Taking pictures: use your feet

Today's tip is a two-in-one.

Not only will it help with your photography, it also has some cardio vascular benefits...

Don't always just stand in the first spot you get to and take your pictures from there...

Move around and find a different angle (higher or lower), frame it differently (move left or right), get more details (walk closer) or show more context (walk further away).

"Looking" for the photo rather than just sticking with taking the first thing you see, will give your photos a whole new approach. And you will get some exercise ;)

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xxxS

Take the shot...

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

–Wayne Gretzky

If you've bounced around my Facebook Page recently, you may have noticed a photo tip I posted there, that basically says... take the photo.

Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that you should "spray and pray" (taking a lot of pics and hope for a good one), I believe you should always try your best. I'm talking about those times you see a moment unfold and you don't take the shot - coz it "won't be good enough".

Take it anyway - the result might surprise you.

Wayne Gretzky I quoted above is a former professional ice hockey player, and I'm pretty sure he was not talking about photos, but the words holds truth for you and me as well.

My "lucky" shot taken with my cell phone.

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Follow the leader

The other day I had the great pleasure of having the head-girl and head-boy of Tygerberg High School join me for a Quick Pics session.

After chatting about what they needed (a picture to hang in the school entrance), and a few more messages typed by Adrian on his phone (while gently being teased by Renata), we were ready for action.

The picture for the school is quite formal, having to mind the jackets and trying to keep the school emblem (and the many many badges these guys acquired) in shot.

We then got in a bit closer, doing a couple of head-shots.

And then, because we could, we had some fun.

Really lovely meeting Renata. Adrian I know very well. Although I may not be quite qualified to say this, I think Tygerberg High School has chosen well.



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