l Stop shooting sunrise, sunset and flowers. It’s routine and it will get you addicted and make it hard to move away.
l You shouldn’t explain your photographs. A picture should communicate by itself; when you start explaining, you’ve not done justice to it.
l Shooting the poor and showing their close-ups in high contrast is the easiest thing to do for any photographer. India is a rich and colourful country and there are many more things to shoot.
l Avoid using HDR (high dynamic range); it sometimes ruins the entire colour tone.
l Avoid light painting your name.
l Do not make your logo/watermark bigger than your photo. While it is important to apply a watermark, make sure it doesn’t take away the viewer’s attention from your subject.
l Avoid selective colouring of the photos (for example: don’t add colour to a primary subject and convert the rest to black and white).
l When outdoors, try breaking away from routine vantage points. Explore the same popular places to show them in a completely new perspective.
l Shooting yourself with a camera in front of the mirror doesn’t make you a better shutterbug.
l Selfies are the norm today, but steer clear of indulging in them.
(The author is a photographer and the brand ambassador for Canon India)
