Scrapbook PhotographyScrapbook photography - Do you know how your camera works? From the 1950s on, photography became an important piece of scrapbooking. Understanding your camera is a big part of it today. Before my own experience with scrapbooking began, I received my first camera, a 35mm model. I must have spent hours taking shots, mostly of flowers. With it I was also able to experiment with black and white film. A few years later I received my next "point-and-shoot" camera; only this camera was digital. This model, a Canon PowerShot A95, is what would really begin to open the doors for me in the arts and crafts world and draw me into the scrapbooking world. Scrapbook photography is simply a combining of photography and scrapbooking. It is just that you are placing the pictures on your pages in such a way as it becomes part of the art of the page surrounding it. As a scrapbook-oriented photographer, you are probably already familiar with what your needs are in relation to your craft. If this part is new to you, consider a book such as Digital SLR and Photography for Dummies, 3rd Edition . Most amateurs are satisfied with the different versions of the point-and-shoot camera. This camera is easy to use, lightweight, small and portable, as well as inexpensive. On the flip side, control over exposure is nil to non-existent. The resulting photograph is not always what is seen through the viewfinder. With digital cameras having a tiny monitor-like attachment, one could take a snapshot and see right away whether the picture is any good. Lastly, the point-and-shoot camera cannot be enhanced with interchangeable lenses. The cameras of choice for professionals include an SLR (single lens reflex). The SLR has multiple modes of exposure for maximum creative control, interchangeable lenses and the image is viewed through actual lens for a precise framing. The downside is that the SLR's are larger and heavier and more challenging to master. Features to include in camera control basics for the individual in scrapbook photography, regardless of technology, are auto-focus, long exposure or night-time mode, automatic exposure modes, self-timer or infrared and fill flash. If you already have your own camera, check the owner's manual to learn about the controls your camera includes.
The self-timer or infrared shutter release allows the photographer to include himself in his picture. The fill flash is a built in feature that allows the photographer to creatively mix available light with flash. Scrapbooking photography includes much more in the vast subject of photography in itself. For further reading, check out
Whether in your local library or at your local bookstore or online, check out these books for further learning in scrapbook photography. Have fun with that camera! Return from Scrapbook Photography to Scrapbooking Basics Return from Scrapbook Photography to Homepage New! CommentsHave your say about what you just read! Leave me a comment in the box below. |
