- Feb 22, 2001
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Even before getting a DSLR, I wish I had the following:
1. Get to the height of your subject. This was a big one for me, because I was always standing above my kids, dog, or flowers. Getting at their level made a large improvement to my photos immediately.
2. Get closer. This one sounded so obvious when I first heard it, but going along with #1, this has really improved my photos as well.
3. Learning the exposure triangle (once I got a DSLR ) -- or maybe more simply, learning to read the shutter-speed. Once I recognized hand-holding the camera with a 1/4 second exposure was going to end up with blurry photos, I discovered aperture and ISO.
1. Get to the height of your subject. This was a big one for me, because I was always standing above my kids, dog, or flowers. Getting at their level made a large improvement to my photos immediately.
2. Get closer. This one sounded so obvious when I first heard it, but going along with #1, this has really improved my photos as well.
3. Learning the exposure triangle (once I got a DSLR ) -- or maybe more simply, learning to read the shutter-speed. Once I recognized hand-holding the camera with a 1/4 second exposure was going to end up with blurry photos, I discovered aperture and ISO.