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If you're an aspiring photographer, you will need all the best tips and advice that you can get to become an even better photographer. This list aims to provide you techniques on how you take good pictures with your camera.
One of the most difficult things to nail when taking a photograph is getting even lighting to your subject. This becomes a problem if you are shooting your artwork to be included in your portfolio for college. You need to show the small details that make your art stand out, which is why taking the artwork outside when natural light from the sun is present is ideal for this purpose.
Adjust the white balance if your camera has that option so that the whites are a light grey tone and the white does not appear to glow.
If there is glare coming off the art, try to position yourself and the art such that there is a dark background so that glare is avoided.
The higher the wattage of the light, the more evenly the light will be distributed to your artwork.
Watch that the edges of the artwork are parallel to the edges of the view finder or use perspective control if you have that option in your camera’s menu.
However, you may use the magnifier option with manual focus to ensure that the lines are all crisp–push the magnifying lens icon two times and then set the focus to be crisp. Push the shutter release or view finder flip to revert to the normal view.
For instance, use exposure compensation feature to edit the picture if it’s too dark or light. It depends on the features and the naming conventions in your camera.
