Pogue's Photography Tips

David Pogue talks about many different tips to enhance one's photographs. He talks about different techniques a rising photographer can use, such as, flash, focus, and blurriness. These are not the only techniques that Pogue discusses, but they do have a major effect on the outcome of the photographs. Sometimes a photographer takes a photograph and wishes to improve his/her photograph, but does not know how to. David Pogue's photography tips can help rising photographers, such as myself.

In my photoessay I am foucusing on one object in particular, chocolate cake. Since one of the photographs I plan on taking is of a person icing the cake, which is part of the preparation process, the faster shutter speed can help catch the movement of the person icing the cake, without blurriness. Pogue says that by holding down the shutter-button halfway before taking the photograph, a person can get rid of the half-second delay time. Therefore, the photograph can be taken at the exact right time.

Another technique that David Pogue talks about and I can benefit from in my photoessay is to use a lampshade as a tripod. Because my photoessay involves me to be "hands on", it would be easier if I had something to place the camera on (and then use a timer) to take photographs. Also, the "lampshade as a tripod" technique will help keep the camera still so that the photograph does not come out blurry, especially if my hand shakes even the slightest bit.

The last tip that I can use to enhance my photoessay photographs is to get the blurred-background effect. Pogue advices people to back up, away from the object being photographed, and then zoom in, towards the object. This will make the background, which is not the main foucs, blurry and keep the object, which is the main focus, extremely clear and pronounced. Pogue's technique can help my chocolate cake stand out even more in comparison to a photograph where nothing is blurred, everything is clear.