Article 1: Click Images Not Pics

Around 50% posts on Facebook are photo updates and most of them are random clicks. I urge all my readers to follow these four points and click images not pics.

Point 1. Right Setup:

Photography is all about capturing moments on digital frames. All those moments are around us all the time... you should invest sometime setting up things for the desired frame. 

Scenario 1. You have made a new dish for dinner and want to share it with friends. Make sure to decorate your plate well, put props like spoons and forks next to the plate, remove unwanted things from the frame etc. Click here for more examples.

Scenario 2. You want to click images of your kid when he/she is doing some activity. Take a moment, think about props like colorful toys or clothing and add them to the frame. Most important things is to have his/her attention. Make sure to engage them so that he/she smiles and looks right at the camera lens. Click here for more examples.

Point 2. Right Technique:

Many questions come to our mind when we see a professional shot. One of the most common questions is 'how to click this shot'? So learn new techniques through internet or ask your photographer friends :)

Scenario 3. You want to click a random shot of coffee cups or beads or even vegetables. It'll look great if you keep one object in focus and others blurred. This can be achieved by keeping your DSLR on Aperture priority mode with manual focus control.      

Scenario 4. You want to capture people in action. People don't like ghosts in the images but it is always acceptable if the concept is right. This can be achieved by keeping your DSLR on Shutter Speed priority mode. Same technique can be used to click trails of fight, fireworks, flow of water etc.

Point 3. Right Gears

It is important to have appropriate gears or equipment for certain types of shots. In the image below, you need a tripod and a remote. 

I am enlisting some of my camera gears:

- Tripod is must for any longer shutter speed shots  

- Prime lens or zoom lens with f/5.0 or less aperture is needed to click a sharp and in-focus foreground object with blurred background.

- Remote Controller is important for self-portraits when you are travelling

- Filters can cut down shine in water and brightness in the sky

Point 4. Right Frame  

Last but the most important step is to frame it right. I'd suggest... plan a bit and spend sometime watching in viewfinder.

- Try different angles. Don't take a shot from visitor's point-of-view because there are anyway thousands of pics on internet for all the famous places on earth

- Click not so obvious objects... focus on small things that people generally ignore in a setting

- Zoom in and capture natural expressions 

- Give a appropriate caption to an eye-catching shot so that people can connect to your image 

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Viewers are fed up of watching usual frames and they expect something different so be different and click a creative shot next time.