Homeschool Facts

Do you need some inspiration to take interesting photos? Are you under the impression that you have to travel to a faraway place in order to photograph something intriguing or beautiful? Well, you don’t even need to leave your house! Here are some tips for taking stunning photos anywhere.

1. Look for light and shadow interactions. Photography, after all, is “light writing.” What does light look like coming through your window? Do any objects make interesting shadows? Try placing a glass of water by a window, and watch the reflection dance on the table.

2. Try getting close to objects so you distort the content of your photo making it unrecognizable. You can zoom in, or try angling the camera one way or another. If you have access to different lenses, macro and fish eye lenses are particularly fun. The detail in fruit and flowers is amazing if you take the time to look.

3. Make it a point to find patterns. They are all around us, and we typically don’t even take the time to see them. If you think monotony is boring, find something with interesting color or texture.

4. Get a different perspective. What do your surroundings look like when you are on the floor, or looking down from above?

5. Try different aperture and shutter speed settings. A small aperture will create a blurred background (shallow depth of field), and a big aperture will bring more of the background into focus (large depth of field). With a tripod, use slow shutter speeds in low lighting to create different effects. If you want to freeze motion, you will want to use a fast shutter speed.

6. Take some self-portraits. What is it that defines you? Think about how you would want to be photographed. What does photographing your possessions say about you?

Now you are ready to take on any situation with a new perspective. The world around us is fascinating. Look at the world with glistening eyes, because there is so much to see. We take our surroundings for granted when there is beauty everywhere.

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