Take Better Pictures by Answering These 7 Questions
7 Questions 7 questions you should answer when planning to make an outdoor photograph. 1. What do you want the picture to say? Photography is a language. It can document an event or a place. It can evoke an emotion by the way the subject matter is presented. As the photographer you must decide what you want your picture to say. 2. What is the main subject? This may seem like a silly question, but it isn't. When you look at a scene that you want to photograph, you must determine the most important element. If you are shooting a scene on the beach, is the most important element the lighthouse or the children playing on the beach? If the most important element is the lighthouse then you must shoot so that the lighthouse draws the most attention. The children would add to the overall interest of the picture, but the lighthouse would dominate the picture. If on the other hand, your main subject is the children on the beach, you need to shoot so that the lighthouse is