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Photographic Memories


> M A R T I N L O R T Z Sense of place:


Martin Lortz says images of spectacular landscapes often draw us to a particular camping location and adding a family member to that landscape image can make for some of the most memorable photos. He suggests using a wide-angle lens for a grander view, placing subjects off centre when composing and making sure there is something of interest in the foreground, mid-ground and background.


FAMILY CAMPING’S PRO PHOTOGRAPHERS


SHARE THEIR TOP SECRETS COMPILED BY SCOTT MACGREGOR


> R I C K M A T T H E W S Flash Gordon:


Use a flash to brighten colours on dull days and fill shadows on bright sunny days. In lowlight conditions many cameras know to automatically fire the flash for you. But to engage flash when you want it on bright days, find the lighting bolt button or menu item that will pop up or turn on the flash, overriding the default settings.


8 FAMILY CAMPING


> J A M E S S M E D L E Y Hold the cheese:


There is always a time and place for the smiling-for-the- camera portrait, but for more natural photographs try to take them when your talent isn’t looking or when they are being goofy or concentrating. Some of the best photographs, like this one, are taken while everyone is relaxed, before or after the formal photograph is taken.


> R O B E R T F A U B E R T Lateral thinking:


The focal point in cameras is there to help you focus the camera on the subject, but you don’t always have to put the subject in the centre of your pictures. In fact, the most interesting photographs usually have the subject in either the left or right third of the frame. This is true of television and movies too, just watch the news to see where they place the newscaster. Centre on the subject, press the shutter button halfway to focus, and then move her away from the centre.


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