The Power Line Magazine - August/September 2016 Issue - Tips for the Photograher "Formatting" by James E. Crigger

Tips for The Photographer “FORMATTING”
by Rev. James E. Crigger

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   No, I’m not talking about formatting a sd card or such. I’m talking about what you might consider framing.
   It is true that you can format your photo after you shoot, but you may compromise creativity or even quality.
   Creativity is an acquired talent. The more you train your eye for proper framing and exposure, the more professional your photos will look.
   Although you can format after the shoot, doing so may require you to crop. The closer you crop a photo, the more detail you will lose. The amount of detail you lose can depend upon the size of the sensor on your camera. A 24mpx photo can be cropped closer than a 16mpx.
   It might be wiser to take the original shots at different distances from the subject and then choose the best crop later.
   Eventually, you will be proficient enough to get the right framing with the first shot.

This also holds true with the settings on your camera as well. With practice, you will learn which exposure setting will give you the best results. Until then PRACTICE!

Above, right is the next shot as seen through the viewfinder. Imagine enlarging the first shot to the size of the second shot. You will lose much resolution. The camera these were taken with was a Nikon D7200 with a sensor of 24.2mpx and a Nikkor 18-300mm lens.

Both photos were taken at 1/1600 of a second at F5.6. The ISO was 800. Photography is an art. Yes, this is a talent, but it can be a practiced talent where-in practice truly does make perfect.

In this digital photography world, you have an advantage; you can take as many photos as you wish. In film, you were limited to 12 - 24 and 36 images.

The priority of photography is ENJOY!