Photography is a wonderful way to freeze memories in place, as well as enjoy as a hobby or profession. The more you take pictures, the better you will get at photography. Here are 7 camera tips that will have you taking pictures like a pro.
In this day and age, many people enjoy taking photos and uploading them to social media as soon as possible. Wouldn't you love it if your photos had a professional looking edge to them? Keep the below tips in mind to produce more professional quality photos.
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1. Use flash correctly
Using flash can enhance your photos as long as you do it correctly. If your subject is eight feet or closer to you, use flash when appropriate. One your subject is further than eight feet, using flash will make no difference on the outcome of your photo.
Using flash can enhance your photos as long as you do it correctly. If your subject is eight feet or closer to you, use flash when appropriate. One your subject is further than eight feet, using flash will make no difference on the outcome of your photo.
2. Use auto focus sparingly
Don't rely on auto focus to create professional looking shots. Auto focus is great for beginners, since the camera is focusing the shot for you, but with manual focus you are in charge of where the focus falls in your shots. Get comfortable with manual focus.
Don't rely on auto focus to create professional looking shots. Auto focus is great for beginners, since the camera is focusing the shot for you, but with manual focus you are in charge of where the focus falls in your shots. Get comfortable with manual focus.
3. No tripod needed
A tripod can be useful, but is not a necessity as long as you know what to use if you need help steadying your camera for a shoot. Check out your surroundings to see what you can use to support your camera with. A wall, trees, a fence, and other objects are great replacements for tripods.
A tripod can be useful, but is not a necessity as long as you know what to use if you need help steadying your camera for a shoot. Check out your surroundings to see what you can use to support your camera with. A wall, trees, a fence, and other objects are great replacements for tripods.
4. Composition
Its easy to just keep the subject in the center of your frame, but try to experiment with placement. Place your subject slightly to the right, left, above, or below the center. This will make the shot look more artistic with an interesting composition.
Its easy to just keep the subject in the center of your frame, but try to experiment with placement. Place your subject slightly to the right, left, above, or below the center. This will make the shot look more artistic with an interesting composition.
5. White balance
Play around with the white balance setting on your camera. The auto white balance setting works fine for most shots, but the camera won't always get the right color balance this way. Use the cloudy setting on sunny days to see the reds and yellows brought out of your pictures.
Play around with the white balance setting on your camera. The auto white balance setting works fine for most shots, but the camera won't always get the right color balance this way. Use the cloudy setting on sunny days to see the reds and yellows brought out of your pictures.
6. Contrast
Auto contrast on your camera may over or under compensate the lighting in harshly lit and dark scenes. Bring down the contrast in light photos to bring out shadows and delete hot spots. Add contrast if there isn't much lighting in the shot.
Auto contrast on your camera may over or under compensate the lighting in harshly lit and dark scenes. Bring down the contrast in light photos to bring out shadows and delete hot spots. Add contrast if there isn't much lighting in the shot.
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7. Deleted photos
If you accidentally delete photos from your memory card, don't worry. You can always get them back by downloading a recovery program from your computer. This only works if you haven't used the memory card since your shoot.
If you accidentally delete photos from your memory card, don't worry. You can always get them back by downloading a recovery program from your computer. This only works if you haven't used the memory card since your shoot.