Keeping it simple - tips for good Photography

Hi readers. Each week I will publish one handy tip for making your photographs even better than they are. I will offer up one of my own photographs which I think helps to illustrate the learning point being made. Feel free to comment on whether you thought it useful.

This week it is 'keeping it simple'

This picture was taken at a wedding recently. It was not a posed shot but taken candidly as people were coming out of the ceremony. The bridesmaid was standing in line which made it easy to get into the right position. There are no distracting details and one is drawn to the face, particularly the eyes. I have cropped (cut the picture) to a square format to improve the composition and reduce even  more any distractions. Making it black and white simplifies the image even further, although it looked great in colour too.

Even very simple photo editing programmes should allow you to 'crop' a picture and the simplest way to turn them black and white is to 'desaturate' (takes the colour out).

Happy photography!