By Annalise Jessica Sanchez


You have made the choice that you are interested in learning to take better pictures. Either way, your timing is impeccable. You will be able to develop your skills quickly if you practice.

Make sure that your camera and camera equipment have cases that protects them whenever they aren't in use. In most cases, cameras stop functioning because of shocks. Think of getting a case as an investment. You can find the proper cases at most electronic stores or camera specialty shops.

Be sure to shoot your photographs without any hesitation, to ensure you get a picture that you will be happy with. Stay ready to shoot, and you will not miss a fleeting image. Animals will move, people will not want to smile as long, or the candid moment will go away if you don't take the shot when you can. Do not pay so much attention to adjusting your settings that you miss the shot you want to take.

White is the worst color to be wearing in photographs, despite popular opinion to the contrary. Cameras have an auto-focus setting, which will attempt to read all the shades within the shot from the brightest to the darkest. White clothes will always look very bland.

To achieve some creative results, don't feel limited to strict focus rules. By lowering the f-stop number, you can heighten the focus on your subject while simultaneously blurring the background. This is a good choice for portraits, since the subject of your shot will be nearer to the camera. A larger f-stop number gives you a deeper depth of field. This will result in everything in the photograph being sharp and in focus. This would be fantastic for landscape shots.

Consider getting involved with a photography club, or shoot some pictures with a fellow photographer. While you do not want to let someone else influence the style of you pictures, you may be able to learn some new techniques and tricks from others. Compare your pictures with each other, and marvel at how one object can be perceived so differently by two people.

Try to have frames in each of the shots you take. Try to use natural frames in the pictures you take. When taking a picture, if you focus hard enough on surrounding elements, you can use it to make "natural frames" around your subject matter. This will improve your composition skills.

Play director when you're taking photos, and don't just wait for the shots to happen. Take charge and let the people you are taking pictures of know exactly what you want them to do. You are taking an active part in your composition. This is the best way to gain experience with the kind of topics you are really interested in.

Don't neglect the foreground of a photo in favor of the background when taking a landscape shot as this is what will be noticed first. Compose the frame in such a way as to make the foreground as important to the image as the background is to create a truly striking photo.

Now, you should have some new techniques to try out on your next pictures. Keep this article on hand for reference! Keep persevering, and you will transform your photos into true art.




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