I'm off to live in China on Tuesday morning, for a year. I have a digital camera, a Canon A85 and although I have taken some good pictures with it, I just haven't got around to really learning 'how' to take good pictures.
I love photography, and that's why I bought the camera in the first place but now I only have a few days to learn how to take good pictures. One of the biggest things I hate is that when I take a picture, they sometimes appear to have a 'glow' around the edges, which makes them look incredibly amateur.
Typical situations I will find myself in:
Outdoors, bright and sunny.
Outdoors, night time.
Hong Kong Nightclub. If I see the best Chinglish in the world, I need the skills to capture the moment!
Indoors with natural and 'fake' light.
So what are the most 'general' settings or steps for taking good pictures in these circumstances? They will be used in my blog to show family and friends what I've been up to, as well as being a lifetime memory so I really don't want them to turn out all... BLAH!
Obviously, it's all about having the eye for a good picture, and I'm quite the artistic-y and design-y sort so I shouldn't have too much trouble there.
So, that wraps it up. I really would appreciate it if someone could give me a few pointers and I'll go practice outside and stuff to see if they work.
Thanks,
Phil.
I love photography, and that's why I bought the camera in the first place but now I only have a few days to learn how to take good pictures. One of the biggest things I hate is that when I take a picture, they sometimes appear to have a 'glow' around the edges, which makes them look incredibly amateur.
Typical situations I will find myself in:
Outdoors, bright and sunny.
Outdoors, night time.
Hong Kong Nightclub. If I see the best Chinglish in the world, I need the skills to capture the moment!
Indoors with natural and 'fake' light.
So what are the most 'general' settings or steps for taking good pictures in these circumstances? They will be used in my blog to show family and friends what I've been up to, as well as being a lifetime memory so I really don't want them to turn out all... BLAH!
Obviously, it's all about having the eye for a good picture, and I'm quite the artistic-y and design-y sort so I shouldn't have too much trouble there.
So, that wraps it up. I really would appreciate it if someone could give me a few pointers and I'll go practice outside and stuff to see if they work.
Thanks,
Phil.