It's a common question among all photographers that “how to take a good photo?”
Well, anyone can take a good photo or improve their photography skills following some specific techniques. Today I will share some of these techniques so that you can take photos like a pro!
Take your equipment: Your equipment plays a vital role To take a good photo. When you are out to take some photographs, you must select your relevant equipment. For example When you go out to shoot some portraits you must take any prime lens for best output, or when you go out to take some landscape photos you must use a wide lens for it. So It’s very important to select relevant equipment according to the genre of photographs!
Adjust setting: Once you selected your required equipment, Now It’s time to set it up perfectly. Before you start clicking your expected photographs, You must take some time to adjust your settings for your camera and other gadgets. Remember that perfect setting produces sharp photos.
Wait for perfect lighting: If you are shooting indoors then you must use a speed light, soft box, room lights etc. Just make sure that the light is adequate to take a photo as you expect. But If you are shooting outdoors then wait for the perfect natural lights. The ideal moment of photography is in the morning and before sunset. These times are known as golden hours among photographers.
Determine subject: To take any kind of photographs, you must determine the subject first. If the subject is predetermined then you can think about other things which will be very helpful to take a good photo. So before you start clicking your photos, think for a while about what you want to capture. The results will surprise you.
Try different angles: A boring image can turn amazing from a different angle. So while you take photos you must try different angles so that your images don’t become some boring image. Click from different sides of the subject and take your best shot.
Concentrate on framing: Framing is another important task on photography. When you click a photo you must take care of your frame. Besides the subject, what else is watchable in the background, from which angle the best output will come, skipping some unwanted objects from the frame are basic framing tasks. Moreover you should be aware of how you want to show your picture and what you don’t.
Focus perfectly: Once your subject, angle and framing is done you need to focus on your subject perfectly. In most cases nowadays AI focus is vastly used. But experts always prefer manual focus, so when you focus on your subject make sure you are doing it perfectly. Otherwise your image will lose its sharpness and might become blurred.
Take care of background: When you take a photo you might click your subject perfectly but sometimes for some unwanted objects in the background might appear. Remove them or change your angle to get rid of them so that you get your expected perfect shot. Ignoring background is a common mistake of beginners, so from now on you must take care of it to master the art of photography.
Review your photos: After you click your photos, take a few seconds to review them. Try to find if there is anything wrong with the photo or not. If any problem is found then click it again. You also can show the image to your friends or any other people around you and take their opinion about the shot. This will help you to understand others point of view which will gradually help to improve your skill.
Practice more: Last but not least, You must practice clicking photographs more and more. The more you practice, the more you become an expert. Remember-”Practice makes a man perfect.”
