There are a few problems I always seem to run into when taking digital photographs.
1.) Flash versus no flash.
I really prefer the coloring of no flash when taking photos inside. The coloring is usually a lot warmer, with yellowish shades and lines seem softer. But when you put on the flash inside, the picture seems a lot sharper and everything gets this bright blue tinge. I would decide just to skip the flash, but when you do the picture almost always comes out blurry.
2.) Taking pictures of big sweeping landscapes
I've tried, over the years, to take photographs of places I really love. Like a spot in the woods that is just perfectly lit up with filtered sunlight. Or the vastness of the ocean. Or a waterfall. Mostly pictures of the forest, really... yes... I am a nerd/wood elf. Anyways, the pictures never capture what I see. What looks mysterious, or magical or just beautiful to me always seems to look flat in the photo. I want to know how to capture that depth.
Walking around with a camera is a little strange. I took a photo of a line of students holding up political signs, and while some ate it up, when I looked at the photos after there was one girl staring straight at the camera and giving me the weirdest look.
For portraits I took photos of my friends. They didn't seem to mind. Some of them totally loved it actually.
But with photos of college life... I just feel like a huge creep taking pictures of people. I did take one picture of a girl reading on the lawn.... but from very far away. I don't think she noticed/ I hope she didn't. But how do you get candid photos of people just living life without creeping them out or ruining the shot?
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