Photography Training: Ebook for Beginner Photographers

Photography Training-Digital Photography For The Creative Eye ebook!

Digital Photography For The Creative Eye Click Here! Only $14 dollars!
Another great book that everyone should have

This is  a great ebook to get started with learning photography.

Here are some of the things you will learn about

DSLR Photography Essentials

 Learn How Digital Camera Works
What is Digital Image & Digital Color
Understand Photography Light 
Creative Photography Techniques 
Composition 
Digital Image Editing 

If you are starting out in photography and just need help with the basics this ebook will really help. 

Learn how to take better portraits

Learn about the different types of lighting

And learn the basics of Composition

Become a better photographer and all it costs is 14 dollars.  It costs less than a trip with my kids to Mcdonalds.

I look at books as an investment. I read a lot and I have become a better photographer because of continual learning. If you want to be a great photographer you need to keep learning and learning. This book is simple to understand and fun to read.

Digital Photography For The Creative Eye Click Here! Only $14 dollars!

Just so you know, I do make a little money when you purchase an ebook from this site. I need to pay the bills and support my family of 4, soon to me 5. Here’s the thing though, I only recommend products that I have used myself and I feel are of the highest quality. So help support this blog and my family and become a better photographer at the same time!!  If you have questions or concerns you can shoot me an email at ayresphotography@yahoo.com

Thanks, Brian

Owner of Buffaloz Photography Training and Professional Photographer

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A Simple Tip to Improve Your Photography: Change Your Perspective!

This is a quick tutorial on how to improve your photography by simply changing your perspective!! Hope you enjoy and take a look at the photos below to see the results that I got!

 Here is the first Shot!

Here is the shot taken closer to the ground

The Same idea with people. This is a shot of my daughter

I took this shot 5 seconds after the one above. The only thing I did

different is to get down close to the ground and shoot her at eye level!

Here are two other photos using the same process!

hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Comments are appreciated!

-Brian

Amazing Video on Basic Photography Composition!!

Great video from Jared Polin on Basic photography composition!!

The best place to learn about photography!

Great Video on Photography Basics!!

This is a great video on the basics of photography

Digital Camera Basic- Great Video!

Great video on the basics of DSLR’s.  I couldn’t agree more on what he says about lenses and on the camera body!! Enjoy!!

Basic Tips for Better Photographs!!

Just some Basic Tips on photography.

Enjoy!!!

How to use Shutterspeed

One of the most common questions beginning photographers have is “What is Shutter speed and what does it do?”. Shutter speed is one the most important controls on the camera and needs to be understood to make great photos.  Shutter speed controls the ammount of time your digital sensor is exposed to light.  The shutter speed effects how your image is captured on your digital camera.  The Shutter in your camera is a thin piece of plastic or metal that opens when you press the shutter button on your camera.  The shutter speed determines how long your shutter is opened and how long you sensor is exposed to light.

In a DSlr(Digital single lens reflex) camera, or TTL( through the lens) camera, the shutter release button also moves a mirror out of the way of the shutter curtain. The movement of the mirror and the curtain give the camera the “click” sound that  DSLR cameras are famous for.  AS you learn about your camera you will hear the difference in the “click” of a slow or fast shutter speed.

Measuring shutter speed is quite simple.  Shutter speeds are measured is fractions of seconds.  A shutter speed of 250 is actually 1/250th of a second. Most cameras have speeds from up to 1/4000th of a second to 30 seconds. There is usually a “B” mode also. “B” Stands for “Bulb”.  When the shutter speed is set to bulb, the shutter stays open until the shutter button is released. “B” can be used to create extremely long
eposures(60 seconds for longer).

A long shutter speed is usually considered to be 1/60th of a second or longer. As a general rule any photograph taken with a shutter speed slower than 60th of a second needs to be steadied with a tripod.  If the camera is not steadied you run the chance of having a blurred photograph. Some cameras have image stablization or vibration reduction which allows you to hand hold your camera at slower speeds
like 1/15th of a second.  There is also “long exposures” which are usually defined as exposures over 1 second long.

The photo above is an example of a long shutter speed. The exposure was 5 seconds.

A fast shutter speed is usually considered to be 1/500th of a second or shorter.  Fast shutter speeds are good for freezing, or stopping movement for clear images when shooting moving or fast subjects.

The photograph above is an example of a fast shutter speed. The exposure is 1/4000th of a second.

The basic rule for knowing the slowest shutter speed you can use with a particular lens without useing a tripod, is to take the number of the lens length.  For example, if you are using a 300mm lens, the slowest shutter speed you can use is 1/300th of a second. If you are using a 100mm lens, the slowest lens lenght you should use is 1/100th of a second. You must remember that without image stablization you can not shoot below 1/60th of a second or you run the chance of blurr in your photo.

Changing the Shutter speed on cameras is different depending on what camera you have. Usually it is adjusted by turning a knob or dial. If you don’t know how to change the Shutter speed, look at your manual.

Here are some guidelines for shutter speeds when shooting to stop action.

Football- 1/400
baseball/hockey- 1/350
running children- 1/350
jumping people- 1/250
golf balls- 1/3200
splashing water- 1/350

How To Use Flash During The Day.

Have you ever had a photo that looked all blown out like this?

Here is the problem. When I took this shot, my daughter was in the shade. The light meter in my camera took the exposure reading off her face. Since she was in the shade, the background became too bright.

So, to solve this problem I needed to add more light to the subject so that the light in front balanced better with the light in the background.  

By using my on camera flash I got this:

See the difference!  The exposure is balanced in this photo.

So next time you are out taking shots and you have a background that is too light, try this technique and see what you get.

BTW, I know this isn’t the best shot of my daughter. In fact the pose is terrible. but I posted it to show the technique. 

Hope you enjoyed this tip. Let me know what you think by adding a comment.

Thanks:)

How to Become the Best Photographer!

While writing this blog I have talked to a lot of people that love photography. They are passionate about it.  They   absolutely love photography, but they get frustrated because they compare themselves to other photographers. I have to admit that I am one of these people.  I see other photographers that just seem to outshine me and I want to be better. I want to be the best at what I do. However, at this point I am not. So, I keep trying. I keep learning.
So, here is the question I have been asked:  How do I become a better photographer?
There are a lot of answers to this question.  Here are my suggestions.

1. Read.  This is one of the most important things you can do as a photographer.  Go down the the local book store and buy some books on photography. Or even better, go to the library.  I heard somewhere that if you read 20 books on a subject it is considered as having a masters degree in the subject. So, get your masters in photography without having to go to a School and pay for it!

2.  Look at other photographs.
I love to look at others photographs.  With the internet at your fingertips you can spend hours looking at photos.  When you see a photo you like, try to figure out how they did it.  Look at the pose( if it is a portrait), of look at the direction of the lighting.  Figure out what time of day it was shot at. Then try to duplicate it.
Join www.flickr.com . There are millions of photos to look at!

3.  Go out and shoot.
I once met a pro photographer who shot a minimum of 36 shots a day(One role of film, does this date me?)
His idea was to get as much practice as he could because it does take practice to become a great photographer.

4. Be patient.
This is the frustrating part.  It takes time and a lot of practice and a lot of learning to get great at anything.  Don’t expect to become great overnight.

Hopefully this helps answer those questions that I have been asked.  I can think of a few more, like going to school, classes, joining organizations, but those cost more money. If you can think of others please leave comments so others can benefit from them. Thanks, Brian.