Article by Robin Lipton
You got yourself a camera huh? That’s great news! I know you won’t regret it. You are going to have a lot of fun with it. Photography allows you to capture memorable moments or scenes and it allows you to watch them over again later. While a digital single-lens reflex camera is good to have, it’s not necessary in order to know how to take good photos. If you have a simple camera then that will do. You don’t need anything else, except some time and imagination of course. If you want to know how to take good photos you are going to have to pay attention to a couple of things. I’ll give you some tips on what you’ll need to focus on.
How to take good photos Tip #1: Lines
The next time you’re out on a trip or when you just want to take some photographs keep an eye out for any interesting lines you see. When you look at a photograph your eyes will automatically follow the main lines of the photograph. Use this to your advantage. Let’s use a highway as an example. If you want to convey depth in a picture of a highway stand right in the middle of it ( preferably when there’s no traffic of course) and take a picture of the two lines on the side of the highway converging in the distance.
How to take good photos
