With the advent of digital cameras, anyone can create an endless number of pictures on any topic. However, for the most part, all these photos leave much to be desired, and viewing hundreds of frames taken by your friend on a trip can sometimes be a real challenge. But learning how to photograph well is not so difficult, you just need to follow a number of certain rules.
Instructions
Step 1
Before you start photographing, be sure to determine what will be the main thing in your future shot. That funny dog that lies under the table? In this case, remove it so that the first thing the viewer pays attention to is her, and not the table. For example, get closer and take a close-up shot of her. Look for the right angle always and everywhere, even if you have to walk a little around the object to do this. Observe the rule of the "golden ratio".
Step 2
Never shoot against the sun. The best shots are obtained when the sun is shining in your back or from behind and to the side. Then the landscape or the faces of the friends you are shooting will be well lit. This rule must be observed even when the sky is covered with clouds. And the most beautiful pictures are taken during those short periods when the sun rises or sets.
Step 3
If you are filming people, do not cut off their feet, hands, crown of the head, etc. The three most profitable options are full-length, waist-length, or a portrait shot (head). Never "cut" a person's arm to the elbow, legs to the knee - it seems that your model has actually had a part of the body amputated.
Step 4
When traveling, almost everyone believes that it is imperative to shoot with some famous object in the background. The Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, the Kremlin … A person runs away from the photographer as far as possible so that everything can fit in - both he and the object. As a result, it usually turns out that the person is not visible at all, and the desired object is half cut off. Look for other angles. For example, move away from the object. Then it will be possible to successfully place in the frame a person in close-up, and the very Eiffel Tower, which seems very small at a great distance.
