With today's automatic digital cameras almost anyone, even you (Hey! It's just a joke…), can produce a sharp, well-exposed image, and almost professional. What will set you apart from other rookie photographers (like your friends…) is how well you arrange and compose your digital photos. If your subject is interesting, get close to it (It must be if your taking it a photo!). Your goal is to fill the picture area with the subject you are photographing. Up close you can reveal telling details, like the one here with Lex photography . Don't let your pictures suffer from the "Grandma at the Grand Canyon" syndrome, with a tiny subject and lots of boring, irrelevant space lol.... I love the photo here i shot of this guy on his bike.
Try unusual angles
Be bold! Change your position to emphasize or exaggerate how big or small your subject is. Try turning your camera to 45 degrees before snapping a picture. Or instead of snapping it from eye level, kneel down or lie on the ground to get a more interesting shot. Or you can also move your camera right or left only a few feet to change the composition dramatically. With this photo here to your right , I had the camera leveled with the concrete! It was a raining day on the
Lower East Side.
Look for interesting reflections and shadows
Reflections and shadows lend a touch of artistry to an otherwise plain picture. They can provide meaningful contrasts such as the one here i took by the lake. Or depth (such as the shadow of trees along a wooded path)(Lex photography )!
Take a lot of shots
This tip is pretty simple and straightforward, but it is very important and can determine whether you come home with some good images or not. Let ME Lex that is stress this, "TAKE A LOT OF SHOTS!!!" It's just digital space, you can take a lot of photos and not worry about wasting money on film.
Use leading lines
Select a camera angle where the natural lines of the scene lead the viewers' eyes into the picture and toward your main center of interest. You can find such a line in a road, a fence, even a shadow. Diagonal lines are dynamic; curved lines are flowing and graceful. You can often find the right line by moving around and choosing an appropriate angle. I JUST SIMPLY used the path here in this photo!
With today's automatic digital cameras almost anyone, even you (Hey! It's just a joke…), can produce a sharp, well-exposed image, and almost professional. What will set you apart from other rookie photographers (like your friends…) is how well you arrange and compose your digital photos. If your subject is interesting, get close to it (It must be if your taking it a photo!). Your goal is to fill the picture area with the subject you are photographing. Up close you can reveal telling details, like the one here with Lex photography . Don't let your pictures suffer from the "Grandma at the Grand Canyon" syndrome, with a tiny subject and lots of boring, irrelevant space lol.... I love the photo here i shot of this guy on his bike.
Be bold! Change your position to emphasize or exaggerate how big or small your subject is. Try turning your camera to 45 degrees before snapping a picture. Or instead of snapping it from eye level, kneel down or lie on the ground to get a more interesting shot. Or you can also move your camera right or left only a few feet to change the composition dramatically. With this photo here to your right , I had the camera leveled with the concrete! It was a raining day on the Lower East Side.
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