How to Take Good Pictures
Few things are more frustrating about capturing precious moments in pictures than finding out that the picture quality was ruined and that those moments are lost forever. Taking good pictures is an invaluable skill and is something that is easy to learn.
- Always make sure there is good lighting on your subject. If you are in a poorly lit area enable your camera's flash feature. In daytime, always take pictures with the sun at your back; with the sun behind you its light will properly illuminate a scene but if it's in front of you the glare will destroy the quality of the picture.
- Take a moment to adjust your camera's focus. A blurry photo is very hard to fix afterwards.
- Zoom in or out so that your subject is in the center of the photo, with most people's heads placed a quarter of the way from the top of the viewfinder.
- If you are taking a photo of a large crowd or a big scene, take the photo in landscape mode; turn the camera so that the photo you take will be wider than it is tall. If you are taking a photo of a single object or person, take the photo in portrait mode. This means you should turn the camera to where the photo is taller than it is wide.