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Beginning Concepts of Picture Composition

October 22, 2008

You have taken the best available digital camera that fits in your budget. You have also equipped your camera with accessories. Thus you have it all to enhance your hobby, but good pictures are taken by good photographers and not by the best cameras. There are many aspects of learning in photography and you can learn to make a simple picture dynamic by following some techniques. One of the most vital features of photography is the picture composition. This part is fundamental in photography and it has certain rules and tricks to make you picture unique and appealing.

Composition is not merely capturing your desired object/person of interest into the frame. It exceeds beyond that, providing you a sense of ability to capture from a different angle, or perspective making your picture exceptional. You would always thought of framing the focus object right at the centre of the frame. But it not so, if you place your focus somewhere around the centre of the fame, preferably on the right side of the centre, this would give a better appeal to your pictures. The camera should have the right proportion of the picture and the objects therein. It is important to grab the picture in focus in the first two thirds of the frame. This gives a dynamic and lively appeal to the picture. It is important to view your frame before capturing it. You need to get the right composition of the objects/people. If you are taking a group photo ensure that the all people have come into the frame and there are no other distractions in the picture. You can also experiment with the angles of the picture. This will provide you with unique pictures.

You can also take pictures from a perspective to add life to the image. This will also trigger a sense of action onto your images. It is important to buy a camera that suits you, both functionally and form type. This will better your photography and give you extended comfort in operating. You can choose Canon digital Cameras or Sony digital cameras as they have superior technology and provide sturdy performance. You can take quality pictures by following the basic methods of composition to get the right frame and even enhance the picture’s uniqueness. You will grab the best composition and you can crop the rest of the frame to get the perfect feel of the picture. With better composition you will get clear pictures and the pictures will speak for themselves. For more information visit- http://www.naaptol.com


Submitting Your Pictures to a Magazine for Publication

October 21, 2008

It is true that most magazines have their own photographers on staff, however, some publications also use freelance photographers on a regular basis. Does that mean that you can submit your own shots? Yes, often, as long as you follow specific guidelines. First of all, submit your photos in a digital format. This is because a digital team is going to clean up your pictures before they send them on to the printers. The best bet for you is to send your images along in CD-ROM format. To submit your pictures properly, make sure you know the correct pixel size and resolution to send them in. This will make sure the magazine can see your image no matter what operating system they’re using. Because of this, you’re going to have to make sure your pictures can be seen by multiple operating systems and computers. What that means is that if you don’t have the software to make your pictures the proper resolution, invest in some, if you intend to make this a regular activity - Gimp is great open source (free) software for photo manipulation. Send your photos as JPG or 24-bit PNG. JPG is generally the most compatible format. Also, you send your photos at 5×7 at 300DPI.

When you submit images, include your name and address, as well as a description of the CD’s contents. One way to do this is by using the program Adobe Photoshop. With Photoshop, you can store your images in folders on your computer, choose “file,” “automate,” and “contact sheet.” Then, simply choose your paper size and the number of images you want on each “sheet of paper.”Make sure you make your images of adequate size so that they’re easily seen. If the images are too small, they’ll be too hard to see and will not likely be picked. Editors don’t have a lot of time to review images, so make sure their job is as easy as possible by making your images as large as possible within reason. If you want to get your CD back after you submit it to the magazine, enclose an envelope with return postage. Be aware that even if you do this, the CD may become their property regardless. If there are any other concerns to be addressed, enclose a short note with your CD or call them. Be aware that your concerns may not be addressed regardless (after all, these people are very busy), but you can at least give it a try. Whatever you do, don’t submit very large images, especially if they haven’t been solicited. These take up a lot of space and can be very hard to read. Only send images that are relevant to their particular topic that you have found images for. Never submit the memory card from your camera and instead make sure you submit your images on a CD you can afford to lose, in the format they request. Make sure the CD you use is high quality enough that the image is going to be of good quality, too. If you do things right, you could have success in submitting your images to a magazine, such that this may land you a full-time job taking photographs for a publication — maybe even one of the magazines you submitted images to. Regardless,  it looks great on your resume to have done this, so go ahead and submit as long as the publication invites you to do so. It could just be a path to a new career.


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