Some helpful hints about taking photos

Did you like the photos of trains at this site? We would like to see some examples of your Photo Art to display on this site. We need budding photographers to get out there and take interesting photos of trains and train stations. Some helpful hints about taking photos What's wrong with these photos? Click on a photo for more information. Here are some basic rules about taking interesting photos Pick your frame As you are looking though your cameral lens, think about where you want the centre of the photo to be. Line up that object or person in the centre of what you can see through the lens. Some cameras have a circle in the centre of the lens, and some have 'frame' markers at the corners of the lens that you can see as you are looking through. Masking Masking is when you have objects or people get in the way of your photo. Try and make sure no one is going to walk in front of you. Try and make sure there are no buildings or other objects in front or at the edge of your subject. Unless you want it there of course! Consider the light source Where is the light coming from? Is there enough light to take the photo? A flash will only light up things a little away from the photographer, which is fine if you are taking photos indoors. Sometimes there is an accidental lighting effect that the photographer doesn't expect, but it turns out to be a great photo.      Blurring or out of focus Try and avoid the 'wobbles' when you take your photo. Some people, when they press the shutter to take a photo, move the camera. They don't keep it steady. Some photos come out blurry because the focus is wrong. If your camera has an automatic focus then you should have no trouble. If your camera needs you to adjust the focus then make the most important thing in the picture the thing that is in focus. The subject It is up to you to decide what is interesting enough to take a photo of. You will improve with practise. Look critically at the photos you have taken and think about how you could improve them. Was the subject interesting enough? Was there enough light? Was it in focus? Was the subject in frame correctly? Sometimes it's hard to say why we like or don't like a photo. It eventually comes down to what is pleasing to our eye and interesting to our mind. Have fun taking your photos of trains, train stations for this site. We look forward to seeing your Photo Art!