I LOVE taking great pictures, especially of critters in my garden or our dogs. I do believe I was born with the shutterbug’s gene, though I didn’t come to that conclusion myself, it was my DH who said I had the ‘talent’ and realized all his favorite pictures were taken by me. My grandfather in fact was some kind of well-known photographer in Rio de Janeiro in the 30’s. So maybe DH is right.
I’ve started a Picasa album [B]here[/B]. I’m subdividing into knitting, garden, dogs, DH’s engineering projects, and I love taking pics of things in shadows or at night in my garden, you’ll also find those there.
Here are a few of my all-time favorites. Show me yours! :waving:
Now I have a Canon Digital SLR, but many of those photos were taken with a cheap JVC digital. DH got me the nicer one so I could take even better photos, but really I think almost any camera will do as long as your composition and subject are interesting and well-lit. Afterall, what good is a great camera if you don’t keep the subject well-placed in the shot. Sometimes that means NOT centering the subject or person. At least, that’s how I like to do it.
Yes, that is called the “rule of thirds”. On occasion the center is the proper place, but most of the time it’s better off center. I agree that any camera will do a good job of placement to get a pleasing shot. What a better camera will do is help with depth of field, lighting and clarity. I have a Canon Digital Rebel XT which is a DSLR, but I’ve been mostly using my Canon Powershot because its light and easy and always available. :teehee:
I have a Canon Digital Rebel XT which is a DSLR, but I’ve been mostly using my Canon Powershot because its light and easy and always available. :teehee: