Some photographers are able to achieve real wonders with a normal camera and starting from an ordinary landscape or scene. Have you wondered why?
We all want to get very good photos that are worthwhile and of which we feel proud, and we have all had the impulse to go out one afternoon well equipped with a camera, 2 lenses, a tripod, etc. and we have spent an afternoon taking photos on the main street of our city or town, and then once at home we are hugely disappointed: we don't really like any of the photos.
This happens when we do not have a good "photographic eye" developed . You want to know more? Keep reading…
WHAT IS THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EYE?
The photographic eye is the ability to foresee the photo when it is good. This is: for example, while you are walking down the street, you suddenly stop and while you look at the urban landscape in front of you, you think "Here was a good photo, if I had the camera with me..." . It is about developing the ability to anticipate a good photo, think about it and imagine it before aiming our camera.
HAVING A GOOD PHOTOGRAPHIC EYE IMPLIES MASTERING SEVERAL SKILLS
- Composition: According to Wikipedia the photographic compositionIt is the way in which the objects seen within the frame are ordered. To give you an idea, the composition is, let's say, the way in which the elements that we are going to photograph are arranged within the same photo.
- Light: A good photographer already knows in advance that a certain photo is not worth it because, for example, it would be taken against the light and that would result in a very bad underexposed photo. It is very difficult for the novice photographer who is unaware of how light works and its impact on the camera sensor to guess in advance how a photo will turn out. It is therefore essential to know a little about the operation of the variables that influence light (shooting speed, aperture, ISO, etc.) in order to have a good "photographic eye" .
- Inspiration: This is very difficult to change. Either you are inspired or you are not. However, there are ways to encourage our creativity. flickris an inexhaustible bank of inspiring ideas for example.
WHAT IS THE USE OF HAVING A GOOD PHOTOGRAPHIC EYE?
A good "photographic eye" will save you time, help you take successful shots and get photos. A good photographic eye will help you to get very good photos even working with a very cheap camera .
In short, having a highly developed photographic eye means transforming our camera into an extension of our body and brain. No, rather, it means turning ourselves into an extension of the camera.
Do you think you have a good photographic eye?
