Spring Photography

By Joshua Davis, age 15

Spring is a wonderful time for photographers of all levels. The flowers and trees are blooming. Wonderful cloud formations appear from spring showers. And all wild life is awaking. While these hints will help your images this spring become better, they should be used all year long.

Photograph in the early morning, and before and during sunset are excellent times to photograph outside. The shadows aren't harsh, the sun probably won't shine into the lens and Depth of Field (DoF) increases.

When photographing a subject the first angle that you see probably isn't the best. For instance try capturing a flower from underneath, with the sky as a background, or capture an animal from eye level. A real photographer will go to great extents to get a good image, how far you go is up to you, but the more unique of a viewing angle, the better a picture will be.

In photography there is a concept called the thirds rule. This means break your image up so that the subject fills either 1/3 or 2/3 of the frame. When viewing a motion picture you will notice how the subjects are often broken into a third of the frame. Try this approach when taking pictures. And don't be afraid to experiment with new framing, or composition of your pictures.