Friday, December 7, 2012

Ways On How To Take Better Photos

By Howard Aguirre


These tips are sure to help you elevate the game from newbie photographer to your next great like Ansel Adams. You can commence to take beautiful photos with a touch of the own creativity in them.When taking a photo of a landscape, try to ensure that there are objects of interest in the foreground, middleground, and background of your shot. By balancing the composition this way, you can capture the full range of interesting features that a landscape has to offer, instead of focusing solely on nearby or distant subjects.

Shoot your subject quickly. If there is any chance of your subject moving, take the shot as quickly because you can. You never know when the subject will move, or get tired of waiting for you to take the shot. It's better to shoot right away and get too many pictures, then to wish you had.If you know that you have a really important shoot the next day, make sure that you get ample rest. Yes, a lack of sleep will directly result in loss of judgment, which will hurt your quality of your shots that you take. Get at least eight hours of rest the night before a photo shoot.

An integral tip to consider with photography is your fact that you will want to avoid the flash that's built into the camera if at all possible. The reason for this is that your purpose of your built in flash is to illuminate the subjects, however it often does it in such a harsh nature that the images do not look professional. Use an external flash with a diffuser instead.If you can't use a tripod while taking photos for some reason, you should always brace your upper body on a solid surface. Hold your breath if you can while taking your shot. This will minimize shake during the exposure, resulting in clearer pictures. A tripod is always best, however.

When taking photos, avoid placing your subject in your center of your shot. Photos are more interesting when the subject is not centered in the frame. Imagine the photo as a nine-square grid, and try to place your subject at a place where the lines would intersect. This will lend to a more engaging, appealing composition.You need to make sure that you keep your camera dry at all times, but don't avoid opportunities to take shots in your rain. There is no mood quite like the one a rainy day or night can create. This can make for some enormously interesting photos for the viewers.

When photographing portraits, isolate the subject. Use a medium telephoto lens or your medium telephoto setting on your zoom. That, combined with a large aperture (try f/4 or larger), blurs your foreground and background. Focus on the eyes. Use diffused lighting for a flattering look. If outdoors, wait for an overcast sky or shoot with your subject in the shadows and the sun at your back.A great photography tip is to keep a folder of your best images. This can be a great way to look back and see your highlights of your work without having to dig through piles and piles of photographs. Update your folder as you take more and more pictures.

Steady the camera as much as possible if you are using a zoom because camera shake becomes greatly apparent the more you zoom in. If your camera has a digital stabilization feature, make sure it is turned on before zooming in on the subject. If you are using a video camera, or the digital camera doesn't have image stabilization, brace yourself or use a tripod to avoid introducing blurriness into the pictures.




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