Better Photographs in 3 Easy Steps
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In 2001 I flew to Prague to learn how to teach
English as a foreign language. This was
something of a risky sea change in career for
me but I figured the worst that could happen
was that I would end up spending five weeks in
a beautiful city drinking nice beer.
What I didn't expect was to learn how to take
better photographs. This happened entirely by
accident. On the first day of the course, our tutor
gave us half an hour to think of something to talk
to the other course members about, by way of
introducing ourselves to each other.
When it came to my turn, I waffled on about
travelling. Next up was a young, blond
American. She stood up and said "Hi, I'm
Caroline and I'm not going to talk about myself.
I'm going to share with you some tips on how to
take better photographs. Maybe that will help
you enjoy your stay in Prague more." I listened
intently. Up till then, my photographic skills had
been nothing short of dismal.
Here are her three tips:
1. Have the light behind you
2. Have an angle in the shot
3. Have a fore, middle and background
That was it. I was surprised it wasn't more
technical. I was eager to try them out.
Here are the results...
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