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Create layers
Is your camera switched to the correct mode? Ensure that your photograph gets more depth.
We’ll take a vast lake as an example, with wooded banks on the far side and, behind that,
hills or mountains. So three layers. Don’t just snap a shot as if you were standing on the
bank, but look for a twig or bush that is hanging over the water’s edge. Position this in the
foreground, crouch down and you’ll see that this fourth layer amplifies the other three. You
can use this method in almost every view; you can always find something that you can put
in the foreground.
Literally. Because what applies to your eyes, also applies to a camera lens.
Using colour filters is a tried and tested method of adding colour and
achieving a romantic effect. Through simply holding the lens of a pair of
sunglasses in front of your camera you’ll get surprising results. An ordinary
pair of sunglasses works fine, but for more colour contrast use a pair of
glasses with a UV filter in the glasses.
interplay of lines
If you’ve been taking photographs for a while and the tips above are obvious to you, you may benefit more
from the following more advanced advice.
Bluer skies
There is a lot of polarised light in a blue sky. With the filter, you hold this back as it were, so that
the blue becomes darker and more penetrating. Another advantage is that the clouds look ‘whiter’
due to the fact that they stand out better against the deep blue heavens. So the polarisation filter
ensures more contrast, but it can’t change the colours. It doesn’t make a grey sky blue, it just
amplifies the blue that’s already there.
Prevent dazzle
Sometimes certain objects are difficult to photograph because they are damp, or made of shiny
material that reflects the light. A wet road surface for example, the silvery underside of birch leaves,
a futuristic building with lots of reflective glass or a surface of water. You can suppress these
reflections with a polarisation filter. Similar to Polaroid sunglasses.
The most beautiful photographs are a perfect mix of Most of all, it’s about having fun. The pleasure you
a creative eye and an optimum use of the technical experience from the unexpected possibilities of your
possibilities. Landscape and architecture photography isn’t camera. And from a new way of looking at the world
the easiest of specialisations in that respect. So don’t be around you. Heading off somewhere? Don’t forget to
too disappointed if a photograph is less favourable than take several memory cards, an extra rechargeable battery,
you’d hoped. Let it stimulate you to experiment further and ordinary batteries, a charger, lenses and a tripod with you.
investigate what you can do to discover the photographer Visit www.canon-europe.com/store for a complete
in yourself. overview of handy accessories. Good luck!