| Many people have trouble taking balanced pictures | | | | Step 5) The flash function on cameras is also |
| because they do not know what to do. Most of | | | | very useful to have at your disposal. Although |
| these people have not had specific training in | | | | flash is initially meant to use in the dark, there are |
| photography and thus lack the necessary | | | | many more methods. When in a light surrounding, |
| knowledge to get the most out of their camera. | | | | you can use the flash to make the background |
| Others simply do not know how to use a certain | | | | more brighter by bouncing it off another surface |
| model. However, to take a well balanced picture, it | | | | giving your picture a totally different effect. |
| is not necessary to know the special functions but | | | | Step 6) Depending on how you want other people |
| to master the basics of lighting, positioning, and | | | | to interpret your pictures, try mixing in some |
| contrast. Here to help you is a guide to the ten | | | | colors. Use darker hues for more warmer pictures |
| most used methods to help get better pictures. | | | | that have a lot more feeling, or lighter hues to |
| Step 1) Let's start with the contrast on your | | | | represent freedom. There are countless color |
| camera. Contrast is mainly a function that lets | | | | coordinations for you to try out. |
| you brighten or darken your picture accordingly to | | | | Step 7) This is a step for people with cameras |
| your surroundings. Naturally, when it is dark, try to | | | | with attachable lenses. Lenses make a lot of |
| use a lighter contrast scheme and during the day, | | | | differences in photos. Lenses give an option for |
| use a darker scheme. | | | | photographers called depth of field. Although depth |
| Step 2) How you position your camera is | | | | of field is also possible with regular/digital cameras |
| important. There are many methods to position | | | | as well, it has a stronger effect when used with |
| your camera, including using Lines, the Rule of | | | | lenses. Depth of field gives a sense of depth in |
| Thirds, and Proportioning. Lines are the natural | | | | your pictures providing more insight. There are |
| angle of the objects in the picture. When taking a | | | | also different kinds of lenses for different |
| picture with a sloping, mountainous background, | | | | pictures, like fish eye lenses or wide angle lenses. |
| try to follow or go against the lines depending on | | | | Step 8) If you have a digital camera, do not be |
| how you want your picture to be. The Rule of | | | | afraid of taking multiple pictures of one object. |
| Thirds divides your picture into nine imaginary | | | | You can simply delete the pictures after wise if |
| areas so that you can balance your picture | | | | they don't fit your criteria. The more pictures you |
| accordingly for more interesting photos. | | | | take, the greater the chances you have of |
| Proportioning is when you purposely place the | | | | coming up with a better balanced picture. |
| main subject of your photo to the side to create | | | | Step 9) Another important part of photography is |
| a more interesting photo. These methods help | | | | patience. Good pictures may be hard to come by |
| diversify your photos. | | | | so you need to be able to wait until the right |
| Step 3) Try focusing your photos in different | | | | moment to take a good picture. Sometimes you |
| areas to get different effects. This will help | | | | might not be able to take a well balanced picture, |
| because people tend to focus on sharp images | | | | but do not worry. There are plenty of days for |
| more than blurred ones, and it will also give a third | | | | you to be able to take an even better picture. |
| dimension effect on a 2D plane. | | | | Step 10) If you are not sure how to lead people |
| Step 4) Zooming in and out of the picture can | | | | into your photograph, try including a foreground. A |
| also help you take more balanced pictures. You | | | | foreground is a zoomed in picture, compared to |
| now have the options of including more in your | | | | the rest of the photo, that helps the viewers with |
| pictures so that the viewers have more to look | | | | a starting point in the photo. It will then lead |
| at or zoom in on one particular object so that | | | | people towards the rest of the image. |
| they can go more in depth to the picture. | | | | |