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Andy Warhol – an American artist of Rusyn descent famous for his pop art once said, 'A beautiful photo is a photo that never changes even if the people and scenery in it change.'
Today, with our iPhones or tablets, we can easily preserve memorable moments of ourselves, family, and friends. But if you know some small techniques while taking pictures, your travel photos will definitely become more vivid and timeless.
1. Forget about expensive equipment, focus on learning first
You need to read a lot, study beautiful photos, and experiment with different techniques that photographers often talk about. One key to help you take better pictures is not to always focus the main center of the photo, as digital cameras and iPhones all have two horizontal lines and two vertical lines, dividing the photo into nine parts. Therefore, adjusting the focus of the photo to different positions will help you get a more delicate frame.
2. Make use of 'golden' moments
Photographers say that most beautiful scenes of countryside, urban areas, deserts, or coastlines are captured shortly after sunrise or just before sunset.
Because photography is the art of light, in these golden moments, light will cast onto objects creating various lengths of shadows. Utilizing the light at this time will give your picture a mystical frame.
3. Transform the ordinary into art
Diane Arbus – an outstanding American photographer known worldwide for her profoundly humanistic photographs, always seeks to turn what seems ordinary in life into masterpieces.
Try out this fantastic idea of Diane Arbus, if you can bring things like a pile of dirty plastic cups or garbage to life, then there's nothing you can't infuse soul into.
4. Set limits for yourself
They often say 'necessity is the mother of invention', so when you're limited technically like forgetting your lens or camera at home and only having your iPhone with you. Then you'll need to be more careful in finding composition, angles and actively seek out unique photos. That's a skill that always stays with you, especially when you have all the convenient machinery at your disposal.
5. Enroll in an art course
Even if it's just a watercolor painting class or oil painting, you still need to learn to perceive light, contrast, shadows, and place yourself within its scenery. Therefore, through art class, you will learn how to convey your message in a photo that will touch the hearts of viewers.
6. Use a film camera
If you only have a limited roll of film with so many beautiful scenes to capture, then you'll definitely consider more in choosing angles, composition, and thereby enhance your artistic perception.
7. Study the works of other photographers
Don't confine your photos, instead learn from other photographers, from those specializing in black and white photography, rural scenes, wartime scenes, or other incredibly simple scenes.
A black and white photo of a child in the Vietnam War, a color photo of a mother carrying her newborn child still red, what message the author wants to convey, and what techniques were used, all of that is worth learning, isn't it?
8. Change your posture when taking photos
Never just shoot everything at eye level, change your posture, sometimes bend down, sometimes step up, even lie flat on the ground, you'll be surprised these positions can bring such unique perspectives.
9. Experiment with new techniques
In many photos, you'll see authors apply the creative Bokeh blur technique to blur the surrounding scenes, focusing on the main subject, thereby enhancing the aesthetic value of the photo.
10. Don't rush to delete photos you don't like right now
Sometimes there are photos you think have failed, but don't rush to delete them, because at some point when you have more experience, you will reconsider and use certain techniques to make that moment more special.
According to Traveltimes.vn
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Reference: Travel guide Mytour
MytourMarch 20, 2015
