{"id":18,"date":"2017-07-21T00:23:30","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T00:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gibsonoutdoorphoto.com?p=18"},"modified":"2017-07-21T05:48:49","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T05:48:49","slug":"whats-wrong-with-your-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aerial.gibsonoutdoorphoto.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/21\/whats-wrong-with-your-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s Wrong with Your Pictures?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I talk to a lot people who are not happy with their photographs. “Ahh, too dark!” “Oops, out of focus…”<\/p>\n

Newsflash: Try as I might, I get lousy pictures too. To get good shots, you need to expect some duds along the way. With digital cameras, it’s way better to get a bad picture than no picture at all. You can always delete the irrecoverable ones at no cost.<\/p>\n

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One New Habit<\/strong><\/p>\n

To get more good shots and fewer duds, try changing a single habit.<\/p>\n

Instead of rushing a single shot and moving on (Shoot and Scoot!\u00a0\ud83d\udef5), only to look at the results after the moment has passed, invest an extra 30 seconds right then to intentionally change something about the problem shots: camera setting, subject, or environment. Subject too dark? Change it. Out of focus? Change it. Boring? Change it. Better? Good! Worse? Try making the change in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n

With that little bit of additional thought and effort AT THE MOMENT, your photography will most certainly improve over time.<\/p>\n

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What to Change<\/strong><\/p>\n

What to change about the shot depends completely on what you aren’t happy with. It could be a basic technical issue, like exposure or focus. Or, it could be something more advanced or subtle, like composition, noise, or “emotion.”<\/p>\n

In coming blog posts, I’ll cover a many aspects of improving your photography. In this installment, let’s start with:<\/p>\n

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THE BASICS<\/strong><\/p>\n