Be a Photographic Marksman: Three Tips to Help You Shoot With Your Camera

still digital camerasHaving cheaper, lower end cameras don’t make people poor photographers the same way having top-of-the-line still digital cameras won’t make people great photographers. It’s all in how you use these still digital cameras.

Great photographers understand concepts like aperture, have great composition, and incorporate interesting light into their photos. They don’t just point and shoot — they stop and think about the picture they’re looking at, the picture they’re seeing in their head, and the picture they want to take.

If you’d like to start making better use of your still digital cameras, here are a few tips to help.

Portraits
When you’re taking portrait style shots, you want to use a simple background. This helps keep attention on your subject. If there’s something unrelated to the subject in the frame, get rid of it. If you can’t move it, then go someplace else to shoot.

Selfie
If you’re going to use still digital cameras to take a selfie, you might as well shake things up a bit. Take a picture with a totem — something that reflects your real personality, like your favorite coffee mug or the novel you’re currently reading. Try being silly, too. Make a face that Calvin or Hobbes would pull.

Close Ups
Fill the frames of still digital cameras with as much of the subject as the possible without having to use the zoom function — get physically close to it. It’s okay if part of the subjects get cut off. It might actually make your pictures more interesting. You’ll also want to use a softer lighting if possible, which will minimize any imperfections.

Unfortunately, buying the biggest, best pieces of equipment that online camera stores have to offer will not make you a great photographer. It takes a little bit of know how, and a lot of practice with still digital cameras. Try testing out some of these tips the next you feel like shooting, and your photos will be more interesting visually.

If you have any questions about using still digital cameras, feel free to ask in the comments.

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