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| Look your subject in the eye | When taking a picture of someone, hold the camera at the person's eye level to unleash the power of those magnetic gazes and mesmerizing smiles. |
| Use a plain background | When you look through the camera viewfinder, force yourself to study the area surrounding your subject. Make sure no poles grow from the head of your favorite niece and that no cars seem to dangle from her ears. |
| Use flash outdoors | Bright sun can create unattractive deep facial shadows. Eliminate the shadows by using your flash to lighten the face. |
| Move in close | f your subject is smaller than a car, take a step or two closer before taking the picture and zoom in on your subject. Your goal is to fill the picture area with the subject you are photographing |
| Move it from the middle | Bring your picture to life by simply moving your subject away from the middle of your picture. Start by playing tick-tack-toe with subject position. |
| Lock the focus | If your subject is not in the center of the picture, you need to lock the focus to create a sharp picture. |
| Know your flash's range | The number one flash mistake is taking pictures beyond the flash's range. |
| Watch the light | Next to the subject, the most important part of every picture is the light. It affects the appearance of everything you photograph. |
| Take some vertical pictures | All sorts of things look better in a vertical picture. |
| Be a picture director | Take control of your picture-taking and watch your pictures dramatically improve. Become a picture director, not just a passive picture-taker. |
