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Taking a good photo isn't as hard as you may think. You don't
need the most expensive camera or years of experience, just 10
simple tips.
Enjoy!
Tip 1 - Use All Your Available Space
Don't be afraid to use all the space in your photo. If you want
to take a picture of something, it's ok for it to take up the
whole shot with no or very little background showing. Keep
distractions out of your shot
Tip 2 - Study Forms
This is a vital aspect to photography. Understanding forms in
your photos. Don't see an object, she its shape and its form and
find the best angle to photograph it from. Form is all around us
and I highly suggest you read as many books on it as possible.
Tip 3 - Motion In Your Photos
Never have motion in your photos if you are photographing a
still object. If there is something moving while you are trying
to photograph a stationery object, your photo won't turn out
anywhere near as well. Also never put a horizon line in the
center of your frame.
Tip 4 - Learn To Use Contrasts Between Colors.
Some of the best photos have shades of white, gray and black.
You can take great shots with just one color on your subject,
but the contrasts between colors in a shot is what makes you a
great photographer.
Tip 5 - Get Closer To Your Subject
This is one of the biggest mistakes most photographers make, not
getting close enough to their subject. Get up and personal and
close the distance gap. You can always reshape and resize a good
shot but you can't continue to blowup a distant object.
Tip 6 - Shutter Lag
Shooting action shots with digital camera's can be tricky due to
shutter lags. What this means is, when you press the button to
take the photo, it can take up to a second for the shutter to
take a photo, by that time what you were photographing would
have moved or changed somehow. This means you have to compensate
for shutter lag by predicting what your subject is going to do
and taking the photo just before it takes the action you want.
More expensive digital cameras don't have this problem.
Tip 7 - Pan
If you are taking an action shot and your shutter speed is slow,
pan with the object. Follow through with the subject, from start
to finish and one of those shots will be a winner. You have more
chance of getting a good shot if you take more then one photo.
Tip 8 - Continuous Shots
To pan like I suggested above you will need a camera that does
continuous shots and doesn't need to stop and process after
every shot.
Tip 9 - How To Take Fantastic Night Time Shots
Night time shots can be spectacular, almost magical.... if done
right! If not they can look horrible. Really horrible. Without
adequate lighting, even good camera's can turn out crappy photos
if the photographer doesn't know what he or she is doing.
Tip 10 - Study Your Manual
If your digital camera has a special night time mode, read the
manual and follow their instructions on how to use it properly.
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