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By guest | August 31, 2009

The camera obscura was the start of the history of photography. The french inventor Nicephore Niepce created the first photograph by using a camera obscura. These cameras were made up of a dark room or a box with a small hole at one end. With a small enough hole, an upside down picture would develop on the opposite wall of the box. The first photosensitive paper was exposed by Niepce for eight hours to capture the image.

The camara obscura’s capability to copy images is the basis for all camera lenses and photography technology. Today this technology is still growing and evolving at a very fast pace.

As you can see, there is a lot more to taking pictures than just aim and snap. People who are serious about photography should learn what influence different aspects have on the pictures they take.

Pictures taken in excessive light result in an overexposed film that produces pictures that are too bright. WIth moderate or no light, the pictures will be underexposed and will be too dark.

Learning how to control the lighting you have available and the film speed will enable you to get the right level of exposure. If you want to take a photo of a person, the soft lighting of a cloudy day work the best. Early mornings or late afternoons will be best to take beautiful landscape pictures.

You can even use your flash outdoors to improve your pictures. It will help to eliminate dark shadows under the eyes and nose. On cloudy days is will illuminate faces and make them stand out from the background. Be sure to know the range of your flash otherwise your pictures will come out too dark.

Good compositions are created by dding some props, rearranging your subjects, and trying different angles. You can improve the composition and angle of your photos by getting down on the level of your subject. This is especially recommended if your subjects are pets or children. They do not even have to look directly into the camera; the eye level angle alone will create a more personal feeling.

By ensuring that you have a natural background, the pictures would be even more capturing. A plain background will draw more attention to your subject, while a busy background will be distracting.

Fill your picture with your subject by moving in close.By doing this, you will reduce any distraction from the background and highlight only the details of your subject. Use your camera’s macro or “flower” option to get good pictures of small objects.

Change the angle of your camera, some pictures look better if taken in a vertical picture.

Developing and enhancement is an ongoing process for cameras and photography. New innovations appear daily such as affordable underwater cameras and digital cameras, it is the responsibility of all serious photographers, amateur and professional, to stay well informed and up to date with the latest technology and photography techniques.

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