[shuttertalk]

I had a dinner with a friend last night and he said he just bought a new camera. (Canon 350D to be exact). We got into talking about photography and he asked me - "how do you take good photos?" "What do you mean," says I? He said, "well the photos I take don't look as good as those I see on the website... I want my photos to look like those!".

That stumped me ... such a broad question like that - it's like saying, how do I cook good food? Where does one start? Anyway, I just gave a few tips, since he was talking more about indoor photography - such as lighting the scene well and quality of light, setting white balance, metering correctly in uneven light, etc.


Well, someone asked you that question, how would you respond? What tips would you give them? I know it is such a broad question and there are numerous different aspects to photography which makes it the art form that it is... but if you were in my shoes, what would be the #1 tip you could give someone that would dramatically improve their photos?


Come on.. throw your ideas at me! In my experience, the most dramatic improvement I saw was bouncing flash indoors! Wow, what a difference! Another would be composition, and filling the frame with subjects.

Any others?