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Saturday, 13 October 2012

Capturing The Perfect Nature Photos For Sale

By Carlene Tibbetts


Nature photos portray urban landscape photography such as hills, plantations, snowcaps or wildlife photos, and portrays them in an interesting and appealing angles. It may also mean capturing shots of animals, especially in their natural habitat. Photographers normally offer their nature photos for sale or keep them as part of a collection

Certain factors lead to perfect pictures. One of them is lighting. Because the objects in question vary, lighting will differ, for instance when one wants a full view of the object, midday sun which emphasizes all parts may be used or a flash may be used, but capturing a soft alluring target, one may prefer to use shadowy light such as mid-morning or late evening light.

Of utmost importance is the camera in question. Before embarking on such excursions, regular practice of use of camera should be done to get familiar with it. Digital cameras can be used and since the target in question is of varying distance, one with an interchangeable shutter is preferred. Digital cameras allow for easy transferring of shots into software for easy manipulation.

A tripod stand, a three legged stand, effectively holds the camera in a steady position, when capturing these moments. This is because any slight movement produces a blurry picture and it is hard to stand steady when one is holding the camera manually.

Exposure is very important to consider when taking such clips this is because almost most cameras take photos to be two toned but in landscape and wildlife scenarios, this is rarely the case therefore, compensation is vital.

Another important factor is composition. Basically this means that all the objects that are to be featured in a picture, are arranged in such a way as they appear more captivating. For instance the focal point of an animal is in the eyes if they are subjects, the eyes must be featured. Also proper cropping is important since all objects should appear in the clips.

Knowledge of composition is important and this simply means arranging all the subjects in the picture. For example if subjects in questions are wildlife, focusing on the eye brings out a more fascinating shot and if the subject is in motion adequate space should be allocated to allow for its movement such that it does not appear to be out of frame.

This clearly shows that nature photos for sale and that are appealing to look at, require a lot of work in order to get a perfect shot. Major organizations such as the National geographic would pay for spectacular shots, thus before presenting a picture for sale, the best should be selected.




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