Be A Better Photographer

Have you ever be mesmerize by the surroundings and you start taking a lot pictures but when you got home and look at your pictures, you felt the pictures are boring and you can actually take better pictures?

If that is the case, you need to look at the pictures and see how you can edit the pictures so that they can look better. If there is too much distraction from the background, you can blur the background with the photo editing program. Since you are editing the pictures, why limit your option? After you have blurred the background, you can try to give a foggy feeling to the picture by slightly blurring the entire picture. Besides, the next time you take your pictures, remember to capture them in RAW format (you can only find this format in DSLR camera) so that you can edit them later.

Do you always take pictures with automatic mode? Do you want to save time so you take pictures with the automatic mode? However, when the camera takes pictures in automatic mode, the camera will adjust the setting to what it thinks is the best for the picture. You can actually take better pictures when you adjust the setting yourself. After all you are sharing your pictures with real people and who knows them better than you? Now, please don't misunderstand that I am saying the automatic mode is bad for your pictures. It is there to help save your time and work so that you can enjoy taking pictures.

And have you ever think about the exposure of your pictures? Sometimes, a simple adjustment of the exposure can make huge difference on your pictures. If the lighting is too bright, you need to lower it and vice versa.

And how can I ever forget about the angle when you are taking pictures. Instead of taking pictures while you are standing and putting your subjects in the middle of the frame, why don't you try to squat down and put your subjects at the side of the frame and leaving a huge space at the other side? You might felt odd to have that big empty space at the side but you probably will work out something when you take the pictures. Besides, you can always take vertical shot if you don't know what to do with the empty space.

So, you see, it is simple to be a better photographer. All you need is to change your perspective and something new will come up. :-)

Happy taking pictures,

Michael Wong. :-)