10 Ideas to Help Your Pictures Be Unique
You want to take the best pictures you can of your baby, of your family with your baby, of family vacations, first birthday parties, concerts in the park and more. There are a lot of things you can do to help your pictures exceed even your wildest dreams.
1. Prepare in advance.
Before you shoot, frame the background first through the viewfinder. Make the entire background, including corners and sides interesting. First frame the background and then place the subject.
2. Have patience.
Talk to your subjects and let them get comfortable with you. When they start to forget the camera is there, you can take more natural candid shots.
3. Avoid using the flash.
The light looks unnatural and washes out colors and facial features. If you're using film, try 800-speed films, which are widely available and allow you to take sharp indoor photos without a flash.
4. Avoid the outdoors during the middle of the day.
Bright daylight is unflattering and washes out your subject. Instead try capturing your subject in the rich tones and long shadows at sunrise and sunset. If you must shoot during the day, move your subject into a shaded area out of direct sunlight.
5. Get closer.
Being too far away from your subject can take away from the uniqueness of your pictures. Often the key to giving a photo pizzazz is to move in and capture the details of your subject, leaving out extraneous things in the background.
6. Take night pictures.
Nighttime offers different lights and shadows that you can incorporate into your pictures to make them look unique. At night you can use flash, a street lamp or even holiday lights if they're bright enough.
7. Ex-nay on the pose-ay.
Don't have your subject pose. A picture caught in motion often makes a better and more memorable shot.
8. Have comfortable surroundings.
If your subjects have to pose, have them find a comfortable, natural position. Here's when a little leaning or slouching is permitted. Standing straight can make unflattering lines and give boringness to your picture.
9. Use props.
If you're taking a portrait, include a telling item in the picture. A favorite toy or rocking horse for a child’s picture, or a wedding picture in the background of a couple’s 50th Anniversary picture. The props will create conversation about your picture
10. Unfocus the background.
A background can tend to take away from your picture so try taking your picture with the background blurred and only your subject in focus.
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