Using Good Photo Techniques Yields Better Pictures

Focus: Steady Hands Needed

 

  

 
  Getting in a hurry to snap a shot can result in a blurry picture.
Several solutions include using a tripod, holding the camera closer
to your body, and gently pushing down on the button. 		  This photo is much clearer, but the camera focused in on the desk
more than Matt. To solve this problem, I should have centered in
on Matt, pressed the button half-way down to lock the focus, and
then recentered the picture. 		   
 
   

Framing: Take
Time to Consider Background

 

Take two! I reframed the shot so that foliage was the only background, causing the emphasis to be on Keith, not our wheelbarrow and red bucket!

   
  Oops! In my haste to capture Keith in his prom attire, I failed to notice how messy the background is.        
 
   

Framing: How Close?

 

I perched up on the back of the car and zoomed in to capture some flowers up close. What a difference! These two photos were taken only moments apart, but it is almost impossible to see the blooms in the picture on the left.

   
  Objects sometimes appear different in a photo than to the naked eye. Our flowering pear tree is beautiful right now, but this picutre does not do it justice.        
   


Read more about the techniques I've discussed at Kodak's Top 10 Tips for Great Pictures
All photos taken by Connie Lindsey with a Canon PowerShot G5, 5.0 Megapixels
Webpage created March 16, 2006