More tips on taking better photos

Following on from a recent article where we gave you some tips on improving your photographs, we’d like to pass a few more pieces of advice on photography.

Great photographs make beautiful canvas prints, but taking great photographs isn’t easy; capturing that all important shot that you’ll be able to print onto canvas requires some patience.

Look out for lines
Lines and curves inject energy into your photography. Using natural occurrences such as rivers, building and roads to create lines in your pictures attract the viewer’s eye and lead them to your subject. Keep an eye out for such things and use them creatively to generate interesting images that will look great on canvas.

As well as naturally occurring straight lines, you should look for curves as photographing these makes your photos look more sensual. Sand dunes and hills for example, when used as part of your composition, add a special element to your pictures.

Watch for the horizon
It’s very important that when you’re composing your photos that you keep the horizon line level. A photo of a landscape with a slightly crooked horizon will ruin your photo, unless you’re deliberately taking the photo at an angle for dynamism.