Three Simple Ways to Improve Your Photographic Eye
October 1st, 2008 by Rebecca (Ramblings by Reba)
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People sometimes say to me, “I just don’t SEE everything you do.”
While it’s true that some people will have a better “eye” for photography than others, I think everyone can hone their ability to “see” things. I didn’t “see” some of this stuff until I started to practice.
Here are three simple ways to do it.
1. Look up.
It’s amazing all the “stuff” that’s way up high.
As a result of learning to look up, I’ve found all sorts of fun stuff.
2. Look down.
There are lots of cool “details” down below. For instance, I had no idea how many flowers grow at all times of the year until I started looking down.
3. While you’re looking up or down, see what else is around.
I saw this scene…
…while photographing the yellow flower above. All I did to take the shot was move my torso from the left to the right.
I don’t know about you, but I like the third shot better than either of the first shots, the ones I was really going after.
So practice looking up, looking down, and then looking all around and see what you can come up with. Pretty soon you’ll be seeing lots of stuff you didn’t think possible, too.
When not bumping into people from all the looking up, down and all around, Rebecca blogs at Ramblings by Reba.
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October 1st, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Thanks for the tips. I need all the help I can get:-)
October 1st, 2008 at 9:36 pm
You’re right - some of the best shots I’ve taken were those I didn’t originally set out to get, but realized how much I loved later!
October 2nd, 2008 at 10:58 am
Great advice!
October 2nd, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Nice points. While I do like you photographs, I believe that your post would have greater impact with better pictures.
I agree with you nonetheless… Look around, most often, we forget to look up and down though we look around quite a bit.