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Slight hijack, but any recommendations for books for digital compacts rather than SLRs? I have a Lumix TZ40 which has a lot of manual settings that I rarely use because I'm little more than a opportunistic snapshotter. Having had some (accidentally) good photos out of it I'd like to know more about how to do it deliberately.
Something else that can help 'lift' a photo is having a really good sky in it, ie interesting clouds. I'm a bit of a cloud nut, I'm looking at skies all the time, and even a fairly mundain landscape or subject can be really improved just because the clouds are interesting. I've got a photo of the [i]Cutty Sark[/i], which I think is still in the long-running photo thread, and while the ship is interesting in itself, there was a stream of Cirrus blowing across which made her look like she was moving fast. Within a couple of minutes, the cloud had gone. One of my favourite recent photos, and it got a lot of comments on the Cloud Appreciation Society Fb page.
A polariser is a really useful filter to have on the camera, because it can darken blue skies, and enhance the clouds.
You can have a look at mine, such as there are, on my Flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/countzero1/
Nice book ampthill I do something similar - make a yearbook and use it as a Xmas gift for parents etc. As you say, it gives a good motivation! No pics, no book.
Example book 🙂 http://blur.by/1cX6iJg
DrJ
I'll look at some of the other books later
But I loved this one
http://www.blurb.co.uk/books/2195366-the-elevator-is-out-of-order-please-use-the-stairs
I wish I'd done my treking in the DSLR days...
As others have said.....look at other photographers work. Also read up on the rule of thirds as a starting point for composition. Lighting is a big deal...many landscapes are shot around sunrise or sunset..when the sun is higher the lighting can often be harsher and more tricky to deal with.
http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds
whippersnapper - Member
...you know what all the buttons and knobs on the camera are for
Sorry for slight hijack - can anyone recommend a good internet guide to learn such things.
Check out the Fro! (AKA Jared Polin)
He has a Youtube channel and is quite good in my opinion at explaining things in an easy to understand way. He is also sometimes quite amusing...
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[url= http://www.youtube.com/user/JaredPolin?feature=watch ]Fro Knows Photo Youtube Channel[/url]