Portland Scrapbooking

For the most part, this list of most common photograph mistakes can be applied to the everyday photos we shoot of our lives. I’ve repeated the list below, but for more detail you really should view his list; he has photo examples ( which I’ve purposefully left out ) and paragraphs of explanation. (I omitted the two about people and keeping them in the shot or not).

1. Image is Cluttered
2. ‘No such thing as bad weather’
   I’ve noticed that a lot of scrapbook photos are taken on sunny days. Sunny days are beautiful but the quality of light causes more shadows and more contrast. Try shooting on cloudy days too.
3. No Patience
4. The Digital Attitude
5. The Photoshop Attitude
6. Unwanted things in a scene
   Light posts sticking out from behind someone’s head, for instance, as opposed to ‘clutter.’
7. Always shooting from eye level.
8. Wrong Perspective

Take a look at what he has to say. Make sure to read his disclaimer at the bottom. Even some of the comments have good points.

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