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#1Take a series – Why take one pictures when you can take a series? Taking lots and lots of shots is the best way to see a picture of several squares stacked on the top of each other on your camera, those us the symbol for burst. One you enable the burst mode, it lets your camera take several shots per second. It’s really helpful when photographing freeze action of fast-paced moving subjects.

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#2 Create space – Don’t think of it as a way of wasting your shots. By creating lots of empty space in the picture, it really highlights your subject and the eyes will automatically be drawn to it.

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#3 Change your angle – Picture can get a little boring if they are taken from an eye-level, all the time. Get down on the ground to take down, or simply tilt the camera sideways for a whole new view.

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#4 Reflect – Look for any smooth surface what will reflect your subject well e.g. a pond, polished car, surface or its side mirror, or a glass building. Then remember to focus on the subject’s reflect rather than on the surface itself.

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#5 What composition? Just Shoot! – Point the camera and shoot without looking through the viewfinder. You’ll be surprised to see how some of the pictures turn out looking so spontaneous – or downright funny!

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#6 Stunning silhouettes – Silhouette photos with the sunset as the background are simply breathtaking. If great sunset are hard to find, try this: get your subject to stand indoor with a bright, sunny sky outside. This will outline the subject thus making it a silhouette picture.

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#7 Get closer-up – Want a dramatic impact? Zoom in close to your subject. It emphasises on the subject better or brings out details that are not in-your-face obvious. See the difference by first taking a whole subject in a frame. Then zoom in on important detail like a pattern or the texture of the subject. Bet you’ll be impressed!

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#8 Black and white – Let’s go back to how photography first began – the original black and white photos. Somehow, the monochromatic pictures bring out more mood in the pictures. So when it doubt, try adding a little drama by using the sepia/black-and-white mood. Or, use it to cover-up dull colour or hazy weather of the pictures you’re about to take.