This week’s tips come from Jen Villa, photographer, collage artist and owner of The Little Beach Gallery in Hyannis, Massachusetts. She is a trained photographer and alumni of world-renowed photography school, Brooks Institute of Photography. She has been studying art for over fifteen years and worked as a food and editorial photographer for award winning publication, The Santa Barbara Independent. Her photography and artwork have a very unique style and combine her love for the ocean and passion for travel.
Tip #3
Speed and Focus.
If shooting running children or generally active subjects (which most are) you want to shoot quickly. So, make sure you shutter speed is high and then you can play with F-stop, which controls the range of focus. It’s fun to blur out the background with portraits and detail shots; for these I prefer a 2.8 F stop if that’s an option or the lowest # available.
Tip #4
OVERSHOOT.
The beauty of digital is that you can shoot for hours for virtually free. It takes time to get the perfect shot, so don’t be shy about snapping away. I will suggest that you go through and edit your shoots sooner than later, so that you can have a manageable library of files. In terms of editing (which is in some ways a whole craft in it’s self), try to not think too much about deleting an image. Look for nice lighting, composition and focus and there’s your shot!
Want to participate in our weekly photography challenge? It’s super easy! Here’s how it works:
- Take a picture the represents the color of the week.
- Write a blog post that features your picture and link it up.
- Visit other people’s posts and hopefully find some inspiration!
- You can put the button and link code on your blog if you wish but it’s not a requirement
I want that wrought iron door! That is so beautiful!
Wow! That iron door is stunning! What a great picture!
Whoa! That’s the coolest door I’ve ever seen! Great shot!