Tips for taking beautiful photos

These days it's easy for anyone to take photos. Smartphones have increasingly powerful cameras and that allows you to instantly capture whatever you need. However, to take photos that are different and stand out from the rest you need to explore and be inspired. Whether you use a professional camera or your mobile phone, in this post we are going to give you some tips on how to take original photos.  

Let yourself be advised

Henri Cartier-Bresson gave the key to taking photographs: "To photograph is to place the head, the eye and the heart on the same axis". It is not enough to have a good camera and a beautiful landscape to take spectacular pictures. You need to go further and take into account some basic concepts such as composition, light and angles, among others. Take note of these basic photography tips:

With these tips and some basic theoretical concepts in mind, you can start practising with your camera. Over time, you will be able to see your progress.

Mobile or professional camera?

Smartphone cameras are getting better every day. This allows for higher quality and resolution for instant photography. However, there are still many people who prefer to use their professional camera. It depends on the taste of each person, as not everyone is always willing to carry a camera with them. The mobile phone allows you more freedom and speed when photographing. If you are going to photograph with a mobile phone, take into account the limits of your phone's camera. Be especially careful with zoom and light, two risk factors if you abuse them. It is important not to force the images and to take them with natural light, whenever possible, taking care of the elements. The use of a tripod for night photography is essential. Taking pictures at night is an experience, even if it is much more complex due to the amount of elements you have to take into account. You need that tripod to be able to capture the scene without movement, because when there is light (from street lamps, signs, etc.) the slightest touch of the pulse can spoil the shot.

The magic of apps

If you like to take more photos with your mobile phone, you will be familiar with many photo apps. They allow you to retouch each image as much as possible by modifying the values of the photo itself or by adding filters. They are very convenient and in a matter of minutes you can have the perfect photo, if you have the right tools. Applications such as VSCO, Lightroom, Polaroid Fx or Snapseed are just a few that can be used to retouch your photos. From the computer, you can also edit very well with programs like Photoshop or Gimp. These are the most widely used and meet your expectations very well. With these programmes you can add noise to your photos and change values such as contrast, light or saturation. Modify everything you need to give your touch to the photos, so that every time someone sees a photo of yours they will recognise it. It's a way of 'personal branding' your images. On social networks, photos with filters are a hit. On Instagram, it is recurrent that users almost always use the same filter to make their photographic profile more homogeneous and visual. You just follow the same editing pattern so that all your photos are common. Although it may seem boring or uncreative, the truth is that it is an idea that is very popular on this network. Find your style and make your posts speak for themselves. 

What's next?

Once you've learned how to take the best photos, be tidy. Save them little by little on your computer in different folders. You can do it by theme, by date or by type of photograph, you decide what is the best way to do it. Knowing where they are, you will be able to access them whenever you need them. You can also print your photographs and arrange them in the traditional way, in albums and photo books, for example. They look great and are the best way to keep all your photos sorted by trips or experiences, mainly. But you can also turn your photos into pictures and decorative elements for your home. We recommend these three products to make the most of your photos:

The photo magazine is an economical option to classify all your photos.

Canvases are perfect for decorating any room in your home.

Elegant framed photo in glass