pictures of a group of people? See if there are stairs nearby so you can shoot from a higher angle.
Each person in the group will be more visible than if you shot them at eye level.
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Avoid tilting the camera to include the top of a tall building. In the finished picture it will look as
if the building is falling over backwards. Always use a wide-angle lens for best results when you
want to take in a broader field of view than is possible with your standard lens. (Sometimes of
course perspective distortion like this can be used to good effect for subject impact.)
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Ask your subjects NOT to look at the camera -- Pictures of people are usually much more natural
looking when the people are doing something, and looking at what they're doing. A picture of a
do-it-yourself handyman absorbed in a project is going to be more interesting -- and a better
photo -- than a picture of the same person standing up, staring at the camera. (Chances are, his
expression will be a lot more relaxed and natural too.) When your subject has forgotten about the
camera is when you'll probably get your best pictures.
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Don't be afraid to experiment -- For example a silhouette of a person watching a sunset can be
much more attractive than an ordinary photograph of the same scene.
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Look for unusual subjects and viewpoints.
A picture of a famous building or
monument may well be attractive in its
own right -- so take it, but also take a
picture of people looking at it or a
reflection of it in a nearby window or even
some close-up details of it against a clear
sky etc. Bad weather can sometimes lead
to very good pictures! A child gazing
through a rain-splashed window, the play
of bright lights in the water at the curbside,
a figure walking through a snowstorm.
Use your imagination, make your own
"rules" as you progress, Your pictures will
be far more interesting, far more eye-
catching.
Choosing and using accessories
Illustrated here is the range of Helios quality
lenses and optical accessories (for technical
specifications see page 40 ). Such a vast
assortment of ancillary equipment is available for
your Zenith TTL (both from the USSR and a
multitude of other sources) that we can only give
very brief details hereof the when, why and how
of choice and use.
Wide-Angle Lenses -- are available in focal
lengths from 1 6mm to about 35mm, the shorter
the focal length the wider the area covered. They
are situations they allow you to retain
sufficient of more used in any Situation that
requires greater-than- normal area coverage, e.g.
landscapes, interiors, distant surroundings or
background to show relationship to an important
close-up subject. Generally a 28mm or 35mm
type is found most useful since they're relatively
inexpensive, usually have wider maximum
apertures, and are less prone to distortion than the
shorter focal lengths.
