posted by Catherine on Jan 6
Taking great photos of your eco holidays or adventures can add even more to your experience!
Even if you only have a standard camera, you can still take some great photo’s if you get the angles right, and space out your subjects.
And, bringing home some amazing images of the places you have been or the people your have met can make sharing your experiences so much better.
Why Photo’s?
I know that most of your memories are in your head after an amazing holiday – but sometimes having the images infront of you can remind you of them – I mean you don’t always remember everything about your past – but see a picture of that old top you used to wear or the neighbours cat, and all sorts of memories come flooding back!
Also, any old image of the place you stayed while backpacking through Costa Rica, or a corner of the train carriage you got stuck in on that Trans Siberian Railway will be fine for you to remember the trip – but not really good material for sharing with friends to get them into the ‘feel’ of it!
If only you could capture the moment in a great photo?
Taking Great Pictures:
There are several rules to follow if you want your picture to be better than average – and you don’t need a fancy SLR or 5 different lenses to achieve these either.
Just take a peek below and get practicing:
1) Use The Rule Of Thirds: Try to put your important focal point to one side of the centre. Always avoid putting the focal point in the center – especially if it is a landscape or wildlife. So make the horizon is in the top third of the shot, or that tree is a bit to the right…..
2) Move Into The Picture: If you have an animal looking left or a sign pointing right – make sure that they are looking or pointing into the rest of the shot rather than straight off the edge of the shot!
3) Complete The Picture: Try not to have a little bit of something in the corner of your shot. If you can see the edge of a roof in your viewer, then it will detract from the finished image. Try to zoom in a little bit to get rid of it, or move the camera towards it an make it a part of the image.
4) Use Your Macro: Find your macro feature and practice using it for close ups as you can get some great blurry shots in the background. You don’t just use this feature for tiny things – you can zoom in on a piece of fruit on a bush close by and have a great blurry shot of trees in the background.
So, go get outside with whatever camera your have and get snapping!
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