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10 Tips to Improve Your Photography

Friday, January 2, 2009 by Lolli 7 Comments

I have always loved taking photos, but until recently I really didn’t know much about the technical aspects of photography. I have spent the last year studying and experimenting with my camera, and I have learned several key things along the way that can improve anyone’s pictures. While it’s not a comprehensive list, these are things that anybody can do to take better pictures, whether they have a cheap point and shoot or an expensive SLR.

Want to take better pictures? Check out these 10 Tips to Improve Your Photography. The best thing? Anyone can improve, regardless of the camera they have or their past experience!

1. Don’t be shutter-shy. Snap a lot. There’s no such thing as too many pictures in this digital age. Take multiple shots of the same scene. Sometimes a different angle or a fresh expression will make the difference between a decent picture and an amazing one. One more reason to keep snapping: people tend to relax after the first few pictures and act more naturally.

2. Speaking of acting naturally, engage your subject in conversation. “Say cheese” usually solicits a cheesy smile (hmmm….maybe that’s where the expression comes from!) but a good story or a joke will bring out the real thing. Take fewer posed shots and more candid/action shots. Try to capture life as it happens instead of making everyone stop for a picture.

Want to take better pictures? Check out these 10 Tips to Improve Your Photography. The best thing? Anyone can improve, regardless of the camera they have or their past experience!

The cheesy smile!

3. Take your camera with you whenever you go out. If you don’t, you will frequently regret it. And don’t forget to pack an extra fully-charged battery. How many times have you been in the middle of taking great pictures when your battery has gone dead?

4. Move in closer to your subject. Rather than standing far away and zooming in, stand closer and zoom out. Fill up your frame with what’s important.

5. Open up those curtains, move towards the window, and let the natural light flood in. If you need to use the flash, have your subject move away from the wall or the background to reduce those annoying shadows.

Want to take better pictures? Check out these 10 Tips to Improve Your Photography. The best thing? Anyone can improve, regardless of the camera they have or their past experience!

6. Speaking of backgrounds, keep them plain! Eliminate the distractions by moving around (either you, the photographer, or your subject) until the background is less busy.

7. Change-up the composition. Move your subject off-center. See if the shot looks better in a different orientation (landscape vs portrait).

Want to take better pictures? Check out these 10 Tips to Improve Your Photography. The best thing? Anyone can improve, regardless of the camera they have or their past experience!

8. Get down on your subject’s level, or try a shot from above your subject, looking down. Get down on the floor (or up on a chair if you’re the short one). Try different angles.

9. Do a little studying. Read your camera’s manual and get to know how your camera works and why common problems happen.

10. Get out and try new things. Experiment. Stretch. Sometimes it’s the unconventional shots, or the ones you are sure aren’t going to turn out at all, that end up being your favorites. Get ideas from other people. If you see something you like, try to recreate the style.

Want to take better pictures? Check out these 10 Tips to Improve Your Photography. The best thing? Anyone can improve, regardless of the camera they have or their past experience!

Ready to improve your photography? There’s no time like NOW to get started!

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About Lolli

Lolli has written 3740 post in this blog.

I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

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Comments

  1. Antony Pratap says

    Monday, October 6, 2014 at 7:55 am

    Simple and effective tips! I like the Recreating tip, I think today most of us do.

  2. Carolann Leibenguth says

    Monday, July 7, 2014 at 4:20 pm

    I never thought about changing the composition but I can see where it makes a huge difference. Thank you for the tip.

  3. Alissa says

    Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at 8:54 pm

    Great tips!

  4. Mrfrd says

    Monday, February 18, 2013 at 6:11 pm

    Good article. Keep having babies. It gives you more subjects to shoot. (camera shoot that is). Children are a gift from God.

  5. Judy @ Contented at Home says

    Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    I definitely have loads of room for improvement in the area of photography! I’m enjoying browsing your helpful posts!

  6. Tim Crey says

    Monday, October 24, 2011 at 2:58 am

    This is nice article .Thanks for sharing this great blog and sharing for information for photography tips…………
    stock photography

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