• Photography Tips For Beginners: Tip No 5: Focus on Your Subject

  Post added: 03-09-2014

  

  Practice shooting with different apertures and monitor the results afterwards to learn how depth-of-field affects your photo.

  You will find that a smaller depth-of-field (and smaller f-stop #) focuses all the attention upon your subject. This is great for taking a picture of your child, your dog, or your husband – subjects stand out against a blurry background.

  Likewise, you will find that a greater depth-of-field (bigger f-stop number) will make everything from here to eternity appear in focus. This will help make those landscapes fascinating and lovely.

  You will also want to become familiar with the way your camera focuses. If it is a simple point and shoot camera, you will likely indicate which part of the picture to focus on by following these steps:
  Aim so the object you want in sharp focus is in the centre of the viewfinder.
  Press the shutter button down half-way and hold it.
  Move your camera until you have the composition you like best (see tip #3).
  Press the button down the rest of the way to take the picture.

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• Photography Tips for Beginners - Tip no 4: Be Selective

  Post added: 28-08-2014

  

  Discern what you are really interested in and centre your efforts on getting the best photo of this subject, whether it a still life, your funny cat, your doggy, a friend, a family matter, a mood, a place or culture.
  Then be sure to keep anything that would distract the view out of the picture.

  The easiest way to do this is to watch your borders – the edges of the view you see through the camera’s viewfinder. Then recompose if anything – such as an unattractive telephone wire, an old soda can, a distracting sign, your finger, or your camera strap – hangs into your picture.

  It can become more difficult if you want to, say, shoot a San Francisco cable car without a single distracting telephone line. But even in such a difficult case, you have many options.

  You can:
  Focus in on a close-up that tells the whole story;
  Move around until you arrange the telephone lines into a neat pattern that leads to the subject; or
  Take a panning shot that makes the cable car remain in focus while the background goes blurry.

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• Photography Tips for Beginners - Tip no 3

  Post added: 22-08-2014

  Even if you don’t plan on selling your photo to the queen, make every effort to keep it balanced and beautiful. On one level or another, everyone responds better to a picture that has all elements in balance.
  Strive to lead the eye along an interesting path through the photo, with the use of strong lines or patterns.

  -Keep the horizon level;
  -Crop out extra elements that you are not interested in (more on this is the next tip);
  -Consciously place your subject where you think it most belongs rather than just accepting it wherever it happens to land in the photo;
  -Play with perspective so that all lines show a pattern or lead the eye to your main subject;

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• FREE Photography Course in Milnsbridge

  Post added: 18-08-2014

  On Saturday September 6th we will be running the first of 6 photography classes.

  The course is designed to teach amateur photographers and beginners on basic photography skills. The course lasts over a duration of 6 weeks.

  There is no cost to attend theses courses, it is completely FREE thanks to Milnsbridge Village Hall.

  Places are limited, to book please contact milnsbridgevillagehall@yahoo.co.uk

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• Photography Tips for Beginners - Tip no 2

  Post added: 18-08-2014

  If you are photographing a subject that may move, bolt, fly away, stop smiling, or just get tired of waiting for you to take the picture, shoot once right away.

  Practice getting quicker and quicker to the draw.

  Do not worry about taking too many pictures and do not wait until you’re absolutely certain all the knobs and buttons are in their correct position.

  A popular motto that fits with this tip: “Shoot First, Ask Questions Later.“

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• Photography Tips for Beginners - Tip no 1

  Post added: 25-07-2014

  Here we have put together some tips for any budding young photographers out there to help you along with your skills. Over the next few weeks we will be listing a new tip to inspire you to become more creative.

  This week’s tip is as follows:

  1. Move in closer:

  Each time you spot a subject, snap a shot and then move in closer for a better shot. Having your subject almost fill the frame helps your viewer understand and appreciate your photo. Also, details are often more interesting than an overall view.

  Keep moving in closer until you are sure the photo will successfully represent your subject.

  

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• Dalton Primary School Photography Workshop

  Post added: 10-07-2014

  
  
  

  These stunning image was take by two of the pupils during the June workshop at Dalton Primary School.

  The focus of the class was Macro’s, Light, Shape and Textures. This type of photography is very close up and detailed. It required the students to ensure that their photos were focussed.

  Each of the students took images of natural objects from outside.

  As you will agree we have some budding young photographers here!

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• Week 3 - The Youth Imagination Project

  Post added: 04-07-2014

  

  Week 3 of the Youth Imagination Project specifically focussed on objects.

  The objects of study were just everyday objects that we may come across on a daily basis. The task for the group was to capture a creative image that showed shape and another image that showed the texture of this image.

  It was really good just to stop and have a look at what is around us. Not surprisingly, some spectacular images were created by our talented students.

  The pupils were able to use what had been learnt last week in the studio and adapt it to
  the outside world.

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• Pre Wedding Photography

  Post added: 24-06-2014

  
  Saturday 21st June 2014

  We have just completed Holly and Paul’s Pre Wedding shoot and really looking forward to the wedding day
  on the 6th of July in Maidenhead. All the best you two.

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• Capturing beautiful images with the Youth Imagination Project

  Post added: 20-06-2014

  Week two of the Youth Imagination Project went down a storm. The group met on Saturday the 7th June at the Imagemaker HQ to learn about Macro photography.

  Macro photography is close up and very detailed therefore, the students needed to ensure that their pictures were focussed using the camera lens.

  Here are some of the images that the students produced. Well done to everyone, we are really pleased with the results.

  

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Olivia in the Garden

Portraits Photography added: 2010-07-29

Yorkshire Therapies

Commercial Photography added: 2010-06-15

Drews 1st christmas shoot

Portraits Photography added: 2009-11-23

Drew did very well for her 1st photo shoot and went away with a good selection of images for her first portfolio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Makeover & Photo-Shoot for Louise

Fashion Photography added: 2009-09-09

Louise was treated by her mum and dad to a photo shoot, for her birthday and finishing her exams.

She was pampered by our hair and make-up team, and despite being a little nervous to start with she did an excellent job in front of the camera. We all had a great time and achieved some great images. Well-done Louise