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Photography hints and tips from Charlie Waite
- Use your hands to make a rectangle to see whether there is a photograph to be made. This will help a great deal to remove the potential image from its context.
- Take your eye around the edge of the viewfinder or camera screen…..twice, to be totally familiar with all that exists on the perimeter. Decide whether what is there, on the outside edge, supports what is taking place within the body of the image. When there is something just outside the field of view that you do not want to include remember that some camera viewfinders show only 97%. Make allowances!
- If the sky is lacking in interest i.e. too bland or too blue or grey then try leaving it out all together. If the sky is good, then let it have its say. Try devoting three-quarters of the photograph to the sky if it is remarkable. Include whole clouds if possible. With reflections, try to include entire clouds. “Every cloud has its certain valid moment” Minor White.
- Be aware of light. A photographer must be acutely aware of the nature and quality of light and how the light is falling on the subject. Light is everything!
- If there is no landscape in front of you, look around; there may be one at your feet.
- Ask yourself when looking through the camera “Can I see this image framed and proudly displayed on a wall”? There will be times when you may feel “photographically blind”, don’t panic, your vision will return. Persevere!
See a selection of Charlie Waite's photographs
Charlie Waite, is the founder and organiser of the Take-A-View Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards. Following the huge success and popularity of previous years, entrants have until 15th July to enter the Take a View Awards by submitting their photographs of the British landscape. Enter online - you can submit up to twenty photos.
Unlike many other photographic competitions, Take a View celebrates the United Kingdom only, offering photographers worldwide the opportunity to showcase their images of this richly diverse country. From salt marshes, chalk cliffs and ancient woodland to historic villages, parklands and cityscapes, this Award aims to highlight the positive interaction between people and places that is so important for us all.
