--- title: "What are some cool photography tricks?" description: "What are some cool photography tricks?" author: "simron shukla" published: 2018-03-06 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36817/what-are-some-cool-photography-tricks category: "photography" reading_time: 4 minutes --- # What are some cool photography tricks? What are some cool photography [tricks](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/351/tricks-to-replace-select-with-column-names)? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Anamika Srivastava **I’LL SHARE SOME TRICKS HOW YOU CAN USE A FEW BASIC TIPS AND TRICKS TO GET SOME REALLY AWESOME PHOTOS FROM YOUR CAMERA** ![What are some cool photography tricks?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/0603b1c2-0957-4f39-81ac-e22528d42265/images/907580da-37f8-4f7d-b5c7-c2110ce77288.png)**\** **NO EXPENSIVE BOULES TO BE BOUGHT FOR THESE,YOU CAN USE STUFF LYING AROUND YOUR HOUSE TO GET THAT PERFECT CLICK.** \ **YOU MIGHT LOVE THESE TRICKS AND EVEN YOU GUYS TRY THEM .** **SO ,HERE I GO** **TIME LAPSE PANORAMA** ![What are some cool photography tricks?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/0603b1c2-0957-4f39-81ac-e22528d42265/images/d1531aac-0647-4ac0-87b4-9ed4d92b0b63.png) You can make a time-lapse and panorama rig by a simple hack, **All you need to have a cheap egg timer for mounting your camera on .** If you have a **Go PRO CAMERA** all you need to do is attach the camera mount on your egg timer, lock your camera in place and wind up the timer . SET YOUR CAMERA TO TIME LAPSE AND SHOOT AWAY TO PERFECTION. In case of regular cameras you can **use hot glue mount a camera attachment to get some really great panorama photos while using burst mode.** **ART FILTERS** ![What are some cool photography tricks?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/0603b1c2-0957-4f39-81ac-e22528d42265/images/860b5587-2cd2-4e8b-8d2e-d684bfdc4212.png) Adding filters to your existing camera can make some really beautiful portrait shots. Each filters cost you a bomb.So, why not make it simple, **Take a highly transparent sheet of plastic and scribble around the center and colored pens.** When done tear a hole in the middle and mount the plastic over the camera lens with an elastic band. **Now focus on your object and enjoy the colorful effects in the background.** **BLUR EFFECT** ![What are some cool photography tricks?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/0603b1c2-0957-4f39-81ac-e22528d42265/images/1da26a9b-dc24-4f24-8955-5719617df235.png) Creating a blur effect on your subject is similar to time lapse panorama. But to make it even simple **all you need is a regular filter( a UV filter works best) and some Vaseline. Mount the UV filter, apply Vaseline around the lens in a straight line (cross ways) by using your own imagination**. Make sure you don’t apply Vaseline center of the lens. **THAT’S IT SHOOT YOUR OBJECT AND SEE THE EFFECT TAKES LIFE.** **NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTER** ![What are some cool photography tricks?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/0603b1c2-0957-4f39-81ac-e22528d42265/images/a63f1b1c-10fa-494a-b4c2-cc68a67ae375.png) **A ND filter actually help the photographer to combination of aperture, exposer time and sensor sensitivity to reduce overexposure**. All you need to do it mount the glass on your camera lens hood with the elastic bands and set your camera to shoot your object with longer exposer timer. **The welding glass will allow less light through, allowing you to shoot higher exposeer time.** **EMERGENCY STRING TRIPOD** ![What are some cool photography tricks?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/0603b1c2-0957-4f39-81ac-e22528d42265/images/8423d699-c985-4aeb-b1d6-c6161327bf61.png) **A tripod is basically meant to shoot sturdy shot and negate shaking hands.** All you need to is a simple hack using a fairy ling string. Take a long piece of strong thread and loop it via the mount hole using a screw. Now let your string stretch under your feet to the camera. **Firmly stretch your feet so that thee camera is firm and held strong. This will help diminish and hands trembling to keep your shots stable**. **LENS FLARE** ![What are some cool photography tricks?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/0603b1c2-0957-4f39-81ac-e22528d42265/images/babe0f60-1a04-4973-80b7-6f770a6c48c1.png)\ \ Adding a little lens flare in your photos is a pretty simple process to do in camera. **Just hold a lighter in front of your lens frame up of your shot and voila lens flare** \ If you don’t fancy holding a lighter in front of your lens try a small flashlight aimed down the barrel of your lens for a similar result. **BOKEH EFFECTS** ![What are some cool photography tricks?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/0603b1c2-0957-4f39-81ac-e22528d42265/images/a71d9ec1-e8d6-4ad8-bbee-460f5f4b36cb.png) **You may have seen some fancy nights photographers with streetlights blurred in a way that they look like stars or glowing blobs these are bokeh effects** you can shoots with a simple trick. Just cut out some shape in a circular black cardboard disc and mount it in front of your lens and shoot away. **HOPE THIS IS INFORMATIVE** \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36817/what-are-some-cool-photography-tricks Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.