- To avoid under or over-exposed color negatives / prints , set the correct ASA number on the camera's film-speed dial.
- When taking close-ups ,focus clearly on your subject capture the minutest detail avoiding background as much as possible.Your subject should be the sharpest one in the picture and the best exposed.
- Closeups should be taken in bright lights only. Ensure sharpest picture by using flash on outdoor locations.
- Flash light should always synchronise with shutter speed. To ensure this , set the speed on the camera mentioned specificially for flash.
- When photographing sports events or other moving subjects, keep a faster shutter speed to freeze the action.
- For indoors,shoot with a flash to avoid dark photographs.
- Shiny surfaces reflect light from a flash. Shoot pictures at an angle to reflecting surfaces, or bounce the flash a white ceiling , wall or card .
- To reduce or eliminate red reflections in a persons eye due to flash , hold the flash away from the camera.
- skillful use of filters enhance the mood of photographs.
- while photographing kids ask them how they would like to be photographed.They often come up with good ideas,such as,dressing up or hanging upside down from a tree branch.
- Fix the perfct place to shoot . try to shoot pictures on a cloudy day when your subjects can turn in all directions without any squint. on a sunny day, move into shade . A warm filter will prevent bluish tinge.
- When photographing babies ,be observant of new things the baby is doing the baby is doing.Try to capture what ever is happening at that moment.
- Vary your picture-taking angles. kneel for a ground level view , climb a chair or staircase for a higher perspective.
- Use space wisely rather than shooting everything horizontally, leaving meaningless areas. Try turning the camera vertically,move forward or backward to get the right view.
- Donot shoot untill you have covered the picture you want in the viewfinder
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