The Best Quick Way to Improve your Images
With the world of social media growing, it seems everyone is looking for the best presets, editing tricks, lighting tricks, and fancy cameras to get that perfect shot. As a professional photographer, I get questions all the time from fellow photographers and just-for-fun photographers alike on how to make your photos look better in one quick and easy way!
While there's no quick fix to become a professional (this takes years of hard work!), I do have one tip you can implement RIGHT NOW to instantly improve your photos.... and it's free.
Drumroll please....
Choose better backgrounds!
Yep, it's that easy to improve your images. Depending on whether your personal preference, or style, is lighter or moodier, just pay attention to the look of your backgrounds! I choose light, clean backgrounds all of the time to get high quality, professional images that are pleasing to the eye. A crowded background can sometimes be really great, but not in every photo you take.
Seek out clean backgrounds with lighter colors, and your images will do a complete 180 to looking more professional and insta-worthy. Lighter colors tend to look more high-end and are usually more flattering for you and your subjects. I always try to find white walls, open sky, or backgrounds that I can blur out with some bokeh that are still bright and clean. Finding open shade, or shade with nothing directly above the subject, such as a building shadow will also help your images stay cleaner and evenly lit.
Lighting is the backbone of photography. If your lighting is bad, usually so is your photo. Again, depending on your style of photos. I shoot more bright and clean photos, so that's what I focus on in my photography education. If you shoot moodier photos, look for darker backgrounds, still clean from distractions, to get that ultra cool look.
Your background can truly make or break your images, so make sure you follow the basic rules of composition and watch for leading lines, patterns in the background, and the rule of thirds.
Wanna chat about photography? Join my Abigail Erin Photography Education group on Facebook! It's a community of photographers, and we discuss tips and tricks to better your photos whether you are a professional or an amateur. I'd love to chat over on Instagram too! Thanks so much for reading, and don't forget to share!
