1. Hold the camera steady with your elbows close to your body, or propped on something like a table or a bench or preferably use a tripod.

2. Is the light enough for a good photograph? Always remember that the light should shine on the face of the person or thing you are photographing and not on the lens.

3. Some photographs just bring a smile on your face. Just seeing these two girls giggling away makes you happy too. When you want to take a photograph, just see the situation and how it feels to you. Just being at the right place may sometimes fetch you great pictures.

4. Look at it from a different angle. Sometimes a perfectly ordinary thing like a staircase may look wonderful, when you capture the picture from a different angle.

5. Before you click, check if you have focused right or is there any distraction in the background. Backgrounds are very important in photographs. It can make your subject stand out. It may also sometimes distract the subject in focus. Like this picture below, it looks like the tree is sprouting from the man’s head!!

6.The next essential thing is the direction that your subject looks when being photographed. It can have a great impact upon an image, so check it carefully. The line of vision of the subject can be used to create the mood of the picture.

7. Talk to experienced photographers. Study lots of photographs to see how they have been composed.

8. Don’t be afraid to experiment. Try taking photographs with different setups. If you have a digital camera, you need not worry about wasting film rolls. Just photograph and delete the ones you don’t like!!

9. Take lots and lots of pictures.

10. Have fun photographing!!

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Photography is all about light and how you control it.The right use of light can decide whether your photograph will be spectacular or terrible. Too much light or too little light can spoil the picture. Consider the angle of light when you take shots. You can use shadows to create special effects that have the capability to turn an ordinary photo into a stunning one.

Play with back lighting for fabulous pictures. A pretty difficult technique to master, backlighting manipulates the light to enhance the finer detail of the object that is photographed. While you are using this technique, remember to take your camera light reading from the background instead of the subject.

When you photograph outdoors, use sunlight for maximum effect, the harsh afternoon sun will generate shadows. Position your subject in the shade to avoid unwanted shadows. Use diffused sunlight in the twilight and morning to create quality pictures.

Experiment with different lightings to get great pictures that have your personal touch.

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