Every year we go on holiday and between us we take lots of photographs to remind us of the good times. Essentially the photos are for our enjoyment, but also we want to show our friends and family where we have been and all the wonderful placed we have visited and the fantastic time we had. Yes, I know showing off and making them jealous. The problem is that we have been lots of fabulous places over the years, but our snaps tend to look all the same and are far from exciting.
This was brought home clearly to me because the family bought us a screen for Christmas which we put our memory stick in and hey presto a loop of photos all day long. The trouble is they are all samey and I, who was there am not even sure about identifying individual places.
This year there is to be a special holiday linking in with a birthday with zeros on the end. There is to be a once in a lifetime world trip. So there will be lots and lots of photographs to be taken. To ensure these are the best they can be I have decided that myself and my other half are going on a landscape photography course.
We will learn how to get maximum use from our cameras, especially how to use settings which are not part of the automatic menu. Then there will be advice on what makes a vista and how to frame it. I am told that this is something that can be taught and easily absorbed. I like to include people in my photographs whereas my partner does not. Sometimes I feel that the people in my compositions would be better not being there. So I am looking forward to learning how to capture people at their best in what is essentially a view.
So armed with all this new knowledge between us we should be able to make a creative record of our wonderful trip and our screen at home will be boring no more and perhaps our friends and family will appreciate our holiday snaps better.
If a photography course is for you then Photography made simple is the ideal partner for a fun filled course filled with laughs and great photographs and a skill that will last a lifetime.
