Review Digital Camera World 09-21-2013

Digital Camera World

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The 25 types of photographer… which one are you? Sep 20th 2013, 23:01, by jmeyer Photographers run the gamut of everything from the adrenaline junkie to the nature-loving bird photographer, with a whole lot of ground in between. In their latest guest blog post, the photo management and Canon Project1709 experts at Photoventure have broken down what they believe are the 25 types of photographers. Which one are you? 1. The Hipster The Hipster often prefers to shoot on old film cameras and has a love of anything retro. They love light-leaks and also like to take photographs of their shoes. Where can you find them? This type of photographer is well spread throughout the modern world, but a hot spot is bohemian cafes. How can you identify them? The give-away is the old film camera around their necks. They might also be wearing tattered Converse and a wistful expression. 2. The Foodie The Foodie loves to photograph food – preferably this will be food they have prepared themselves, and they take great pleasure in meticulously composing and framing the image to give the dish its own distinct feel. They love to use natural lighting. Where can you find them? In the kitchen. How can you identify them? This type of photographer will often not serve or eat the food they have made until they have taken a photograph of it they are happy with. It is important to bear in mind that if you are invited to dinner by The Foodie, the food might be cold before you are able to eat it. 3. The California Dreamer You'll recognise The California Dreamer from their sun-soaked people portraits. These photographers love to shoot into the sun and use warm colours to create a summery vibe to their photos. Where can you find them? They come out on sunny days and are more active during the evening when the sunlight creates warmer colours. How can you identify them? You identify this type of photographer by the direction they are shooting when they photograph people. Is it the evening and are they shooting into the sun? If so, you've probably stumbled across The California Dreamer. 4. The Street Stalker These photographers frequent busy streets in towns and cities where they have plenty of opportunity to capture spontaneous and candid shots of people. They often prefer to make their images black and white either in-camera, or later when they are editing their shots. Some street photographers have honed their skill and have become adept at taking pictures of people unnoticed. Many, however, aren't as skillful and are easily seen standing in the middle of a shopping street, camera to eye, taking pictures of everyone around them. Where can you find them? Any street in any town or city, but they are more common on busier streets. How can you identify them? This type of street photographer can easily be identified by their nonchalant demeanour as they continue their hunt for other subjects to photograph. 5. The Architect The Architect loves the geometry of buildings. They often choose to make their images black and white to bring out the lines and angles of the architecture they shoot. Long-exposure shots are commonplace. Where can you find them? Lurking around interesting buildings and structures. How can you identify them? They will spend quite some time walking around their chosen building, trying to establish a suitable angle. To some this might look suspicious, but if they have a camera in hand, it's more than likely to be The Architect. READ MORE 30 peculiar pictures of photographers taking pictures 10 camera hacks you wouldn’t believe possible 99 common photography problems (and how to solve them) Famous Photographers: 100 things we wish we knew starting out Portrait photography tricks: how to play with perspective and blow people's minds Sep 20th 2013, 10:35, by jmeyer With this really cool portrait idea we’ll show you one of the oldest photography tricks in the book… how to play with perspective and make the viewer question what they see. Ypu can get fun and creative results by playing around with perspective and composition, and by combining images. For this project we're going to draw the outline of some steps on the ground, then get two models to lie on the ground to create the illusion that they're running up the steps, and paste in a shot of the sky to enhance the effect. If you want to try this project yourself you can copy our setup, or come up with your own variations – you could have a person jumping between two 'rooftops' for example. Ask your subjects to dress in bold, bright colours to enhance the surreal look of your image, and use balloons or other colourful props. You'll need to find a suitable location to set up your shoot: we used a large open space beneath a flyover, out of the way of passers-by. So get your creative head on and head outdoors – you'll be amazed at what you can trick the eye into seeing using a few sneaky shooting and editing techniques! Photography tricks: shooting your mind-altering portrait 01 Set up your shoot Set your camera up on a tripod above your 'set'; the higher the vantage point the better – you want your subjects to look as if they were shot side-on. Switch to Live View mode, and compose the scene so there are no distracting objects at the edges.   02 Draw in the steps Roughly mark out the boundaries of the frame on the ground, and draw your steps within this area; you may need to fine-tune the composition after doing this. Get your subjects to lie on the floor and pose in an exaggerated fashion as if they're running up the steps. To add to the cartoon-like feel we fixed balloons to sticks, so it looked like our models were holding them.   03 Camera settings Set your camera to Aperture Priority (Av) mode, and set the aperture to around f/8. Because our scene was in the shade we increased the ISO to 400, which gave us a shutter speed of 1/25 sec. Start shooting, and get your models to strike a few different poses – they'll need to keep perfectly still if you're using longer shutter speeds.   04 Shoot the sky You'll also need to photography the sky to use as a backdrop. A blue sky with some fluffy white clouds will look best, so you may need to shoot this on another day. You want to keep plenty of detail and texture in the clouds, to take care not to overexpose them – check the histogram as you're shooting. PAGE 1 – Photography tricks: shooting your mind-altering portrait PAGE 2 – How to edit your forced perspective portrait READ MORE 10 portrait photography mistakes every photographer makes Free family portrait photography cheat sheet Classic Portrait Ideas: how to take pictures of people from all walks of life Portrait composition: how to compose a portrait that is classic and timeless Family photo ideas: make a striking family portrait from individual faces in profile

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