| Are you wondering how to take photos? This article | | | | As much as I want to teach you the basics of both |
| will try to keep you from wondering and actually | | | | faces in this article, I simply cannot as it's a little too |
| know how. | | | | much to get into. But I'll show you some basic |
| Taking good photos is not that difficult when you | | | | "compositional" techniques to taking better shots. |
| know what you're doing. There are two different | | | | Avoid the Middle of the Image! |
| faces to photography: The creative side and the | | | | Many people take pictures with the subject dead |
| technical side. | | | | center. Try to not do this anymore unless you really |
| Creative Side: | | | | want this. Try placing the subject to the left, the |
| This side contains all that "artsy" stuff. It also has | | | | right, the top, the bottom, or anywhere else from |
| compositional techniques and creating a meaning and | | | | the center. |
| using a personal style. | | | | Use the Lines! |
| Technical Side: | | | | Lines are everywhere. You could try counting all the |
| The technical side is using shutter speed, aperture, | | | | lines around you but you'd eventually go crazy and |
| iso settings, etc. | | | | end up in a padded room without any lines and only |
| Here's the deal with these two faces. Without one | | | | fluffy walls. Use the lines to lead to your subject of |
| you don't have a face (or a photo). And if you're | | | | interest (which is not in the center). Think of roads |
| really bad at one face then no matter how beautiful | | | | and how their lines can be used to lead to a distant |
| the one face is, the face will end up looking ugly | | | | point. |
| overall. | | | | |