Drone Photography by Jake Sugden

Author:Jake Sugden
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crowood

Chapter 6

Stills photography

Let’s start at the beginning and examine in detail the principles of photography and what makes a good photograph.

WHAT MAKES A PHOTO ‘GREAT’?

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We now live in an age where nearly everyone carries a camera around with them. We are overwhelmed with imagery everywhere we look. Smartphones, social media and the Internet have ‘democratized’ photography; everyone is now a photographer and, at the same time, a photography critic.

Even so, from time to time we see a photo that makes us look again, and perhaps makes us go ‘Wow!’ Some photos really stand out from the mass-media and, not surprisingly, some photographers stand out from the crowd. It is often no coincidence that the great photos are taken either by photographers who ‘have an eye’ or by who those who really invest in honing their skills.

Give the same camera to half a dozen photographers and ask them to capture the same scene and the chances are they will all record something completely different. Some may ‘go wide’ whilst others ‘zoom in’ to detail. Some may find patterns where others find colour and make that the feature. Different angles, lenses and focus will give a completely different look and feel to a scene… The potential for difference is infinite.

As a result of the experiment you might see one or two exceptional photographs in the mix. The chances are that these photos will look exceptional because they have captured something different from the view that the eye sees. They have structured the image in a way that surprises you, that makes you think; they may be technically brilliant or just plain beautiful.

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