aye, all that allowed man.
You don't need a big dslr to take great pics.
Not just nice, clean pics that look good because of the nice lens and shallow Depth of field...
but it forces you to think about composition, subject matter, foreground/subject/background, lighting, perspective, angles... etc.
In short... it exercises your creative muscles, not just your camera's muscles.
Eg.
Taken with my blackberry 9700
That's just some examples.
Tips:
- watch the light! Use the sunlight, shadows, etc... whatever makes the photo interesting! Don't forget that the most interesting photos aren't always fully-lit, some shadows / half-lit sections will add in some mystery!
- use the proper perspective & lens focal length. If you're taking landscapes, zoom out the camera to get the wide-angle. If you're shooting portraits or want to concentrate on something in particular, zoom in the camera slightly and then focus on whatever you're shooting
- To capture something quickly, half-press the shutter on your P&S and let it focus, then fully press down the shutter button to snap the pic
- sometimes candid, unexpected pictures of people are MUCH more interesting than posed pictures where everyone's smiling. Whenever I shoot a wedding I always put the camera in weird places (eg. over ppl shoulders, above their heads) and shoot an unexpected shot while they're talking/doing something/singing, etc. Makes it feel much more natural, maybe even journalistic depending on what you're shooting. (this applies to cameraphones/P&S too!!)
- If you're shooting cars and auto's/bikes, etc. - it's always better to shoot at sunset. The angled light hits the corners & lines of the car much better than harsh, overhead middday sunlight. Why do you think all those car-commercials have a sunset!?
- If you're shooting in low-light or evening-time conditions, or you want to shoot a sunset - TURN OFF YOUR FLASH! The flash on a P&S or even cameraphone is the WORST thing ever to be invented. Sure your subject/person will get nicely lit up, but the rest of the sunset/evening scene will be blacked out by the blinding flash.
Most of the sunsets I shot above (esp the pic of my Navara pickup on the beach) was shot with the flash turned OFF and me trying my damndest to hold the f-ck still!!
Shooting a nighttime city shot? Turn Off the Flash.
Shooting a sunset/sunrise? Turn Off the Flash.
Shooting a street scene at night? Turn Off the Flash.
Try it, you might like it!
SO... allyuh tink you could put down the DSLR and try to use more basic tools?
Let's see who really can "make" a photo instead of simply "take" a photo!
