Amanda Molesa

I found these tips to be very helpful and hope that you will too. These are in no particular order and the list is not an all inclusive. If you have any helpful tips please feel free to share them.

1. Look the subject in the eye.

• Use your position to help get the best shot. Change your angle if you need to.

2. Use a simple (plain) background.

• Make sure your background doesn’t compete with your subject. (Don’t let               something look like it’s sticking out of someone’s head.)

3. Use the flash outdoors.

• Using the flash outside helps to eliminate most shadows on your subject. You can either use a fill flash for a subject that is less than 5ft. away, or a full flash for a subject that is more than 5ft. away.

4. Move in close.

• Don’t be afraid to get up close in order to get facial features or textures on            objects.

5. Move the subject out of the center of the photo.

• The subject does not have to be in the middle of every shot. When it’s not this helps to tell a story about the subject since you’re able to get its surroundings.

6. Lock in your focus.

• Before you push the shutter button make sure one more time that you are still in  focus. Sometimes the focus lense moves and you haven’t realized it.

7. Know the range of your flash.

• If you are outside or some place dark and you are using a flash make sure that your subject is in your flash range or else you aren’t going to get anything but darkness.

8. Watch the light.

• This is the most important part of taking a picture. If you do not have your light right your picture will not come out the way you hoped. Always check your light meter in your camera.

9. Take some vertical photos.

• Don’t be afraid to turn your camera vertical. A lot of times this will help make your shot much better.

10. Become a director.

• Tell or move your subjects where you need them to be. You are the director of every photo that you take so it’s up to you to make sure you get the best shot.

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