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10 Reasons Your Photos Suck
Why You Should Read This
If you’re trying to improve your photography, then it helps to know where you’re going wrong. This article is all about pointing out where you’re going wrong and what you should be doing to fix it. It’s not easy taking consistently good photos, but once you’ve gotten the hang of it, it becomes incredibly rewarding.
1 – Bad Lighting
2 – You’re Making Excuses
3 – Wrong White Balance
4 – Motion Blur
5 – Bad Depth of Field
6 – Shooting at the Wrong Time
7 – Distractions
8 – You’re trying to impress Others
9 – Poor Composition
10 – Too Much Photoshop
If you’re trying to improve your photography, then it helps to know where you’re going wrong. This article is all about pointing out where you’re going wrong and what you should be doing to fix it. It’s not easy taking consistently good photos, but once you’ve gotten the hang of it, it becomes incredibly rewarding.
1 – Bad Lighting
2 – You’re Making Excuses
3 – Wrong White Balance
4 – Motion Blur
5 – Bad Depth of Field
6 – Shooting at the Wrong Time
7 – Distractions
8 – You’re trying to impress Others
9 – Poor Composition
10 – Too Much Photoshop
I start to laugh when I see No 5:
5 – Bad Depth of Field
Often when people get their first f/1.8 lens, (and for those of you that don’t understand aperture, click here) they tend to put it on f/1.8 and leave it there for a while. Shallow depth of field has it’s creative uses, but it has no place in every photo. Your photos will start to all look the same and will cease to be impressive. Same can be said about too much DoF, you need to try and find a compromise and use it when it’s best suited.
Often when people get their first f/1.8 lens, (and for those of you that don’t understand aperture, click here) they tend to put it on f/1.8 and leave it there for a while. Shallow depth of field has it’s creative uses, but it has no place in every photo. Your photos will start to all look the same and will cease to be impressive. Same can be said about too much DoF, you need to try and find a compromise and use it when it’s best suited.
Ok, time for me to do more home work 
