Mental Prompts to Help Take Better Photos
Posted: April 18, 2017
Kav Dadfar, writer for Digital Photography School, shares seven questions to ask in order to take better photos.
Checklist – 7 Prompts to Help you Pause and Take Better Photos
Photography is one of those professions or hobbies that you simply need to practice in order to improve. Once you have learned the basics and the theory, it is as much about trial and error as anything that you can read in books. With that practice comes experience which, over time, becomes almost like your blueprint for taking photos. The more you practice the quicker you learn and ultimately it all works subconsciously. To start you off on your process, here are 7 questions to ask yourself before you take a photo.
1. What am I trying to communicate?
One of the common mistakes that all new photographers make is that they click away, taking photos without really thinking about the image and the message or story it communicates. Digital photography makes the process of taking a photo risk free. Apart from taking up a bit of memory on your card, there’s no harm in just clicking away.
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To some, photography seems simple: find something to take a picture of, press a button, and viola you have a great image. However, professional photographers know that there is a lot more thought put into photos. Asking yourself these seven questions before taking a photo can result in better images.