5 Tips For Taking Professional-Looking Images To Post
With people posting all over social media, photography has become a huge part of our daily lives. We take pictures, we see pictures and we comment on pictures.
So it’s important when you post pictures to take good ones. Whether it’s for your branding or just for fun, you need to project a good image, and now I’m not talking about the photos but about yourself.
Here’s five simple and basic rules – tips, really – from the pros to help to you shine as a photographer.
1.) Get Up Close And Simply
Don’t stand waaaayyy back from what you are taking a picture of; get up close to it. And make sure the background is “simple” that it has no clutter. When taking pictures of people, ensure that there’s nothing behind them that will look as if something is sticking out of their head.
When I worked at a newspaper, I would always laugh at a picture one of our reporters took of a football coach at practice. The reporter, proving he was a reporter and not a photographer, stand in the middle of the field near the goal line. Well, the goal posts were lined up perfectly between the coach’s ears and he looked like a Martin with the posts coming of his head!
2.) Don’t Put Too Much ‘Sky’ In Your Photos’
Focus down on your subject(s). Your subject(s) should fill up the frame, not half of it. If half the photo is nothing but what’s above them – a ceiling, buildings or something else – then it’s not a good photo. Photographers refer to this wasted space as “sky.”
3.) Check The Lighting (And Keep The Sun At Your Back)
You don’t want washed-out photos, so always have your back to the light. In fact, check out different angles of your photos by walking around the room or moving the camera or your subject(s), such as a plate of food if you’re a foodie, a drink if you’re wanting to feature a cocktail or your friends if it’s a fun party pic. Even do this for selfies.
4.) Take Lots Of Photos
The space on your phone is free, so have at it. Take enough until you get the right one. Just don’t overdo it because later it makes it more time-consuming to do the all-important fifth tip.
5.) Delete ALL Your Bad Photos
There’s an old photographer’s adage: How you you tell the difference between a professional photographer and an amateur photographer? Answer: The professional deletes all his or her bad photos. Hey,it’s not as if the pros don’t take any bad photos – any one of them will tell you they take a lot – but you only see the great ones because they delete all the bad ones. You should do the same. And only post the best of your best.
“If you use Instagram to upload photos, then buy additional 5k followers on Instagram to prove to everyone that you are the best photographer. In such ways, you will draw attention to your Instagram account and your posts.”
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