Just what I was looking for, an opportunity to learn from the best! Thanks for starting it up UA, and thank you to all who have shared tips and bios already. I feel like I have so much to learn. It almost feels like I would need to sign up for a photography class at the local college to really educate myself. Then there is the overwhelming task of choosing a good camera and accessories. Hopefully, this thread will help
Not sure I have enough experience to be considered anything above amateur but I will go ahead a fill out a bio, it seems fun and this is a great group of folks with excellent credentials.
The 420 Fotographer Collective - Member Bio
Username:
LiveAndLetGro
Grow method and strains:
I grow in Deep Water Culture (DWC)
I have an ever growing seed collection. I just started a run with CKS Cali OG Haze. So many seeds, such little time
Camera, Lenses and Gear:
Samsung Galaxy S8+
Experience level and photography background:
I have always loved taking photos. I guess I first got interested in black and white. Simple photos of simple things. Old objects and old people always made great black and whites. In this world though, I live in color.
What is your style? (portrait, journal, macro, outdoor, instructional, various)
I would say my style before joining here was outdoor. So much beauty in nature, it can be hard to capture through the lens of a camera. Trees, animals, groups of people, music festivals, rivers, mountains, these have been the subjects of most of my shots. I have since shifted to a more journalistic approach, which is probably evident in my journal lol.
Favourite lens or type of shot:
I would say my favorite type of shot would be the pictures with depth. (thanks UA for sharing the blog entry so I know the correct term to use
) Also, I love the unexpected shot. The picture you took and thought nothing about until you looked at it later and realized it captured exactly what you wanted it too.
If you could give 1 tip for new photographers:
Someone else mentioned taking lots of photos. That is a great tip. I have always said quantity will provide quality.
A tip for anyone with blurple lights, use flash and take pics after lights out.
Other introductory options:
Please share 1 of you favourite photos and explain why it works so well for you. What equipment did you use?
I love this photo. Even under blurple light, it shows depth and texture, and a little color. Not to mention a beautiful little mite eater. Coming from a more outdoorsy background, I really enjoyed capturing the pics of the ladybugs in my tent. This was taken with my phone, the S8+.
Please share 1 technique you use in a step by step how-to.
My only "technique" is to take lots of photos from different angles. When I find something I want to capture I will start furthest away and take one photo, then move in halfway, move in some more, and take another until I have only what I want to capture in the photo. Then I can go back when cropping and find some very interesting photos that are focused in different ways (I usually use the auto focus).
Choose a few of your favourite photos and share them.
Talk about a piece of your equipment you can't live without.
The cropping tool
Share the link to other photography related content you have created.
Feel free to browse my journals. When I first started I had no clue, all blurple pics. They started to get better toward the end of my first journal. Hopefully, with your help, they will continue to improve.
Thanks again UA and everyone who contributes to this thread and the many others that make 420 magazine a great place to be!