Once a novice discovers what great pictures they can take with a digital camera without having a great deal of knowledge they become keen photographers. They are out snapping photos at anything that moves practically. The results they achieved without the knowledge has now raised the question as to what they could achieve with some learning of the basics.
Step 1:
The first step is to really look at what you want to take a picture of. Focus on the main point then try and get that object only into your photo with as little detail of other objects as possible, unless of course they are important to your picture as well. Its true that you can cut out all the junk stuff from your picture with you photo software editing program. The problem is though whenever you crop a picture on your computer you lose a little of how sharp it is and the quality is just a little bit less. Remember the whole goal now is to produce very high quality photos.
Step 2:
Get as close to your subject as you are possibly can, unless of course it happens to be a wild animal, then in that case you may want to use you zoom lens at this point. Either way if done properly, you are going to get great photos. It is interesting to see how many new photographers just don’t seem to like to concentrate on the object of the picture by getting a closer shot. I think many of them feel the picture will be blurred if they do that. Alternatively, they will cut a portion of the object off. That is what your viewing area is for. What you see is what you get.
Step 3:
Forget about the classic centered photo. Photos that are taken with the object being off centered are far most interesting. In addition, it will capture the curiosity of the individual looking at your photos much faster. Years ago, it rather was the unwritten rule to keep the subject totally centered. Not so today, especially with the use of digital cameras.
Step 4;
The best compliment that could be paid to your photography is when you draw the person looking at it into the photo. In other words making them feel like they are actually there. There is a technique you can use to do it. It is by making sure you have a leading line in your photos such as a fence line or road perhaps. Even doorways do a great job at this.
Step 5:
It would be most unfortunate if you went through steps 1-4 then messed up on step 5, which is paying attention to your lighting. Unless you have lots of money for lighting equipment take as much advantage as you can to utilizing the natural lighting of sunlight. Then utilizing your camera flash at the right moments. Remember there is a right way and wrong way of using natural sunlight. While it can enhance the quality of your photos, it can also ruin them as well. It would be worth your while to read up on the techniques of lighting.
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