How to make your images better.

We all want to get better at taking pictures, if we didn’t we wouldn’t be in school right now. The biggest and most important thing you can do to get better is to practice. The more shooting you do and the more you learn how to operate ever feature on your camera the better the outcome of your photos will be. Now you ask how do you know if you photos are getting better? Well you need to take a step back and critique what you shot. Ask yourself, is this photo in focus? Did I get the exposure correct? How about the white balance? If you have answered yes to these questions then you can move onto other important questions like is this a strong image? How can I make this image better? If I put my main subject in the thirds what does that do for me?

            There are a lot of questions you need to ask yourself about the images you are taking. And its not as easy as everyone thinks. Having a creative mindset will help you a lot but having the proper knowledge about the exposure triangle and simple design techniques will help even more. Knowing how depth of field works is important too. If you know that when you are shooting objects with a very small aperture then only your subject will be in focus.  Everything behind and in front of your subject will be blurred while the subject is in full focus. Does your image look right with the DOF you set? For more information on how to critique your own images and make your photography better check out this link http://www.expertphotography.com/10-ways-to-critique-a-photo/

Hopefully this will give you a little more information towards making your images turn out their best.  As always if you ever have questions feel free to ask.

TBT

Thursday Ambassador.