Hi all! Recently a few people have asked me this and i really don't have anything much to say in return! Well, let me tell you all, you don't just click a picture and expect it to be colorful and vibrant. Its not like that at all. You really do have to go and find colorful stuff. You really need to be passionate about it. Photography is not easy because you have a digital camera and a pirated copy of Adobe Photoshop. Everybody can learn to use these things, but sadly Its got nothing to do with colors, light and stuff. But i'm not saying that its entirely required for you to take a great picture and it will be spectacular straight out from the camera. This is possible. You have to be at really good places, at the right moment and have to be pointing your camera at the right place. This has been said by many professional photographers and i'm simply echoing it.
What should you do if you are really disappointed with your photos? Think about them. Try to understand whats missing. Ask yourself: Whats supposed to be there that will make it better? Is it possible for you to obtain a better result just by shooting with different settings? Experiment! Is it possible to get a better picture by using manual mode? Try it and see!
Also, if you have observed a sunset, you will have noticed that every minute, there is a change in the light. The colors also change drastically. Make good use of the time, the weather and the light available. Its simple and basic physics that say that colors are formed beacause of light. So keep shooting under different light conditions. I guarantee you that you will get better results.
Remember that taking a good picture requires some thought before you click. Just think what can make the shot better. If you see something interesting, you will instantly think of taking a picture. But just hold on one second and observe the subject. What can you do to make it more interesting? Maybe a totally different angle? How about a different background? How would it look if the sun is shining on it during the evening? Think. Compose your shot well. As for the colors, you can't make something colorful thats really not. If it has a lot of color and vibrance, it will show in the photo. You need not worry. Just make sure your camera is set the right way. Ofcourse you can add saturation in photoshop. But thats not really great. Anyone can do that. So try to be creative and get the results you want, not by clicking things at random and expecting them to be super-colorful, but by finding interesting things around you, thinking of the shot and then clicking it. Later, if you feel you can present it in a better/artistic way then use whatever editing software you want. Its all how you want it to be. Its art. There are no rules really.
Enjoy your photography finally and stop worrying about all technical stuff.
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