Cameras are everywhere. These days, if you have a mobile phone, odds are you have a camera. Photography has been a popular hobby for many many years but since it went digital its popularity exploded. Whether its just taking a selfie, holiday snap or trying to capture a rare species of animal out in the wilderness, people are taking pictures. But how many people are taking good pictures?
You might be wise to ask what exactly makes a good picture? Part of this is very subjective of course. Opinions on if a picture is good or not will vary from person to person but there are at least some basics you can grasp to keep the fundamentals of the picture at a high quality. This way, even if some people don't like what the picture is of, at least it wasn't down to something more in your control such as not being out of focus or washed out.
In this series I want to cover the basics of taking a good photograph. Some of these may only apply to more advanced cameras but most of them apply to all photography with any camera. If you only have a mobile phone to take pictures with, you can still take great shots. Just know your limitations and how best to get the result as close as possible to what you are after.
The subjects I will be covering are:
• Settings
• Framing
• Focus
• Subject
• Colour
• Light
My aim is to show you that no matter what camera you have, it is possible to take a great picture.
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