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Have you ever wondered what secrets professionals know about digital photography to make their digital photos look so good? I used to find it really frustrating why some people seemed to posses a "look, shoot......brilliant" process with their digital photography. Why did they have it so easy and I had a painstaking time with my own digital photography? Well I can tell you one thing that's so incredibly important with digital photography. And that's simple composition. At first my digital photos were too busy- they had things in the background that were distracting, over exposed and under exposed. There were some aspects of my digital photography that now, I would not even show you- the early photos were too bad. Now of course going "pro" it's a whole different story. I have to get it right otherwise I don't eat! It sounds dramatic but really when you are put under pressure you have to make sure your digital photos are right- in all aspects.....especially your composition. Let's imagine a professional photo of a landscape. You have seem them before so think back to the last time you saw a professional landscape photo and think what it was about the photograph that appealed to you. I can tell you it was a series of things like light, lens, angle etc, but one main, important thing about it was probably the simplicity of the composition. Not too much in the photograph, things are in perspective with each other, the angles and lines compliment each other. That's exactly what you need to aim for when doing your own digital photography. Keep what you are taking free of clutter, use good lines and angles and if necessary turn to the rule of thirds. All these things will enhance your digital photography and all make up your composition.
Simple composition is the most under estimated artistic influence in digital photography. You will find that the professional landscape picture has painfully simple composition as its fundamental artistic make up. And you can do the same. Keep it simple with your digital photography and you start to see amazing results. Keep up the good work, Amy Renfrey
http://www.digitalphotographysuccess.com
http://www.nomorebadphotos.blogspot.com
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