Tips on taking better photographs

Tips on taking better photographs

Tips

 * To find an interesting angle at a tourist location, look where everybody else is taking his or her picture, and then go somewhere different. You do not want the same picture as everybody else.
 * If the camera has a neck strap, use it! Hold the camera out so the neck strap is pulled as far as a can, this will help steady the camera. Also, it'll also stop you from dropping the camera.
 * Don’t be afraid of taking too many pictures. Take pictures until you feel like you got the best shot possible!
 * Keep a notebook handy and make notes about what worked well and what did not. Review your notes often as you practice.
 * Install photo-editing software and learn how to use it. This will allow you to correct color balance, adjust lighting, crop your photos, and much more. Most cameras will come with software to make these basic adjustments. For more complicated operations, consider buying Photoshop, downloading and installing the free GIMP image editor, or using Paint.NET (http://www.paint.net/), a free lightweight photo editing program for Windows users.
 * Pick up a big-city newspaper or a copy of National Geographic and see how professional photojournalists tell stories in pictures. It's often worth poking around photo sites like Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/) or deviantART (http://www.deviantart.com/) for inspiration, too. Try Flickr's camera finder (http://www.flickr.com/cameras/) to see what people have done with the cheapest point-and-shoot cameras. Look at the Camera Data on deviantART. Just don't spend so much time getting inspired that it stops you from getting out there.
 * Try to use sunlight whenever possible. This will prevent your photos from getting too grainy or looking too yellow.
 * Get your photos off your memory card as soon as possible and back up your work.

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