As phone cameras become more advanced with every update, many people have become their own personal photographer. However, many don’t know how to take their self-taught photography skills to the next level.

We're taking many more photographs than we used to and with recent life-threatening events like COVID-19 and mass shootings, more than ever people are eager to capture special and maybe even significant moments and hopefully in good quality.

Here are a few tips from Adobe on how to take better photos:
Understand the ins and outs of exposure
Learn your equipment
Practice by taking a lot of pictures
Find the light that works for you
Experiment with composition
Try different styles
Focus on your artistic vision
Experiment with presets

Eric Weeks, an associate professor and Chair of the Photography and Video Department at Pennsylvania College of Arts and Design in Lancaster, appears on Friday’s Smart Talk to discuss how to take better photographs.

Learn more:

8 tips to take better photos today | Adobe

Take Better Photos: 7 Tips You Can Start Using Today (photographypro.com)

12 Mobile Photography Tips Every Photographer Should Know (iphonephotographyschool.com)

As phone cameras become more advanced with every update, many people have become their own personal photographer. However, many don’t know how to take their self-taught photography skills to the next level.
We're taking many more photographs than we used to and with recent life-threatening events like COVID-19 and mass shootings, more than ever people are eager to capture special and maybe even significant moments and hopefully in good quality.
Here are a few <a href="https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/how-to-take-better-photos.html">tips</a> from Adobe on how to take better photos:
<ul>
<li>Understand the ins and outs of exposure</li>
<li>Learn your equipment</li>
<li>Practice by taking a lot of pictures</li>
<li>Find the light that works for you</li>
<li>Experiment with composition</li>
<li>Try different styles</li>
<li>Focus on your artistic vision</li>
<li>Experiment with presets</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://www.ericweeksphoto.com/">Eric Weeks</a>, an associate professor and Chair of the Photography and Video Department at <a href="https://pcad.edu/">Pennsylvania College of Arts and Design</a> in Lancaster, appears on Friday’s Smart Talk to discuss how to take better photographs.
Learn more:
<a href="https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/how-to-take-better-photos.html">8 tips to take better photos today | Adobe</a>
<a href="https://photographypro.com/take-better-photos/">Take Better Photos: 7 Tips You Can Start Using Today (photographypro.com)</a>
<a href="https://iphonephotographyschool.com/mobile-photography-tips/">12 Mobile Photography Tips Every Photographer Should Know (iphonephotographyschool.com)</a>

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

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