| Thursday, December 26, 2013
LEARN HOW TO USE YOUR NEW CAMERA!
We have excellent interactive online courses that are designed for any make or model of DSLR camera - and, in many cases, any other camera that has adjustable controls. A BetterPhoto class will help you feel very comfortable with your camera and start you on the road to taking great pictures!
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THIS WEEK'S TIP Composition: Exceptions Can Sometimes Be the Rule
By Kerry DragerYou'll rarely go wrong in choosing a photographic composition that follows the rules. However, for stepping up the creativity at times, don't get locked into the Rule of Thirds as a hard-and-fast policy. At times, it can be restrictive for those scenes that just don't fit into a Thirds setting. While the best spot for the subject may be somewhere off-center, for example, it might not necessarily be in one of the power points. In fact, there are times when a dead-center composition is dead-on. This can be a subject with strong symmetry, such as a wheel, in which the hub is in the middle while the spokes spread out in all directions. Certain flowers, when photographed close-up, work, too, as does symmetry in architecture. Likewise, some pictures don't even have a specific subject; rather, the entire photo is the subject, such as pattern or repetition scenes.
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