Take a Better Photo: 10 Easy Tips


	Take a Better Photo: 10 Easy Tips
alanocu
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5-14-2007 3:53 PM
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5-14-2007 8:30 PM
BartendingBear
#11 - Look in the corners of the frame to be sure that there are no distracting or awkwardly composed picture elements in them. Adjust your shooting position to make a better picture if needed.
5-15-2007 5:05 PM
strider72
The first tip is especially good. If taking shots of young children, don't be afraid to get down on the ground!
5-16-2007 7:01 PM
jude7007
This was great info...helped me a lot. Thanks.
5-17-2007 9:57 AM
prabha19
Great Info shared thanks
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				</TD><TD><A href="#wg02_1_title_1" class="boldLink">Look your subject in the eye</A></TD></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><TD><DIV><IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/dd/0900688a800981dd/lea_000002_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Too high</DIV>
</TD><TD><DIV>
<IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/de/0900688a800981de/lea_000003_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Better</DIV></TD></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><TD align="right">2. 
				</TD><TD><A href="#wg03_1_title_1" class="boldLink">Use a plain background</A></TD></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><TD><DIV><IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/df/0900688a800981df/lea_000004_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Distracting background</DIV>
</TD><TD><DIV>
<IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/e0/0900688a800981e0/lea_000005_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Better</DIV></TD></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><TD align="right">3. 
				</TD><TD><A href="#wg04_1_title_1" class="boldLink">Use flash outdoors</A></TD></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US">If the person is within five feet, use the fill-flash mode; beyond five feet, the full-power mode may be required.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><DIV><DIV><IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/e1/0900688a800981e1/lea_000006_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Subject is dark</DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/e2/0900688a800981e2/lea_000007_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>After</DIV></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><TD align="right">4. 
				</TD><TD><A href="#wg05_1_title_1" class="boldLink">Move in close</A></TD></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><DIV><DIV><IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/e3/0900688a800981e3/lea_000008_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Good</DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/e4/0900688a800981e4/lea_000009_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Better</DIV></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><TD align="right">5. 
				</TD><TD><A href="#wg06_1_title_1" class="boldLink">Move it from the middle</A></TD></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US">Bring your picture to life by simply moving your subject away from the middle of your picture.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><DIV><DIV><IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/e7/0900688a800981e7/lea_000012_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Boring</DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/e8/0900688a800981e8/lea_000013_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Better</DIV></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><TD align="right">6. 
				</TD><TD><A href="#wg07_1_title_1" class="boldLink">Lock the focus</A></TD></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US">Most auto-focus cameras focus on whatever is in the center of the picture. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US">If you don't want a blurred picture, you'll need to first lock the focus with the subject in the middle and then recompose the picture so the subject is away from the middle.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><DIV><DIV><IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/e5/0900688a800981e5/lea_000010_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Subject not in focus</DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/e6/0900688a800981e6/lea_000011_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Better</DIV></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><TD align="right">7. 
				</TD><TD><A href="#wg08_1_title_1" class="boldLink">Know your flash's range</A></TD></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US">The number one flash mistake is taking pictures beyond the flash's range.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><DIV><DIV><IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/e9/0900688a800981e9/lea_000014_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Without
  flash</DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/ea/0900688a800981ea/lea_000015_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>With
  flash</DIV></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><TD align="right">8. 
				</TD><TD><A href="#wg09_1_title_1" class="boldLink">Watch the light</A></TD></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><DIV><DIV><IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/ec/0900688a800981ec/lea_000016_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Good</DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/ee/0900688a800981ee/lea_000017_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Also
  good</DIV></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><TD align="right">9. 
				</TD><TD><A href="#wg10_1_title_1" class="boldLink">Take some vertical pictures</A></TD></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><DIV><DIV><IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/ef/0900688a800981ef/lea_000018_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Good</DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/f0/0900688a800981f0/lea_000019_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Better</DIV></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><TD align="right">10. 
				</TD><TD><A href="#wg11_1_title_1" class="boldLink">Be a picture director</A></TD></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317/10032&pq-locale=en_US"><DIV><DIV><IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/f1/0900688a800981f1/lea_000020_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Boring</DIV>
</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<IMG border="0" src="http://www.kodak.com/eknec/documents/f2/0900688a800981f2/lea_000021_en_US.jpg" /></DIV>
<DIV>Better</DIV></DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/E9B41F64-6C36-4FDC-BBC3-877161274592/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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