that you can control (and maybe if you can't but it will eventually move) try to go for the plain backgrounds.
If you're shooting something in the wild (not in the hunting meaning of the thing) try to avoid backgrounds with lots of "information" because it will distract the viewer attention from the main subject.

This is bad:

This is good:

"Got the picture?"

Tips Hints and Tricks #1

I'll post some Tips Hints and Tricks in the next few posts that will help you to take great photo shoots.

First let's start with beeing in the same level as your "target". For example, kids and pets!
It's really easy and you'll remember it everytime if you make it an habbit. So, all you have to do is get down to their eyes level in order to get those awesome looks and smiles. Even if they're not lookin into the camera, their gaze will be creating a personal and inviting feeling.

This:

Instead of this:

Well... Not really this, but you get the picture. Also, free funny cat photos!!

Let's go LOMO!

Hello world, today I'll post about one of my most precious possessions, my Smena 8M.

This little and light "toy" packs some serious all manual power. This camera was made in the USSR and came from a line of inexpensive but excellent photography tools.

Overview:

Film Type: All standard 35mm

Lens: Triplet 43 / 40m, f/4 (And you can't go wrong with f/4)

Weight: 289g (this here can be the minus on this camera because it's easy to shake it a bit when you're pressing the shutter and on higher exposures.)

Size: 70 x 100 x 60mm

Focal Range: from 1m to INFINITY!!! (as most of cameras)

Shutter Speeds: B, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250

Apertures: f/4, f/5.6, f/8, f/11,f/16

And now, for your entertainment, some of my "work".

Don't tell anyone!

Hey, this is my new blog! I intend to "fill it up" with all sorts of photography and music stuff that I'll find on the internetz and maybe something done by myself.
Make sure to stop by anytime.

Ohh and be sure to tell someone about it.