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Photo advice is everywhere, but it usually touches on the extremes — simple things for beginners and advanced techniques for pros. The truth is, the large majority of all your photos will be somewhere in between those poles. This set of techniques are for that majority of your images. The normal, walking around life of a photographer that you just want to yield great, normal results from. These are my ten go-to techniques that you can use anytime and nearly anywhere.
Appose
Finding elements that appose, or are in juxtaposition to, each other, is one of those things that seems hard, but isn’t. It just takes a little patience and a honed eye. But it’s the very nature of life that things will cross each others’ paths. As a photographer, being attuned to it — and even seeking it out — is a great technique for getting unique and interesting photos.
These kinds of shots often look impossible, but when you start to learn the techniques for it, you will find you can get many of them, as often as you like. My preferred method is to find one thing that isn’t moving fast…
