If you want your photos to stand out from the competition, you need to know and master certain photographic techniques, as well as practice and study all the possibilities.
To help you through this process of discovering good ways to take pictures, we’ll introduce you to some questions you can ask yourself before you go out and photograph.
- These questions will help you reflect and analyze the scene to be photographed.
- This analysis is essential so that you can evolve as a photographer and work on your creative vision.
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Is this an important question that can help you make various decisions about photo composition, framing, exposure, etc. ?
In essence, what you’re doing with this question is, “Why am I taking this picture?”Is this just one way to record a particular moment?Are you trying to capture the excitement of the moment?Is this a photograph to give to someone?
What will people who look at this image pay more attention to?When you identify this focal point, you can think more clearly about where you are going to place it as part of the image.
Once you’ve determined the main focus of your photo, scan the image and see if there are other focal points that can compete with the main one. Consider whether these additional points help or detract from the aesthetics of your photograph.
Secondary focal points can add interest to your image, but they can also divert attention from those who will see it, resulting in the loss of your goal with this work.
One of the most distracting elements of a photo is the background, so it’s critical to analyze what’s in this shot before activating the camera and remember if you want the background to be sharp or blurry.
Another common mistake in photography is to make images in which your main model is too small compared to the frame.
The photos your model occupies all the framing in are much more dynamic and show more detail than you want to draw attention to. To achieve this effect, you must photograph near your model.
It is important to always take into account how your model is illuminated, without light you lose detail and clarity, so your camera will have to compensate for this by increasing the ISO and the shutter speed, these actions can generate blurry and noisy images.
You can’t imagine how photographs can be ruined with poor framing
Always keep the horizon straight and consider the position of people in your image in relation to buildings and others.
If you place multiple photographers with a digital camera in front of something, most will photograph it in the same way.
Take your picture among others. Use unusual and creative perspectives.
I agree? You probably don’t remember all these questions and don’t have time to ask yourself all these questions before an important photo shoot, so our advice is to review each question whenever you have time to study photography. Your practice, your professional photos can only improve!