| You can have the best camera and the best lighting, | | | | to show too much of the surroundings by shooting |
| but if you don't practice your composition and learn | | | | too wide. Very successful head shots can be |
| how to frame your shots, your pictures will be just | | | | produced when there is no space above the head or |
| average. It all begins with a vision and learning how to | | | | even with some of the head cropped off. This simple |
| capture an image in the cameras viewfinder. The | | | | tip alone can make your ordinary photos look more |
| camera is a photographers tool that allows them to | | | | professional and interesting. |
| transfer their vision to the photo paper. | | | | Tip # 4 Using Your Subjects Eyes |
| In this article you will find 6 composition and framing | | | | The eyes are our most expressive feature. Try to |
| tips to help you improve your digital photography | | | | keep the eyes in the upper third of the frame and |
| skills and create shots that are more than just | | | | not exactly in the center. Very often the viewer of a |
| average. Practice these simple tips the next time you | | | | photograph is drawn to the face and expressive |
| grab your camera. | | | | eyes can make a very dramatic photograph. |
| Tip #1 Shoot Vertical | | | | Tip #5 Create Your Own Center |
| When shooting a human subject, your format will be | | | | There should be only one center of interest when |
| vertical 99% of the time. This is what a | | | | creating you images. You may have several subjects |
| photographer calls a "Portrait". If you shoot | | | | in the photograph but you can still achieve this by |
| horizontally, it's referred to as a "Landscape". | | | | having the subjects touching one another or |
| Tip #2 Shoot Off Center | | | | overlapping. |
| One thing that a lot of beginning photographers do is | | | | Tip #6 - Learn What To Crop |
| capture their subject exactly in the middle of the | | | | Don't crop off limbs at the joints. For example, a |
| frame. There is no rule that says you have to place | | | | photograph that is cropped at the elbow will look |
| the subject in the center of the photograph. Some | | | | strange. Cropping at the forearm or bicep area will |
| compositions can be more exciting and dramatic if | | | | give a more natural look. |
| the subject is framed off-center. It gives the image | | | | Final Thoughts: |
| a sense of movement and leads the viewer into the | | | | Use these simple Digital photography Tips to help you |
| photographer. | | | | improve your composition and framing. Practice often |
| Tip # 3 Fill The Frame | | | | and learn from every shot you take and soon you |
| Try to fill up the frame with the subject. It is natural | | | | will be shooting like a professional. |