I am learning to take pics and recently I was taking pictures of moving water. I've seen a lot of pictures that look so good with running water. I want to know how to take pictures like that. I know you have to change shutter speed, and all the rest of that. But could someone give me details on when to change what in situations like these? I use a Kodak EasyShare CX7530. Thanks!
How to take decent pictures?
Practice, practice, and more practice. Often we see the results but we don't see the effort that went behind the picture.Some photographers shoot for years and acquire experience and they know what composition and lighting to look for. Also for every great pictures, there are many that the photographer discards. With digital cameras you are able to freely experiment and get instant feedback.
If you are taking pictures of moving water, I would recommend you get a good sturdy tripod. I believe the tripod is the single most underrated accessory that most consumers don't bother to buy to improve their photography.
Play around with the shutter speed first of all. This makes a big difference on how the water will look like in the final picture. Having too fast shutter speed will make the water appear lifeless and static. Having too slow a shutter speed and the water will appear over exposed and a white blob, with very little detail. The right shutter speed will bring out the detail in the water and still be able to portray the motion and fluidity of the water.
Different lighting conditions also play a factor. Don't photograph directly in bright sunlight. Try to shoot water in diffuse lighting and preferably dimmer light like in the late afternoon. You will need to set your camera on a tripod, and possibly use a remote control or use the camera timer to avoid camera shake.
That's all I can think of at the moment. Good luck.
How to take decent pictures?
You'll need to play around with shutter speed and ISO settings to get the best pics for these kinds of things.
TechLore has a great article that should tell you what you need to know called %26quot;Using Your Camera's ISO Setting to Get the Shot%26quot;. http://www.techlore.com/article/17308/Us鈥?/a>
if you have a night time setting on your camera you will get great moving shots as the flash goes off about 3 times before the pic is taken email me if u want to see some ocean pics i took using it.
I agree with the previous posters. Two other things:
1. Experiment with photographing from different angles, since this will determine if you see through the water or a reflection on the water.
2. Like any photography, experiment both with and without a flash.
Experiment, diffirent speeds work better for diffirent situatuions!
don't know how to set your camera,
but, if u want to snap running watter here's a simpler theory
a fast shutter speed will freeze the water.(provided with enuff lighting for tht fast shutter)
a slow shutter speed will blur the water.
What effect are you trying to achieve? I'm going to guess and say you want the water to look like smoke,or kinda hazy.You need to put your shutter speed down to about 1 sec. You will achieve some good results at 1/8 ,1/15 or so too. To get your shutter speed down to this in the daytime you will probably need to use a neutral density filter.Can you change the shutter speed on your camera....let me look...........hey yeah you can, I didn't think you could when I first saw it but yeah you can bring it down all the way to 4 secs....ok ok put your camera on a tripod,because you wont be able to hold a 1 sec exposure.put your camera on a low ISO,like 80 or 100,frame you water subject, and hold the neutral density filter over the lens...careful not to touch the camera and shake it...I don't think filters will thread into your cam.....put camera on auto and shoot one just for the hell of it ...then put you shutter down to 1 sec. and try another...keep playing around with the shutter settings until you get the results you want....Good luck
