How do you learn to take better pictures? Every time you make an exposure you make choices, either deliberately or accidentally. So your first step is to see your options.
Although it may appear obvious, an awareness of the frame of an image is extremely important. Scan the edges of the frame (edges of the picture) before clicking the shutter. Before you make the exposure, try to visualize the way the scene will look in the finished picture. As you look through the viewfinder, pretend you are looking at a print. But remember you can still change it. You can eliminate a distracting background by changing positions to a different angle, making sure it will be out of focus, and so on. Judicious cropping, can strengthen a picture. If background objects don't add anything to a picture except visual clutter, do what you can to eliminate them or at least minimize their importance. Use the background when it contributes something. Backgrounds can give scale to a photo etc.
Even if the edges are not quitly good, you can easily fix it using Photoshop and the next video lesson.
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