Taking Better Taking Better PhotographsPhotographs

First question to ALWAYS ask First question to ALWAYS ask yourself is………..?yourself is………..?

Should I use a vertical or horizontal Should I use a vertical or horizontal format?format?

If you don’t choose the camera If you don’t choose the camera will choose for you..and it will will choose for you..and it will

always be horizontalalways be horizontal

Vertical or horizontal?Vertical or horizontal?

How can we improve this picture?How can we improve this picture?

Get in close to your subjectGet in close to your subject

Which view do you like best?Which view do you like best?

Filling your frame with the subject Filling your frame with the subject makes for a better photomakes for a better photo

How can we improve this picture?How can we improve this picture?

Get in close to your subjectGet in close to your subject

Make sure your subject REALLY IS Make sure your subject REALLY IS your subjectyour subject

Moving in on your subjectMoving in on your subject

Compare the 2 images-Compare the 2 images-

Which is better?Which is better?

Example of a boring photoExample of a boring photo

Frame the focal point with some Frame the focal point with some details from the picturedetails from the picture

Framing your photosFraming your photos

By using the tree in the By using the tree in the foreground( the front of the picture) foreground( the front of the picture) to “frame” the house the result is a to “frame” the house the result is a much better photographmuch better photograph

What have they used to “frame” What have they used to “frame” this shot?this shot?

This shot?This shot?

This photo is vastly improved by This photo is vastly improved by using the trees to frame the subjectusing the trees to frame the subject

Any element in the photo can be Any element in the photo can be used as a frame.used as a frame.

How could the photographer How could the photographer improve this shot?improve this shot?

Get on the same level as your Get on the same level as your subjectsubject

Keep your backgrounds simpleKeep your backgrounds simple

Eliminate the clutter in the Eliminate the clutter in the backgroundbackground

Avoid distracting backgroundsAvoid distracting backgrounds

Get in close to get rid of the Get in close to get rid of the distracting backgrounddistracting background

You can intentionally blur a You can intentionally blur a distracting background to make the distracting background to make the

subject more importantsubject more important

Blurring the background helps Blurring the background helps make the subject more importantmake the subject more important

What’s wrong with this picture?What’s wrong with this picture?

Don’t let objects “grow” out of Don’t let objects “grow” out of headsheads

How could we improve this picture?How could we improve this picture?

Add detail to the foregroundAdd detail to the foreground

Add depth to the photo by adding Add depth to the photo by adding something in the foregroundsomething in the foreground

Adding depth to the pictureAdding depth to the picture

Creating depthCreating depth

Look for interesting patternsLook for interesting patterns

More patternsMore patterns

More patterns…More patterns…

Use leading lines to create interest Use leading lines to create interest or enhance the focal pointor enhance the focal point

Leading linesLeading lines

More leading linesMore leading lines