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then you may want to purchase good shots or hire a photographer. In many cases,
however, you will be able to use your own photographs.
You may not be the world's greatest photographer, but that's OK. You can learn to get
better. One of the keys to good shots—like design itself—is to keep things simple. Scott
Kelby is a leading authority on digital photography and he says that clutter and
distraction are the things that most often kill properly exposed shots.
Look for simplicity in your backgrounds, in your people shots, in your
architectural elements, in every aspect—the simpler the surroundings,
the more powerful the impact.... Look for the absence of distraction.
Look for the absence of clutter and noise, watch for distracting
elements that sneak into the top and sides of your frame, and create
some photos that have great impact—not because of what they have,
but because of what they don't have—lots of junk.
—
Scott Kelby
On the next four pages, photographer Scott Kelby offers valuable tips for taking better
photos.
10 tricks for getting better-looking photos
Scott Kelby
Photographer and Editor-in-Chief of both
Photoshop User
and
Layers
magazines, President of the National Association of
Photoshop Professionals (NAPP)
www.scottkelby.com
Scott Kelby is the world's No. 1 best-selling author of computer
and technology topics, and is the author of the all-time best-
selling topic on digital photography:
The Digital Photography
Book, Volume 1
(Peachpit Press, 2006). Here Scott gives
simple tips for taking better photos.
A lot of people have been going through a very frustrating experience with their
