Using Photo shop

Above is the original image which I will use to demonstrate the uses of Photoshop by removing the rock in the bottom right hand side of the image.I used the patch tool to to this.

Viewpoint and Camera Angle

Changing the camera viewpoint or camera angle are two simple ways of controlling viewpoint. It can add depth to the picture. 

Getting more Technical

Changing the settings on the camera can make a significance difference. The main settings we can change are the shutter speed and the amount of light we allow in. Below is a copy of my camera settings for the above photo. The photo itself is nothing special, I  was  trying to  capture the flowing water with different settings.

Below is another example. The exposure time is changed.

Our class trip took place on a somewhat overcast morning at the beautiful  Lough Lannagh in Castlebar. The path around the lake makes for an ideal walk. For an novice like myself it proved a really interesting morning. It forced me to see detail in the landscape I would not normally take any notice of. For the first number of photos I  left the setting at auto and simply took some random photos. Below is one of them.

As I mentioned the morning was overcast, but nonetheless we managed to get some interesting results. For this photo I tried to implement the rule of thirds. The path and the fishing line divide the photo horizontally, while the group of trees and the space between the first group and the smaller second group divide it on the vertical plane. The reflection from the lake made an interesting effect.

Above is another example of how I tried to keep the main subject matter in the first third vertically. It makes for a more interesting image. In the past  any photo's I would have taken  would have had the main subject centered, resulting in similar looking photos.

Another example above of the same idea.