| Though
many people don't realize it, photographs are a vastly flexible art medium.
There is absolutely no reason you should ever feel limited to shooting
what's in front of you or documenting reality. Just as with painting or
sculpting, there is plenty of room to exert your influence on the way your
photographs turn out. With that in mind, let's talk about some fun things
to do with your photographs that may not be covered in the traditional
"point and shoot" order of things.
 1.
Find
a New Angle
One
of the most common things done in photography is the eye or head level
height in which photos are taken. While this makes perfect sense, it may
not necessarily be the best angle for what you're shooting or the statement
you want to make.
Take
a day and shoot pictures entirely from the ground or knee level and see
how the different height will completely change your pictures. If you're
feeling especially lucky, try taking pictures from your waist without looking
at what you're focusing on - you may end up with a lot of throw-away images,
but you also might end up with something you could have never captured
with a traditional method of shooting.
2.
Increase
Your Films Development Time
All
film has a recommended development time at any given temperature. For instance,
when developing 400 speed film in chemicals that are 70 degrees, you would
allow the film to soak for 7 minutes before rinsing it (this is in no way
a recommendation or a standard, check with your developer and film manufacturers
for the recommended times). What many people don't understand is that the
longer the film develops, the more stark the contrast ends up. The darks
get darker and the lights get lighter.
If
you're fortunate enough to develop your own film, try pushing your film
an extra two or three minutes and see how it affects the final product.
While it's easy to push your film too far, a little extra time can create
a stunning result by giving the photo extra contrast.
 3.
Use
the Bulb Setting
Any
film (and most digital) cameras with manual settings will give you the
choice to set your shutter speed to bulb or "B.". This camera setting will
make your shutter stay open for as long as you have the shutter release
button pressed down. This can create a great way to capture some pictures
that you didn't think were possible. Unfortunately the bulb setting won't
work in daylight since it will overexpose the image, but in a dark environment
it can create lots of new photo opportunities.
Place
your camera on a tripod facing the night sky and leave your shutter open
for 5 minutes (using a cable release) so you can capture the stars moving
as the earth rotates. You can also hold the shutter open while a friend
dances around with a flashlight then snap a flash before closing it and
you'll have a perfect shot of them surrounded by streams of light. This
setting can be tricky to use but can create some incredible results.
The
next time you're wanting something new to try, remember these three photography
experiments. For these experiments all you need is a cable release and
a single lens reflex (SLR) camera or a digital SLR (DSLR) camera and you're
all set. Never try experimenting on photographs you don't want to lose
- your daughter's wedding might not be the best time to try shooting everything
from the hip. Really the only thing that matters is that you had fun creating
images that were important to you.
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Autumn
Lockwood is a writer for http://www.YourPictureFrames.com and loves framing
pictures. Your Picture Frames offers a wide selection of picture frames
like our jeweled picture frames: http://www.yourpictureframes.com/categories/Jeweled-Picture-Frames/
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