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Sunday 9 October 2011

Advanced Tips For Taking A better Image

By Bernard Bell


These are some tips to make you a better photographer.

Vary the Lighting

Using natural light will give better skin tones when photographing folk, so try hard not to use the flash if you do not have to. Outside light shots are straightforward, but you will need to be a little more creative when shooting indoors. Try using the light coming in from a window for warmer tones than you would get using the flash.

Try experimenting with natural lighting. You can get stronger shadows by moving your subject nearer to a window, and turning your subject can create more dramatic shadows.

Eliminate Red-Eye

Red-eye is the result of light passing thru your subject's eye and reflecting back. You'll get it more frequently when using your flash, simply because the light from the flash is not as diffused as natural light. So that the first tip for getting shot of red-eye is just to avoid using your flash when you don't absolutely have to.

Another way to reduce red-eye is to have your subject look anywhere but at the camera. This reduces red-eye because any reflection isn't directed back at your camera lens.

If you have to use the flash, some electronic cameras have an in-built feature to automatically remove red-eye. Use it.

Go for Candid

Rather than posing 2 (or even more) people looking at once at the camera, get a dose of them interacting with each other. Even 2 folk talking is more fascinating than having them stand next to one another facing the camera. Some of the finest pro portraits have the topic caught deep in thought with their attention focused inward, instead of on the camera lens.

It makes a more engaging shot. Your portrait will look more natural - less posed.

Make a Scene

Putting your subject in the center of a photograph is just boring. You'll get a much more pleasing result if you place your subject off center when you frame the shot.

This is a really professional methodology. Place your subject in order that they occupy 1/3 to 1/2 of the total composition, though Not at the precise center of the frame. Capture an interesting background object in the remainder of the frame.

Anybody can practice these methodologies. They are straightforward and you will get better, more professional stills.




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