5 Tips to Take Better Photos
5 Tips to Take Better Photos
1. Make sure your exposure is correct
The easiest and fastest way to make sure your exposure is “on the nose” perfect is to be able to find & read your light meter. Your light meter should look something like the photo and is typically found in the viewfinder. If the carrot is lined up in the middle your exposure is correct!
2. Make sure your white balance is correct
Have you ever taken a picture of a beautiful white wedding dress and had the photo come out yellow or icy blue? Well that’s because your white balance was off. The best way to fix this is to use manual white balance (kelvin) rather than auto white balance.
3. Be mindful of whats in & whats out of the frame
This one is pretty self explanatory, but it is still worth mentioning. Often times as photographers we pay so much attention to what’s in the frame that we forget that leaving something out might create just the right amount of tension, or mystery that we are looking for. Sometimes we add too much context in the frame or leave to much context out. It’s important to look at your whole environment rather than just through the viewfinder when taking a photo,
4. Make a plan before hand.
Have a checklist. Don’t forget your camera (it’s happened to me). Prepare yourself to mentally interact with people if needed.
5. Be Present
Ok this one is corny, but in order to catch the important moments you have to be present. Being prepared helps because you aren’t looking for your camera and realizing you left it at home, or can’t find your SD card in your pocket (please don’t be a pocket SD card pal, coming from a reformed pocket SD card girly). Being present allows you to take notice of the “decisive moments” that Henrier Cartier Bresson talks about.
