6 Photography Rules To Remember

1. Golden Hour Rule

Well, who doesn't love sunrise and sunset? "Golden hour" is the duration of 1 hour when the Sun rises and sets. Most beautiful clicks are taken in golden hour. This rule has its own impact as a very important element - light is at its best to give a magical touch.

• Key point: Arrive well in advance, setup your camera gear at the best position and wait for the perfect light.

2. Use Wide-angle Lens

Landscape photography is about capturing sweeping views. Wide-angle lens is the best choice for landscape photography because they capture more in the same frame. You can consider options like 18-55 mm lens which comes with DSLR bodies. Other options are fixed focal length lenses as they produce sharper images.

• Key point: Use couple of small L-shaped pieces of cards to visualize and composite your image view.

3. The Rule of Thirds

Using the rule of thirds is quite simple but effective. When composing an image, try to imagine that it's divided into three equal horizontal and vertical sections. Use grid option for this. Cover the subject in one-third part of the frame.

• Key point: Try to frame the image in such a way that key elements will be set at lines and intersections.

4. Use of Aperture

By using narrow aperture, one can get lots of depth of field. Aperture priority mode is a good choice of exposure for this because it enables you to set the aperture while camera itself determines the shutter speed.

• Key point: Use an aperture of at least a stop or two wider than the minimum capacity of lens, this will ensure zero diffraction generated by light.

5. Use of ISO

In a sunny day, use around 200 ISO. The brighter the light, the lower the ISO. for dark evenings and night shots, you can use 800 or 1600 ISO depending upon the situations. Professional DSLRs come with upto 12800 ISO for extra ordinary capturing. Keep testing to get the best output.

• Key point: Along with ISO, use natural light & exposure as per requirements to balance the overall brightness of an image.

6. Use of Tripod

Tripod is a very important equipment for photography no matter if you are a beginner or a professional one. Use it for steady images so they will not be blurred. It eliminates handshakes so images become sharper.

• Key point: Use self timer feature or get a remote sensor to take shots.

Some more tips:

• Understand your camera gear. 
• Try all the features provided. 
• Keep clicking for 2 or 3 more images for the same scene, it will be helpful afterwards. 

Most important: photography is what you see and imagine, so don't afraid to break the rules when needed.

Special thanks to +Manan Gandhi for contributing all the images.

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