Digital Photography 10 simple techniques to improve the quality of your shots Presentation and images By John Hoyle

#1 Frame the shot #2 Look for leading lines #3 The Rule of Thirds #4 Stop action #5 Get close #6 Try Macro #7 Turn the flash on #8 Turn the flash off #9 Get out of bed #10 Have fun

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#1. Frame your shots This is OK, but add visual interest by framing Yeah, that’s better

#2. Look for leading lines Leading lines should draw the viewer’s eyes into the image And this creates visual interest and gives perspective

#3. Use the Rule of Thirds Place the visual point, or points, of interest at the intersections of thirds to create a non-centered shot

#4. Stop the action Nice, but it doesn’t match their personalities. Select the stop action feature on your camera and get them to do this … That’s more like it

#5. Get Close to your subject The single greatest thing you can do to improve your shots is to move closer

#6. Use Macro to get even closer

#7. Turn the flash on You may need to override the flash setting and turn it on in low lighting to get the best shot… This was taken at dusk in Gettysburg. The image was NOT what I was seeing at this moment. The flash did not fire. This was literally 5 seconds later after I turned the flash on. This is what I saw.

#8. Turn the flash off Sometimes the automatic flash will fire when you don’t want it to fire. Turn it off. Low lighting is a great effect and can create the right mood for the shot. But be careful. You will need to use a tripod or be very still as the shutter stays open longer.

#9. Get out of bed and grab the camera Great photo opportunities await the early riser

#10. Have fun and create memories Of course Photoshop can help too!

Use these 10 techniques to improve the quality of your photography

… and go fishing every chance you get. Thank you for your time and happy shooting.