Photography hacks: How to click innovative photos without fancy tools
Imagine an Instagram profile showcasing photos brimming with innovative aesthetics and styles, all crafted within a budget. Forget the exorbitant costs of professional lighting and other costly equipment. Armed with a decent smartphone camera and a few everyday household items, dive into the world of DIY photography. We help you understand a few tricks to get a DIY (do-it-yourself) photography session at home.
Using a hand grater
Sometimes the simplest things can help you to create filters. If you have got a hand grater in your kitchen you can use it to create a pattern photo-filter out of it. Ensure that your subject or item receives sufficient light by positioning them in front of a window. After that, position the grater between your subject and the camera's lens and click.
Get those work files out
Hold a colored work folder in front of your camera lens and let the camera focus on your face. To avoid clicking completely underexposed photos, make sure you don't completely cover the lens with the folder and leave a portion uncovered. The results will showcase a captivating blend of vividness and softness, a perfect concoction for crafting artistic portrait photographs.
Use good old CDs
CDs and DVDs may not be used as they once were, but they can still be a useful photography prop. Hold a CD between your subject and the camera, ensuring your subject is facing the sun. Use this effect to draw attention to your subject's attractive facial characteristics, such as a defined jawline. It creates a rainbow and dreamy effect producing a lovely picture.
Newspapers come in handy
Newspapers can serve a purpose in photography. They can assist in generating a bokeh effect, which involves intentionally blurring the out-of-focus area of an image. Carefully craft a heart-shaped cutout in the center of a newspaper. Then, adjust your camera settings to employ a wide aperture, thereby enhancing the shutter speed. To achieve the desired outcome, position the cutout to frame the subject.
Vaseline might create dreamy portraits as well
For dreamy and soft-focus effects, grab a small amount of Vaseline or lip balm and gently apply it on a transparent plastic cover. Smear the substance along the edges of the plastic sheet, leaving the center clear. When shooting portraits through this DIY filter, the Vaseline will create a soft blur, adding a romantic touch to your photos.
