5 tips to make your photos tell stories

In this era of photos, everyone is in order to make your own photos to attract the attention of the audience or magazine, so have you thought about what makes a photograph so able to bear or endure look? Is the hero in the picture? Is it specific color and Angle? What is the secret to getting a picture onto a newspaper or magazine? What's the secret to making a picture rich? All the secrets above are only one -- they can tell a story.

It doesn't matter who it is in the photo. If you want to be a good photographer, you must first be good at telling stories. A picture with a story, a bond of affection and curiosity, can stand out in a lot of pictures and grab the audience's attention. So the next question is what is it that makes the photo "visually narrative"?

Most of the time, it's the mood of the picture. It can be a mind-set, a curiosity, or even a negative emotion like anger. Even if it's a micro or scenic photograph, it's best to tell a story. But for me, the most appropriate subject is a picture of a person, because the character has a lot of emotion.

Here are five tips to keep your photos "story" in travel photography.

1.Need preparation

In most areas, the difference between amateurs and professionals is often the preparation. Professional photographers start work before they leave home, while amateurs simply stand there waiting for something to happen. Professional photographers will gather information beforehand, journey to find potential content, and in accordance with the plan to do, so it can raise the successful rate of to take good photos. What is worth investigating before traveling? Here are some examples:

Is there any activity or festival during your stay? Festivals are always a good place to shoot pictures. Are there any local or cultural taboos? For example, mountain people in the mountains of Asia believe that taking pictures will take their souls away. You'd better learn some simple local language. People are more likely to be close to people who speak the language.

2.Close to the subject

With a telephoto lens on people may be safe from a distance, but also not a big problem, but in some of the photos no better than near the shooting method. Sometimes I shoot people from just a few centimeters apart. I will connect with people first, let them know that I have no bad intentions, and then find the moments worth taking in their daily life.

I never hang my camera around my neck. This will make others nervous and cause a bad reaction. After greeting in the local language, I will sit with them for a while and let them get used to the camera and me before they start shooting.

Always remember that people don't like to be shown in front of you. The best way to break the barrier between others is to find a local person to help.

3.Professional photographers will turn to people -- the local people who understand the needs of the photographer and can provide a guide and other services.

You can find these guides and you can develop your own, which is more fun and most of the time free. You can build relationships with your local peers. They can take you to the best place in the area and teach you the local language. All you need to do is to be polite. If you can find a photographer to be your guide, that's perfect.

4.The story maker

Can't find the direction? Not satisfied with your photos? You can try the "story maker" -- any place where people gather: the market, the central square or the festival. Stay alert and open your eyes and the story will appear before you. You just have to choose where you're interested. It could be a church, a busy street, a beach, or a strange building.

5.Last point

Said take good pictures we need to prepare, but sometimes you also need to throw open the travel guide, go wandering just walked the streets, looking for casual between exciting.