If you think you can’t take good photographs, don’t be discouraged. Just a few helpful tips (ssshhhh!!! don’t tell anyone, this is just between you and me okay 
) and you are well on the way to taking better photographs. This is actually a known secret to the regular shooters but a real secret to the beginners.
Intersection Of Thirds
This is where those grid lines (normally available through menu functions in modern digital cameras) comes in handy. If your camera don’t have this feature then you can just make up imaginary lines. You do this by just dividing your screen by one thirds both vertically and horizontally thereby creating a box of 3×3’s.
Then when you compose your shot try to place your subject at any of this intersection points and fire away. At times placing your subject off center will make your pictures a lot more presentable.
Shooting At A Low Angle
Get down low and tilting your camera so that your camera is not perpendicular with the subject you are shooting often creates an interesting image especially if you are shooting at wide angle.
Try changing your angle and composition of shooting and experiment a lot till you get use to it. Then the next time you go out for a shoot; composing will come naturally.
Up Close And Personal
This happens to be one of my favorites. Getting close to your subject or even cropping your image tightly will often yield better pictures. Try not using the zoom to get closer but walk closer to your subject whenever if possible.
I do enjoy taking pictures and I am still in the phase of honing my skills. Actually I have just started my own photo gallery for myself and others to share their photography skills You can find my gallery at Labuanite Photo Gallery. Don’t expect to see much there yet though as I am still fiddling with the setup.
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