Usual Mistakes in Photography

By Shawn Smith

Taking photos impulsively either results with a superb photo or insulting one. But sometimes, because of some mistakes that are committed, taking planned photographs results into bad ones. Like having a red eye which is due to shooting in a low-lighting condition with a camera-mounted flash. The way to prevent this is to turn up the lights and switch off the flash and make sure the camera's red-eye reduction mode is turned on.

When you shoot a picture, you have got to have steady arms so as to prevent making an indistinct photo but staying still makes your muscles get tired. Using a tripod could help but it is not suitable to be always carrying it. Apart from moving, having a hazy photo could also be caused by certain circumstances like a slow shutter speed or the image wasn't in sharp focus. This type of problem could be worked out by ensuring the autofocus mechanism is locking in the subject or set it manually. Having a slow shutter speed can be fixed by increasing the ISO or give the camera a faster shutter speed to work with.

Underexposed subjects or where the environment is too dark and a shortage detail is the most common exposure problem. To prevent this, use the camera's exposure adjustment to overexpose the scene a little and add more light to the subject.

Clustered photographs are also unnoticed initially till you become a professional photographer but too much is bad. Having a large amount of things going on the background would smother the subject so try and have a less clustered background.

Putting the time and date below the photograph or having a border becomes disturbing as well. Let the photograph talk for itself and permit the details to be seen by not having any added enhancement. Try and take advantage of some of these hints to become a better photographer.

About the Author:

If you're looking for a pro Melbourne photographer, you need to take a glance at Blinq Photography. Shawn Smith runs Blinq Photography, an award winning Melbourne Photographs studio, making bold photographs that talk to you and your customers. They focus on commercial, sports and portrait photography.