Create Photographs to Refine Photography

Posted: February 29, 2016

[caption id="attachment_12617" align="alignright" width="369"] Image from digital-photography-school.com[/caption] Taking photos can be pretty easy, and make everyone think they're a great photographer. Usually the best photographs are created, not randomly captured. Take your photography to the next level by staging and creating photos, rather than just taking them. Hayley Roberts, writer for Digital Photography School, shares how to imrpove photography by creating photographs.

8 Tips to Improve Your Photography by Creating Instead of Taking Photos

If you’re like most photographers you use your camera to capture a moment; you see an interesting subject, so you photograph it to the best of your ability. But a worthwhile experiment is to try staging a photo. Rather than waiting for all the elements to perfectly arrange themselves, take control and create the moment yourself. It’s an important lesson in thinking about the story and composition, and it’ll improve your photography in no time. I spent three years photographing everything in sight, but it was only after taking control of my images that I was able to turn my hobby into a profession. Creating a photo can be as simple, or elaborate, as you wish. If you’re interested in street photography, this could involve asking an interesting stranger to pose in a particular place or way. For macro photography, setting up a backdrop behind a pretty flower can make the subject more dynamic. Read the entire article 8 Tips to Improve Your Photography by Creating Instead of Taking Photos on Digital Photography School.