taking great pictures. top ten look your subject in the eye use a plain background use flash...
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Taking Great Pictures
Top Ten• Look your subject in the eye• Use a plain background• Use flash outdoors• Move in close• Move it from the middle• Lock the focus• Know your flash’s range• Watch the light• Take some vertical pictures• Be a picture director
Look Your Subject In The Eye
• Hold camera at eye level
• Stoop to children’s level
• Subject doesn’t always need to stare at the cameraToo high Better
Use a Plain Background
• Study the surrounding area
• Make sure no objects interfere with the subject• No poles growing
from the head of your subject
• No cars dangling from ears (etc)
Distracting background
Better
Use Flash Outdoors• Bright sun can create
deep facial shadows• Use Flash to eliminate
shadows and to lighten face
• Use flash on cloudy days• Take a picture without
the flash to take advantage of soft light
Subject is dark
After
Move In Close• Fill the picture area
with the subject• Don’t get too close
• 3 feet or 1 step away
Good
BetterToo close
Move it From the Middle
• Middle is not the best• Moving subject from
middle brings picture to life
• Use tick-tack-toe method to find optimal view• Place subject at one
of the intersections
Boring
Better
Lock the Focus
• If subject is not in the center, lock the focus• Most cameras focus
in the centerSubject not in focus, or locked
Better
Know Your Flash’s Range
• Don’t go beyond maximum flash range• Average range is
less than 15 feet or 5 steps away Without flash or more than flash range
With flash or within flash range
Watch the Light• Light is the second
most important detail• Bright sun could be
bad• Soft light could be
good
• Landscapes are best in the morning or late in the day
Good
Also good
Take Some Vertical Pictures
• Try vertical pictures
• Many things look better vertically
Good
Better
Be a Picture Director
• Take charge• Pick the location• Add props
• Sunglasses, clothes,etc
• Arrange people or the subject if possible
Boring
Better