Taking lots of pictures develops, at least at first, the "opposite" skill -- you learn how to predict what the camera will record, based on what you see in the viewfinder.
This is primarily because you get better at actually paying attention to what you see in the viewfinder/on the screen, and not so much projecting your brain's "composite view" onto it. (And also not projecting your emotions into the picture so much.)
At the same time, although more slowly, you learn more techniques on how to get the viewfinder to show what you want it to.
One exercise I used to do is to give people a piece of cardboard which had a hole in it, the shape and size of the 35mm film frame (24x36mm). They'd learn to move the cardboard around, forward and back, to get the right framing, and move their bodies to get the objects to fit in the frame, etc.
An iPhone is better than a traditional viewfinder camera at this, because you are staring at a near-identical simulation of what you'll see on the computer screen later. You just have to get used to this fact, and act accordingly.
Most of all, have fun. Almost anyone who makes the time to practice will reap great rewards quickly.
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on 2010-10-21 06:45 pm (UTC)This is primarily because you get better at actually paying attention to what you see in the viewfinder/on the screen, and not so much projecting your brain's "composite view" onto it. (And also not projecting your emotions into the picture so much.)
At the same time, although more slowly, you learn more techniques on how to get the viewfinder to show what you want it to.
One exercise I used to do is to give people a piece of cardboard which had a hole in it, the shape and size of the 35mm film frame (24x36mm). They'd learn to move the cardboard around, forward and back, to get the right framing, and move their bodies to get the objects to fit in the frame, etc.
An iPhone is better than a traditional viewfinder camera at this, because you are staring at a near-identical simulation of what you'll see on the computer screen later. You just have to get used to this fact, and act accordingly.
Most of all, have fun. Almost anyone who makes the time to practice will reap great rewards quickly.