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Glimpses of Hawaii through my eyes. Told Through Pictures. | |||
As a photographer, I wanted to display a few photos that, to me, tell stories about me and about the majesty of Hawaii. I also thought I could share a few photography tips with other amateur photographers out there. I hope you find some of these tips helpful and useful on your next trip. Try some of them before your next trip. Use any excuse to take memories... I mean photos. |
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Beginning Photography Tips Make sure you have the correct film for what you're trying to do. For example, 400, a faster speed, is more suitable for action shots than 200. 400 speed is also good when you are shooting in low light and with a zoom lens. You should also remember the higher the number the more grain you will get with the final results, but if you are shooting in low light you will need that faster speed film. Luaus at night are an example of when to use a higher speed film and during daylight hours you can use 200 speed film or 100 for really bright conditions. |
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A few good tricks for those who want to be more of a photographer than a person snapping pictures, do some slightly different things with your composition. For example, try taking the picture from a different angle or placing subjects off-center. Use the 1/3 rule. Pretend your photo is a tick tack toe board. Place things not directly in the center, but maybe to the left or right of the center. |
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Don't be afraid to get down on the ground and shoot. I got down after posing for the camera and laid on the sand at the turtles level. I leaned up on my elbows and shot the photo of the turtle. Also shooting straight up can make for some interesting photos as well. |  |
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Hawaii is a tourist's and photographer's dream. Uniqueness and
stories seep out of each slight bend in the road or beach. A
picture is worth a thousand words, what kind of stories do your pictures
tell. It could be something exciting and different or it could be
something simple, look for something that will remind you of your
memory.
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| To make your photos more interesting include people but don't pose them in front of landmarks or buildings. When taking landscape pictures you may want to include some of the foreground to add depth to the pictures. Consider taking pictures of signs. They help you to remember the names of places you visited and helps you on your time frame of when the photo was taken. It may help you to come up with a good title, chapters, or help you in the story of your travels. On my bird crossing sign, I saw a pair of these endangered birds crossing the road. They moved faster than I could get the camera out and stop the car, but this sign will always remind me I saw them crossing the road. |  |
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Get Creative! Take pictures of things that you wouldn't really think about like shadows, write in the sand or if no one is around to take your photo try taking it your self. If you have a tripod and a self timer you can get a better shot, or be silly if you find something like a mirror and take a photo of your self! If you are shooting with digital you can always hit the delete button. I noticed the round shape of the mirror and how it would reflect all of me and the wall had an interesting color and then the sky on the other side. (see photo at the top of this page) | ||
| A trick for shooting rainbows or oceans. Use a polarizer filter. If you don't have a camera you can put a filter on your lens try carefully putting a pair of sunglasses over the lens of the camera. You may want to take more than one photo. Also take a photo without the glasses. Using a polarizer filter does the same to your film as your sun glasses do to your eyes. |  |
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Don't forget to take pictures of your hotel. Find something interesting and put in the the foreground and use the background to tell the story of where you stayed. Also use bright colors to help liven up your photo album! Anyone can take a picture put when you think outside of the center of the frame you may just come up with an interesting photo that might just impress your friends. The hints above are not RULES, they are ideas to help you try something new. Do what you find is natural, because that could be your style. Don't be afraid to try something new every so often. A photographer will take LOTS of shots before getting one that works. No one has to know what shots didn't come out. Memories can fade, a photo can help bring a memory back like it was yesterday. Plus no one can see your memory, but others can see your photos and have a better way to relate to what you are talking about. |
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Shooting Digital and wondering how they might come out size wise? Here's a helpful chart. 640 x 480 resolution is the absolute minimum for printing 4x6 prints. 1024 x 768 is the recommended resolution for 4x6 prints 1152 x 864 is the minimum resolution for a 5x7 print. 1600 x 1200 is the minimum resolution size for printing for 8x10 prints.
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