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but never chop off his or her chin. Also, the most important thing to have in focus is
your subject's eyes, so make sure your focus point is on the eyes (this goes for
shooting wildlife, too).
7. Golden rule of landscape photography
If you want much better landscape photos, the trick is to shoot your landscape in
beautiful light, and that light happens twice a day: around sunrise and sunset. These
are the only two times professional landscape photographers will even take
landscape photos—that's how big a difference it makes (and that's why the pros
call these two times of day “The Golden Hours”). Also, these are two times of day
when the light will be lower, so you'll also need to shoot these shots on a tripod to
keep from having blurry photos. Do these two things, and you'll be amazed at the
difference (and so will your friends).
8. Use your camera's presets
If you want average-looking photos, leave your camera set to what your average
camera owner does: Auto mode. But, if you want to take the quality of your images
up a big notch, just turn the dial on the top of your camera to match what you're
shooting. When you do this, it changes your camera to the optimum settings for
what you're shooting, so if you're shooting people, switch that dial on top to the little
icon of a person. Simple. If you're shooting a landscape, switch it to landscape (the
icon usually looks like mountains). For shooting something really close up (like a
flower), switch it to the flower icon. You'll be surprised at what a difference this
makes, yet most people never spend the two seconds it takes to make this simple
change.
