Get close, get close, get closer

I think I learned this tip from watching Oprah many many years ago. And that was “get close, get close, and get closer!”

Composition is important – you want to get as close to your subject as you can. Unless you are on African safari and the lions will eat you. Or in the case of sports photographers and their $10,000 lenses which let them capture the action at the opposite side of the field.

You however have a small point and shoot or a DSLR with a kit lens – you need to walk up to the subject and make sure that they fill the whole LCD screen with the person.

I remember seeing my mom take a photograph of her granddaughter – Julianne sat at the desk playing on grandpa’s computer. Looking at the photograph – there was 5% granddaughter and 95% office. Get close!