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| Paris |
First of all, the composition doesn't have any fixed rules, but if you follow some of the classic ones, your photography will be set to another level. Composition basically directs the eyes of your viewer to wherever you want, so you can simply highlight your main intention in the photograph. Or on the other hand, you can hide an object, which you don't want to be shown. All the objects and the people in the photo needs to be in position, which is pleasant to your eyes. The perfect composition comes to play when you don't have to change anything in the photograph, especially when it comes to still-life.
Follow the basics such as rule of thirds, leading lines, frame with the frame, central composition, and you'll see the difference. Above all in art, in your vision or in the whole universe, there aren't any limitations, you have the power to do whatever you want, so take advantage of that and express yourself, your emotions, and your opinion with any composition you like.
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| Krakow |
This is from my point of view one of the biggest issues in photography overall. Get as close as you can to your main object and then shoot. Real McCoy is definitely Robert Capa, who once said: "If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." He was one of the founding members of Magnum photo agency. As a war photographer, he was always in the first line with the soldiers, that's where the quote came from. Unfortunately, he stepped on a mine in the Vietnam war and died at the age of 40, but his images are still alive. He filled the frame with emotions instead of blood. Most people choose a telephoto lens when they want their subject to appear closer to the camera, they just zoom in. What they don't know is that their photographs will be less intimate. Use 28 mm lens to really understand what distance in photography means, principally in street photography. Getting closer to your subject will give a feeling of being in the action, and that's very powerful. So once you are holding a camera and taking photos, remember to take one step closer, it won't hurt you.
3/ You are using an automatic mode
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| Verona |
Always shoot in manual mood as it allows you to do whatever you want while capturing the reality around you. Once again, reconsider learning exposure triangle, it’s crucial for your photography. Just imagine driving a car without knowing what each of the pedals does. The car won't get you as far as you think.
Moving to one of the most important things of all. In a nutshell, light is the main tool with which you are literally painting your photographs. Learning about various lighting gives you new
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| Prague |
5/ You are buying gear instead of books
This is the best advice which has been ever given to me. Everyone is obsessed with new gear, best cameras, and lenses. You know what? You can take great photographs even with your phone. I mean it's not about technical parameters, rather about how you can tell a story in only one frame or if you can strike viewers’ emotions. By books, I don't mean technical ones, but photo books made by your favorite photographers. Do you take portraits? Buy a book made by Richard Avedon. Do you like fashion photography? Go and get Annie Leibovitz's fashion photo book. The main idea behind this
theory is that you are learning photography through your eyes. Where do you think you can get the best inspiration from? When you get the book, first of all, everyone loves to really feel the book, the structure or even the smell of the book. As you are going through the book, page by page, at one point you'll ask yourself, “Oh boy, these photographs are awesome, how did he or she take them?” Right off the bat, you are learning something new, even if you didn't realize it yet. Soon you’ll start thinking about the composition, light, meaning…
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| Prague |
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