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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 318953" data-attributes="member: 13090">Here are three things I tell people who need to learn photography in&nbsp; just a few minutes. Following these guidelines will drastically improve&nbsp; your shots overall:...1.&nbsp; Every shot needs a clear subject. Get in close and fill the frame with your subject.
2.&nbsp; Watch your backgrounds and keep them simple. Look for and eliminate things like poles coming out of peoples heads, etc. 
3.&nbsp; Centering your subject in the frame every single time is boring. Understand the <a href="http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds/" target="_blank">Rule of Thirds</a> and apply it often but break it occasionally too. 
Your 18-55mm should be fine for most of these shots; you can forget&nbsp; about the filters. I would suggest you shot RAW + JPG so you can&nbsp; minimize processing time. JPG's will be fine for most shots right out of&nbsp; the camera, but if you feel like you really nailed a shot, you can go&nbsp; to the RAW version and really work with it. ProTip: If you haven't already done so, go into the&nbsp; camera menus and adjust the &quot;Sharpening&quot; setting. This one adjustment&nbsp; will make a huge difference in the overall sharpness of your shots:Menu &gt; Shooting Menu (camera icon on left) &gt; Set Picture Control.&nbsp; Click right using the four-way button and then drop down to &quot;Standard&quot;.&nbsp; Click right again and then drop down the &quot;Sharpness&quot; setting. Increase&nbsp; this setting +6. Press OK, OK, etc. If you want better saturation I&nbsp; suggest you try using &quot;Landscape&quot; instead of &quot;Standard&quot; but that's a&nbsp; personal choice sort of thing. You'll need to adjust the &quot;Sharpness&quot;&nbsp; setting in whatever mode you choose to use (Standard, Vivid, Landscape,&nbsp; or Neutral) however.Key Words: Fill the frame; Clean backgrounds; Rule of Thirds....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 318953, member: 13090"] Here are three things I tell people who need to learn photography in just a few minutes. Following these guidelines will drastically improve your shots overall: [COLOR=#ffffff]...[/COLOR][INDENT]1. Every shot needs a clear subject. Get in close and fill the frame with your subject. 2. Watch your backgrounds and keep them simple. Look for and eliminate things like poles coming out of peoples heads, etc. 3. Centering your subject in the frame every single time is boring. Understand the [URL="http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds/"]Rule of Thirds[/URL] and apply it often but break it occasionally too. [/INDENT] Your 18-55mm should be fine for most of these shots; you can forget about the filters. I would suggest you shot RAW + JPG so you can minimize processing time. JPG's will be fine for most shots right out of the camera, but if you feel like you really nailed a shot, you can go to the RAW version and really work with it. [B]ProTip:[/B] If you haven't already done so, go into the camera menus and adjust the "Sharpening" setting. This one adjustment will make a huge difference in the overall sharpness of your shots: Menu > Shooting Menu (camera icon on left) > Set Picture Control. Click right using the four-way button and then drop down to "Standard". Click right again and then drop down the "Sharpness" setting. Increase this setting +6. Press OK, OK, etc. If you want better saturation I suggest you try using "Landscape" instead of "Standard" but that's a personal choice sort of thing. You'll need to adjust the "Sharpness" setting in whatever mode you choose to use (Standard, Vivid, Landscape, or Neutral) however. [B]Key Words:[/B] Fill the frame; Clean backgrounds; Rule of Thirds. [COLOR=#ffffff]...[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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