PHOTOGRAPHY ADVICE I GIVE EVERY TIME

1. Learn all the rules so you can break them later – Photography rules are essential because they provide a foundation for more advanced photography tips and tricks later on. Learn the rules first, so you have more creative control when breaking them later.

2. Expose and focus first, then frame your shot – An improperly exposed or blurry picture is unusable, but one not precisely framed may still be saved. For this reason, you should always focus on and properly expose for the subject before adjusting the frame. This is something that happens more often when you have extreme lights and darks in the same scene.

3. We are always drawn towards the eyes in a photograph, since eyes are a natural focal point that we connect with. When taking portrait photographs at any aperture, make sure you nail the focus on the eyes. As long as the eyes are in focus, both you and your subject are more likely to consider the picture to be properly shot.