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Tip # 21: Taking Photos That Say WOW!

It’s easy to take a photo. It’s more challenging to take a photo that says WOW! But it doesn’t have to be. Follow these three basic guidelines and you’re on your way to taking great pictures.

Clear subject:

Can your friends figure out what the subject is? It might be a specific person or object. It might be a story. Or it might represent a theme such as friendship.

Focus Attention:

When your friends look at your photo, are they immediately drawn to the subject? This is achieved in a number of ways and will be the topic of the next eight tips. Shutter speed and depth of field can also be used to focus attention on the subject.

Simplify:

If too much is going on in the photo, it’ll be difficult to figure out the subject. Again, shutter speed and depth of field can play a role here.

In the above picture, you can see how I’ve incorporated all three guidelines to highlight this teen’s natural beauty.

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