Tips on Taking Photographs within 10 Feet of Where You Live
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Are you having trouble getting inspired to take photographs? Do you think you have to travel to some exotic destination in order to document something beautiful and intriguing? You don’t even have to leave your house! Below are some tips to help you take amazing photos wherever you are.
1. Find where there is an interesting light and shadow interaction. Remember that photography means “light writing.” How does the light look coming into your house? Are there objects that create interesting shadows? What does the reflection of water in a glass look like on the table?
2. Try getting close to objects so you distort the content of your photo making it unrecognizable. You can zoom in, or try angling the camera one way or another. If you have access to different lenses, macro and fish eye lenses are particularly fun. The detail in fruit and flowers is amazing if you take the time to look.
3. Spend time looking for patterns. Patterns are everywhere, but we often overlook them. The monotony of pattern is not boring if the color or texture is interesting.
4. You will want to look at things from a new perspective. Try getting on the floor, or climbing up high.
5. Have fun with different shutter speed and aperture settings. If you want a blurred background use a small aperture (shallow depth of field), and if you want more of the background in focus use a big aperture (large depth of field). Experiment with slow shutter speeds if you have a tripod, because you can track movement. If you want to freeze motion, use a fast shutter speed.
6. Take some self-portraits. What is it that defines you? Think about how you would want to be photographed. What does photographing your possessions say about you?
You now have tips to go anywhere and photograph anything. If we take a moment, we realize that the world is fascinating. Take a look around because there is so much to see. Many of us take our surroundings for granted, when you can find beauty in anything.
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