It's true that taking photos is as simple as running out and grabbing a
cheap five dollar camera. But taking good, quality photos has never
been easier. So lets explore some quick ideas that can help you take
photos that you will be happy to share with friends and family.
Photography as an art has never been more exciting or enjoyable. Todays
photography enthusiast has many styles, topics, and tools open to them.
Plus, the blending of digital with print makes the craft of taking
photos very versatile.
Here are four tips to help.
1. Get a little closer, don't be shy. One of the biggest mistakes most
beginning photographers make is shooting from so far away. They leave
too much distance between themselves and their subjects. Instead, get
up close and personal. Fill up as much of the camera frame, with your
subject, as you can. You can always reshape, trim, and resize a good
quality shot. But you can't continue to blow up a distant subject and
hope that it will come into focus. It just won't happen.
2. This tip springs directly from #1(above)... focus your shot on only
one subject. Determine what the main subject of the photo will be, and
catch that image. Try and find the one key subject, person, or event
that accurately portrays the feeling you are trying to capture.
3. In addition to getting one subject, in your photos, you will want to
make the background of the photo as simple as possible. Busy,
distracting backgrounds pull the attention away from the central theme
of your photo. The subject of your photo is absolutely the most
important element, and anything that detracts from the subject can ruin
your shot.
4. Finally, you want to take your subject out of the exact center of
the frame. You do this by using the rule of thirds. Imagine having a
camera lens split into 9 equal sized boxes, 3 across and 3 down (like
having a tic-tac-toe game printed right on your camera lens). Where
those "tic-tac-toe" lines cross, should become the focusing point of
your subject, when you are arranging to take your photo.
Based on this tip, every time you compose a shot, the main subject of
your photo should be located primarily on one of these "third" lines.
These are just four very basic tips and strategies to help improve your
photos. As you know, photography skills can always be improved. In
fact, most professional photographers exhibit a life long passion for
learning new techniques, photography angles, and photo inspirations.
