Cover Your Shot, or “One Shot Is Rarely Enough”
Monday, October 26, 2009
Cover Your Shot, or “One Shot Is Rarely Enough”
There’s one mistake that all beginning photographers make: they think an expert
photographer sees a scene or subject, determines how to best frame and expose
it, and then takes a picture of it. If you describe this process to an “expert” or
“professional” photographer, they’ll most likely laugh.
The fact is, even the most accomplished photographer rarely gets it right the first
time and so rarely shoots only one exposure of a subject. Instead, they work their
subject—something we’ll be talking about a lot through the rest of this book.
Very often, the only way to find the best composition or angle on a shot is to
move around. Get closer and farther, stand on your tiptoes, squat down low,
circle the object—and look through the viewfinder the whole time, and shoot
the whole time.
If you like, review your shots and try again. Often, photography is like sculpture.
You can’t see the finished shot right away. Instead, you have to “sculpt” the scene,
trying different vantage points until you find the angle that makes for the most
interesting composition and play of light, shadow, and color.
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There’s one mistake that all beginning photographers make: they think an expert
photographer sees a scene or subject, determines how to best frame and expose
it, and then takes a picture of it. If you describe this process to an “expert” or
“professional” photographer, they’ll most likely laugh.
The fact is, even the most accomplished photographer rarely gets it right the first
time and so rarely shoots only one exposure of a subject. Instead, they work their
subject—something we’ll be talking about a lot through the rest of this book.
Very often, the only way to find the best composition or angle on a shot is to
move around. Get closer and farther, stand on your tiptoes, squat down low,
circle the object—and look through the viewfinder the whole time, and shoot
the whole time.
If you like, review your shots and try again. Often, photography is like sculpture.
You can’t see the finished shot right away. Instead, you have to “sculpt” the scene,
trying different vantage points until you find the angle that makes for the most
interesting composition and play of light, shadow, and color.
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