Taking pictures research

I will most definitely be taking pictures with the camera. It is a nikon d50 and it is not the the newest and best on the market but still a pretty good camera. PC's website rated as a great camera with "excellent picture quality and performance" (PC, 2014).

picture taken by me of my own Nikon d50

I am planning a new product not an ordinary one, as a consequence I would like to take pictures which are just as interesting. I then looked at website which gave advice on how to take great pictures.

1) PICTURES OF A LANDSCAPE: 

Add something interesting to the photo: it's not enough to just have some buildings in the picture, it's going to look boring, add something else such as a light, a traffic light or even a person looking somewhere else. Also weather conditions change a lot the look of the photo. (Richardson)
*inspiration photo:

National Geographic website /Photography

It does sound weird but this picture wouldn't have looked as cool if it wasn't for the person and the shadow, especially considering the white background.











Trying out this technique: 

Picture taken by me 

Picture taken by  me 

I took this picture of a normal landscape and then I followed the advise and tried to add something that would make it even more interesting. In this case it is a branch from a tree with some leaves. Even though the picture was already interesting itself the addition I made gave something more to it.














2) PICTURES AT NIGHT: 
Use special night mode (included in all the Nikon Cameras). Modify the angle so that you get in as much light as possible, possibly not artificial light. Do not use flash unless really needed because it will give the picture quite a fake look.  (Nikon ).
*inspiration picture:

Nikon USA /Night Pictures

I really like how in this picture the subjects are shadowed so you can only see black. It is still clear what the picture is but the sunset and clouds on the back give it more interest.









Trying out this technique:

picture taken by me 

for this picture I tried to shadow the island and focus on the sky. However, I think that it could be improved even more by making it darker, maybe even later in the night.










3) CHANGING THE ANGLE:
"Because the angle of the view of the wide-angle lens is much greater than the telephoto or standard's lens, it's obviously teh les to use where there's limited space of the subject is large" (Richardson)
*inspiration picture:

National Geographic /Photography 

Even though I will never be able to take a picture that is this good I just thought that the idea of taking the picture like this rather than the normal landscape was amazing.










Trying out this technique:

picture taken by me 

the second picture is better than the third one because changing the angle in order to include more vegetation gives it more colour and as a consequence makes it look more pleasant to the eye.  Also there are many elements in these pictures and in the first one because I used a wider angle half of the picture is almost empty and doesn't look nice.

picture taken by me 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Sullivan, Terry. "Nikon D50." PCMAG. PC, 2014. Web. 04 Nov. 2014.

Richardson, Jim. "Photography Articles and Tips From Jim Richardson -- National Geographic." National Geographic. National Geographic, 2014. Web. 04 Nov. 2014.

Nikon. "Taking Pictures at Dusk and at Night." Night Pictures. Nikon USA, 2014. Web. 04 Nov. 

2014.

National Geographic. "Photo Gallery: How to Take Photos of Cities -- National Geographic." National Geographic. National Geographic Photography, 2014. Web. 04 Nov. 2014.