Every photographer has his own methods.
Taking a good picture is a lot more than pointing a camera and snapping a button. It requires a lot of practice and a lot of skill. It also requires you to be familiar with your camera and be able to operate its basic functions. What qualifies as a good picture tends to change with the photographer because it comes down to your personal taste. However, you can follow a few general rules to ensure your photographs are successful.
Instructions
1. Take your pictures from eye level or lower. If you're taking a picture of a group of people, kneel down so that the camera is even with the center of their bodies. If you're taking a picture of something lower, such as a flower, get as low as you can to be even with your object. Try lying on your stomach to take photos of objects very close to the ground.
2. Use auto focus or know focus your camera. Refer to your manufacturer's instructions if you don't know do this. Most digital cameras focus when you hold the shutter down half-way. If your main subject is not in the center of your picture, place them in the center of your shot, focus the camera, then move the camera to get the frame you want without letting go of the shutter button.
3. Use your flash indoors and outside. Even outside, shadows or bad lighting can darken a picture. Use your flash to ensure the subject will be well-lit.
4. Avoid back-lighting. When your light source is behind the subject of your photo, your subject becomes dark and difficult to see. Make sure your subject is not standing directly in front of the sun, doors, windows or lights before you take your picture.
5. Stay away from busy backgrounds. If there's too much going on in the back of your shot, it takes away from your subject.
6. Take some candid shots. Getting a picture that tells a story or shows an action is much less boring than a posed photo. These photos are often regarded as special mementos because they show your subject in her natural surroundings and easily evoke memories.
7. Turn your camera to the side and take vertical pictures if it works best for your subject.
8. Get close when you're taking pictures. Fill up as much of the frame with your subject as possible instead of filling it with background.
9. Have fun with it. Direct people to have fun, go crazy and do something exciting in the photo. If you're taking a group shot, a picture of everyone in action is much more interesting than everyone smiling in a line.
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