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iDigitalPhoto has a great compilation of tips to improve your photos. Here are some of the tips that I find extremely enlightening:
Lighting
Light from the side brings out shapes, textures and structures. That’s why early morning and evening are rich times to photograph.
Color
Our eyes naturally adjust to colored or tinted light sources to make them appear white and so will your digital camera but only within certain limits. (Ahh, so that’s why!)
Flash
Balance the flash with day light for stunning results. Your camera may offer a ‘slow flash’ or ‘synchro flash’ or ‘daylight synchro’ setting.
Direct flash on groups of people produces better-looking images than direct flash on a single person.
Time
Low or cross lighting at dawn or dusk produces wonderful lighting and colors.
At dawn and dusk there are natural shadows to help give depth and form to your subject.
Composition
Better to avoid completely empty space in your photos.
Framing
Use natural features in the environment to create a frame for your subject or to lead the eye through the image.
Zoom in to create a sense of intimacy. Remove from your shots elements like the sun or the sky, which give a feeling of open space.
Experiment with framing. Try framing your shots with lots of foreground and very little sky, or lots of sky and very little land.
Perspective
Create perspective by using the lines and shapes within the shot to draw the eye.
Tall buildings can appear to ‘lean back’ when photographed. Getting something in the foreground of your shot helps balance this.
Increase the sense of perspective by using a wide-angle lens and adding foreground interest.
A low viewpoint and wide-angle setting helps to contrast the size and shape of objects in interesting ways.
The tips cover a wide range of topics from Light to Landscapes and Color to Composition. Short and sweet, the article will provide amateur photographers like myself a good starting point to improve our photographs.
It will only take 60 seconds for you to read through but perhaps take a little longer to fully understand it. 
Head on over to iDigitalPhoto for the full article! There’s a lot more interesting tips just a click away!
