what are your photo tips fr taking pictures?

Question

i need tip[s for taking photos

Answer 1

Learn to "see photographically".

Learn to use the light.

Learn the "Rules of Composition".

Learn when to ignore the "Rules of Composition".

Take advantage of the early morning and late afternoon light. Use it to show texture in corrugated siding or the end of a log or rusted steel. Mid-day light is usually harsh and direct - learn to use it to your advantage. Look for interesting patterns of light and shadow (look closely at my avatar on here).

Try different vantage points - that winding path looks different when you are lying on your stomach photographing it. Or when you can photograph it from a high vantage point. Place the flower or leaves between you and the sun (I love backlit shots like that). Lie on your back and shoot the flowers from below. Get in the middle of the creek with your tripod as low as it will go.

Use a circular polarizer whenever you're outdoors on a clear sunny day. Its not only for deep blue skys - it improves color in flowers, trees, etc. Plus it removes glare from glass, water, sand, and painted metal - but not polished metal.

Use your imagination.

Check the background before releasing the shutter. Look for things like a tree or pole "growing" from your subject's head - or a powerline running through it. Look for litter. Check your composition - would it improve your image if you moved a couple of feet left or right?

Photograph children at their level.

Photograph reflections in moving/disturbed water. Mirror image reflections are nice but why not step out of that box?

Use your imagination.

Visit AIRC-Adorama Imaging Resource Center and click on SFX Photography. I love doing in-camera double and multiple exposures but if your camera doesn't let you, you can do them in Photoshop.

Answer 2

i think one of the easiest and most useful tips to take to heart is this: your landscapes and other outdoor pictures have good composition. for stunning lighting (and to take your photos one big step forward), only take pictures outdoors if it's dawn or dusk. direct sunlight casts harsh and distracting shadows that can make a landscape look too flat or unappealing. then again, sometimes street photographers like harsh sun to portray the harsh feel of urban life.

Answer 3

1) Always use a flash, indoors and outdoors.

2) Check the background to make sure nothing distracting is behind your subject.

3) Have fun and be creative. You don't have to shoot straight on, turn the camera diagnol, side ways, get up high, get down low to change perspective. Turn it upside down if you want to.

Answer 4

Light, composition, subject, interest, creativity, and color.

Forget the hardware, the image is what matters.

Do writers think alot about their pencils? Do most people care what kind of brush Monet used?

Answer 5

Fill the frame and look for interesting angles.