There are more aspects to producing quality photos than sharpness and lighting. Photography is both a science and an art. It is an art-form that has so many techniques. Good photographers have an eye for the art and the ability to see the details that the things of the world contain. Follow these tips to take unique pictures.
Move closer to the object of your picture, and you will get a better shot. Getting as close to your subject as possible gives you more opportunities to highlight the main subject of the photo, and stops the background from ruining your shot. It also has added benefit of capturing facial expressions which can add a whole new element to the picture. If you stay too far, you could miss important details.
Decide what aspects of your subject you want to capture in your photograph. A quality picture should capture a significant aspect of the object your are photographing. Avoid trying to get too many things within the frame. A series of photographs taken in succession which lack a focus on a single subject create a story, or a general impression of a scene.
Keep it simple to get the best photographs. You can usually take a great picture without playing with advanced settings.
Viewers usually look at the foreground more than anything, while photographers check the landscape and background. Add some interesting elements or colors to your foreground to create a better frame for your landscape.
Memory Card
If you want to take great pictures, you have to take a lot of them; buying a big memory card will allow you to hold the many pictures you need to take. If you have a good-sized memory card, you won’t need to worry in regards to the amount of room you have. You will be able to store plenty of pictures. You will also be able to shoot RAW photos when you have a big memory card, which will allow you to edit them the most in post-production.
You can move from area to area around the shot so you are able to find a more interesting shot. When shooting your subject, try angles from the left, right, above and even below if possible.
You need to make sure that you have the right white balance setting on your camera if you are taking pictures under fluorescent lighting. If you don’t compensate for the missing red tones, photographs taken under fluorescent lighting will end up with a cooler tone caused by the bluish-green light.
Apply one of the valuable rules of photo composition by understanding “less is more” in terms of the amount of detail you include in your photos. You should have no reason to have a bunch of clutter or elements in your shot. Simplicity is an art in itself, so apply this to your photographs.
Take the time to read your camera manual. Manuals can be thick, heavy and contain a lot of technical terms. They are usually misplaced, thrown away or hidden in an unused drawer. Instead of throwing it out, take the time to read it. The manual can teach you how to take higher-quality pictures and avoid simple mistakes.
You can now see that taking a good photograph is more than taking a well-lit, sharp picture. If you do, you will notice your photos improve rather quickly.
