Background Tips for Digital Photography

 Backgrounds can be very difficult when trying to take great photos. For one thing, they can add a lot to a photo. They create depth, space and emotion. Funds can even help tell a story. But a background can also damage a good shot. They can distract or overwhelm subjects in the image.

Always think before taking the photo. Is there something or someone behind your topic that might distract you? Is there something behind them that creates strange illusions? For example, a tree branch behind your subject that appears to protrude from your head.

It may sound silly, but simple mistakes like these occur quite frequently. And these situations can be easily avoided by double checking your background before taking the picture.

If there is something in the background that could damage the shot, ask the subject to take a step or two to the right or left. If this is not an option, like in candid photos, you can try moving to a different angle. Going down and using the sky above as a background is a great technique.

Blue the background using depth of field. Learning how to do this with your camera is invaluable. It is one of the fastest ways to remove bad funds. You can also try to zoom in or out on your subject. By filling the shot with the subject, the zoom background images is basically removed entirely. This can also create a more interesting and compelling shot anyway.

If all else fails, you can change or adjust the background in post-processing with Photoshop or other editing software. For example, you can manually blur the background, use the clone stamp tool to remove unwanted people or objects, or change colors that just don't look good. I hope that by combining these tips and being more aware of your backgrounds, you will take photos with better backgrounds!