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More Photo Tips
| WHAT ABOUT THE CAMERA?
If you already know how to use a camera, you're good to go. If not, just ask a grown-up to help you learn. (Most "point-and-shoot" cameras are really easy to use.)
Don't have a camera? Then you could borrow one, buy one, or ask for one as a gift. Film cameras are usually cheaper to buy. Digital cameras cost more, but you can see your photos as soon as you take them. (That makes it easy to learn as you go.) Digital cameras also are better for shooting close up, and that's important for small subjects such as flowers and insects.
MORE TIPS FOR TAKING CRITTER PIX
Move slowly and quietly.
Watch your shadow—it can scare your subject.
Be careful where you walk—don't step on flowers or other delicate living things.
Never disturb an animal you're shooting. |
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SHOOT FOR FUN
Here are some ways to have even more photo fun:
Shoot a favorite nature place in spring, summer, fall, and winter. It could be a woods, a meadow, a pond, a garden, a vacant lot, or even a single tree. Be sure to stand in the same place and frame the same scene each time. Mount the photos next to each other in a scrapbook or on a wall.
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Shoot a "day in the life" of your pet.
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Go squirrelly! Put some peanuts outside, close to a window. Then catch the action with photos.
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Plant a pumpkin seed, and then capture the growth from sprout to jack-o-lantern!
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Build a simple photo blind to get closer to wild creatures. Try hiding inside a big cardboard box with a hole cut in the side. You can paint the outside to blend in with your surroundings. (Even kids like you can get great nature shots this way—click here to see one!)
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Make a photo fridge magnet. Glue a photo to stiff cardboard, and then glue the cardboard to a small magnet.
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Write a photo poem. Write a poem to go with a favorite photo. Then put them together on a piece of heavy paper to hang on your wall or to give as a card.
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—Tips by Gerry Bishop
—Art by Jack Desrocher |
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