Focus On Your Subject

In today's digital world just about everybody owns a camera and is capable of capturing an image, processing it, printing it and putting it on display in minutes. This newfound ease of technology, however, does not mean every picture deserves a spot on the wall in the National Gallery of Art; but there are several techniques you can use to take better digital photos worthy of a spot on your wall at home. My favorite technique also happens to be the simplest, and that is to simplify. In other words, dumb it down. Cut out all the distracting elements of your photograph and draw the viewer's eye to your subject.

A good way to do this is to fill the frame with the subject . This works best when taking snapshots of family or pets and when the background is not important. So the next time you pick up your camera, remember to move in close to capture only what's essential. If you forget this little tip while taking the picture, you can always use our online cropping tool (once you upload your photo to canvas) to get the same effect. So Now that you have a picture worthy of displaying to friends and family, try photos on canvas to find a display worthy of your picture.