This article will show you how to take pretty pictures. Taking pretty pictures is not hard but does require you to compose your images right.

Stop Using the Middle!

One of the biggest problems with beginners in photography is that they always take pictures dead center. When you take a picture, try to not take the subject dead center. This does not always have to be the case, but for a week just promise that you will take NO pictures in the center. This will force you to get out of your comfort zones and experiment with different options.

You can take pictures with the subject on the left or the right. You could even have them at the top or bottom.

Breathing Room

When you do not use the center another problem comes with many beginners. They don't use the center but don't give breathing room. Breathing room is the extra space in the photo on the side where the subject is pointing at. If you have a photo of a person and their eyes are looking to the right and their face is faced that way, leave space where they're looking towards. Ending the picture right there will make the photo seem wrong and create a sense of enclosure.

The background is also something you should pay close attention to. If the background is too cluttered find a different background or use a shallow depth of field to make it blurred and softer. Be sure that the color of the background is different from the subject. If it is the same then the subject and the background will blend in making the photo confusing.