good/bad pics for a 15 year old?

[leifus]

The best type of botanist is

Originally Posted by KeenTeen17

a 15 year old botanist

PS hi wildwill same age as me so feel free to ask any questions

[Nick Smith]

Originally Posted by Connor7

You dont always have to get the flower to fill up the screen, experiment with different compositions for different effects. If it has just rained or the flower has water on it try and use the flash to light up each individual water droplet. Using a flash also gives you the opptunity to use a faster shutter speed so you dont have to hold the camera still for as long.

Good luck


Connor

and if you are really lucky and the sun is shining after rain, try to get an angle so the sun glints off the rain drops.

it looks like either you are getting slightly too close or cropping too tight, this is not a criticism but a bit of advice either that or you focus is shot

one tip i would give is learn as much as you can about the camera you are using, read the manual over and over and try different techniques and while you are doing this save your money and buy a better camera at your first opportunity, the knowledge you will learn from constant testing is time well spent for when you get the camera you dream about. take the camera everywhere with you, you never know when you are going to see something good to shoot.

The good thing about photography is at your age you are only going to get better with time, the more you see the more you want to photograph. if it looks right to you, photograph it and see what people think. never be discouraged by criticism, comment and criticism can be used as a tool to improve your techniques. like all the above have said, take this and use it to get better photo's.

tbh I wish I could go back 30 years to when I was 15, i was too busy listening to rock music and growing my hair long

good luck, Nick.

[Nick Smith]

Originally Posted by big bill

Hello Wildwill ,if camera allows it use a camera release system to trip the shutter.This will stop any vibration caused by tripping the shutter with your finger.

i use the self timer to do this, even if you have a tripod sometimes camera movement when you press the button moves the camera, use the timer, press the button and step away from the camera, click! done!

[diggleken]

Originally Posted by KeenTeen17

if you need any help on flower ID or how to photo just give me a PM. I'm 17 and started when I was 15 too. Its best to talk to Leifus as well because hes a 15 year old botanist as well

And are a pair of stars . . . . very helpful!
Cheers
Ken

[leifus]

Originally Posted by diggleken

And are a pair of stars . . . . very helpful!
Cheers
Ken

thanks Ken

[KeenTeen17]

thanks first time Ive been popular in my life

[Hobjob]

Originally Posted by diggleken

And are a pair of stars . . . . very helpful!
Cheers
Ken

And something with which to stabilize a long stemmed flower.

Old ariel, Lekki walking pole etc. Stake it in the ground out of shot, and hook
a bent paperclip around the stem on a rubber band. Can make windy
conditions acceptable.

Personally I prefer a remote control to self timer; but its likely that
an old codger like me has greater buying power !!!