http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop. -Ansel Adams en Vox Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:46:08 -0800 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/horizon-lines-and-remembering-the-rectangle.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OhShoot!) http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/horizon-lines-and-remembering-the-rectangle.html?_c=feed-rss http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/horizon-lines-and-remembering-the-rectangle.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:46:08 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00d09e4dbf3abe2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00d09e4dbf3abe2b-50si" alt="011007 127.original" /></a> <a href="http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00d10a7dd0cb8bfa.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00d10a7dd0cb8bfa-50si" alt="011007 127.tilt" /></a> <a href="http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00cdf3af0d3ccb8f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00cdf3af0d3ccb8f-50si" alt="011007 127.1" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> My tripod is cheeeeeap. Anyone who wants to buy me a really really expensive one with all the bells and whistles, please feel free. lol. One thing to remember when framing a photo in your camera viewfinder is that your camera takes a photo which ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/horizon-lines-and-remembering-the-rectangle.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00d09e4dc033be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cropping framing horizon line http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/squirrelly-goodness-just-a-couple-of-issues.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OhShoot!) http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/squirrelly-goodness-just-a-couple-of-issues.html?_c=feed-rss http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/squirrelly-goodness-just-a-couple-of-issues.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 13 Jan 2007 20:46:00 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00cdf3ae6198cb8f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00cdf3ae6198cb8f-50si" alt="011107 040" /></a> <a href="http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00cdf7f3a2f8094f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00cdf7f3a2f8094f-50si" alt="011107 040.1" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I was out on a long walk, camera in tow as usual. I came across this squirrel happily munching away on a low branch, so I just pulled my camera out of the front of my jacket where I was keeping it warm and snapped off this shot before the squirre... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/squirrelly-goodness-just-a-couple-of-issues.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00cd970b3abe4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> cropping composition rule of thirds common mistakes http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/some-basics-of-taking-a-good-photo.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OhShoot!) http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/some-basics-of-taking-a-good-photo.html?_c=feed-rss http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/some-basics-of-taking-a-good-photo.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:25:09 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00cd9709e7024cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00cd9709e7024cd5-50si" alt="goose, original shot, unedited" /></a> <a href="http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00d10a7bd8c18bfa.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00d10a7bd8c18bfa-50si" alt="122706 icicles and pond geese 209.1" /></a> <a href="http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00cdf7f253d2094f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00cdf7f253d2094f-50si" alt="122706 icicles and pond geese 209.1cls" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> One of the best ways to learn to take a good photo is to analyse the photos you are already taking. It takes a little while to learn to look while you are taking the photograph, but once you learn it Keep in mind that rules are meant to be broken... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/some-basics-of-taking-a-good-photo.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00d10a7bd9a28bfa?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> composition digital photo editing http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/think-before-you-shoot-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OhShoot!) http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/think-before-you-shoot-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/think-before-you-shoot-1.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:12:14 -0800 The easiest way to take better pictures is to just play with it and take pictures of whatever comes into your path. However, there are many common mistakes people make while taking photos, and it's these mistakes that often make the greatest diff... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/think-before-you-shoot-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00d10a7bd6048bfa?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/photography-terms.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OhShoot!) http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/photography-terms.html?_c=feed-rss http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/photography-terms.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 07 Jan 2007 16:11:16 -0800 Learning photography can be intimidating because it has so many unfamiliar terms. Sometimes I think that like most professions it does this just to be mysterious. lol. I mean, why say "ambient light" when you mean "natural light"? It is how it is... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/photography-terms.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00cdf7f225c6094f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/using-your-camera-first-things-first.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OhShoot!) http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/using-your-camera-first-things-first.html?_c=feed-rss http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/using-your-camera-first-things-first.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 07 Jan 2007 16:05:59 -0800 Find your camera owner's manual. If you can't find it, try and look it up online. Read it. It will tell you what your camera can do. While you are reading, try doing the things it tells you that you can do with your camera. Set the camera timer... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/using-your-camera-first-things-first.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00cd9709b9dc4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/photo-challenges.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OhShoot!) http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/photo-challenges.html?_c=feed-rss http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/photo-challenges.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 06 Jan 2007 07:36:47 -0800 Irma posted these great links this morning. I am going to start enrolling in the Photo Hunt. I'm in a couple of other photo challenges, but they don't seem to be really swinging yet. I like photo challenges. They get me out there, get me thinkin... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/photo-challenges.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00d09e4b3f0bbe2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> inspiration photo hunt photo challenges http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/reasons-to-not-buy-yourself-a-better-digital-camera-yet.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(OhShoot!) http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/reasons-to-not-buy-yourself-a-better-digital-camera-yet.html?_c=feed-rss http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/reasons-to-not-buy-yourself-a-better-digital-camera-yet.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 06 Jan 2007 06:28:19 -0800 There is an illusion - one that I fell prey to when I got my first film SLR - that a better camera will make you a better photographer. This isn't the case. There is plenty that you can learn with even a fairly basic point and shoot camera, espec... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://ohshoot.vox.com/library/post/reasons-to-not-buy-yourself-a-better-digital-camera-yet.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf7f0834d094f00d10a7b50ed8bfa?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> choosing a camera