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I am not a natural photographer, but a couple rules I've followed have made my pictures better: 1. Light up the thing I'm trying to photograph 2. Keep the bri
by monknomo 7y ago
I am not a natural photographer, but a couple rules I've followed have made my pictures better:
1. Light up the thing I'm trying to photograph
2. Keep the bright light sources behind me insofar as possible (for example, pictures of a person with the sun behind them are really hard)
3. Turn on the grid lines and try to get interesting things either on the lines or where the lines intersect
4. Line up horizons or vertical lines so the photo is clearly oriented, unless I'm trying to be disorienting
- ghaff 7y agoProbably add rule of thirds. Rules are made to be broken but it's a reasonable starting point. ADDED: A couple of other things. (Usually) have a clear subject of interest. i.e. focus in on something. Probably related. If you are taking pictures of people, for example, get in closer.
- egypturnash 7y ago"Turn on the grid lines" is basically "rule of thirds".
- monknomo 7y agothat's what I was going for without wanting to explain what the rule is
- monknomo 7y agoTotally. Get in closer! Are you too close? No