Here’s How You Can Take Better Pictures

Are you tired of taking average pictures? It can get a bit tiring taking the same kinds of pictures all the time. As you grw, so should your skill and the quality of pictures you put out. Taking better pictures sometimes isn’t about the lens or camera you use, but simple adjustments you can make to your usual way of shooting.

5 Tips For Taking Better Pictures

Turn off your flash

Personally, I hate taking pictures with the flash on. It usually just make the subject too sharp, and the background too dark. If your camera settings has your flash on automatic, turn it off because sometimes your flash will pop up even when it isn’t even dark. Instead of using the flash to take a picture, increase your ISO. This way, your shutter speed will be faster so you can freeze the subject and you can make use of the ambient light.

Get up-close with your subject

Sometimes when put a lot of distance betwen our subject and our lens, we end up distracting people from the focus point. Instead Try taking closer pictures of the subject, living little or no space around it. The closer you get to your subject,the more obvious it is what story you are trying to tell.

Simple bckgrounds work best

This is also brings in the element of distracting from the subject. Busy backgrounds just make it harder to focus on what the subject or story of the photo really is. As often as posssible, shot your subject against a plain backdrop.

Give your pictures a different perspective

A good number of pictures are taken from the usual eye-level perspective. Yes, this produces good pictures too, but people want to see variety. Try taking pictures from different perspectives – like the bird’s eye view – and give your pictures a new dimension. People want to see things in a way that’s different from how they see it regularly.

Use light to your advantage

Firstly, you need to be able to identify where light is coming from, and the quality of the light. If you place your subject in front of the light, you’ll get a silhoutte image. If the light is behind you, chances are your subject will be better lit. Sometimes, the direction and quality of lighting can also make our pictures more interesting with the shadows the light casts.