Always wait for the trigger. The trigger is the final part of the puzzle, the reason you want to shoot.
Jay MaiselColor really doesn't have interaction if it's full of colors. It's the interaction or relationship among or between colors that makes a color image. This usually happens with a few colors, not a glut of them.
Jay MaiselYou see shape, and how the light hits things, how the color changes from one end of the photo to the other, and how movement affects the mood of the photo.
Jay MaiselSince the background is as important as the subject, you mustn't let it default by chance. You must control not only vertical and horizontal, you must be aware of the depth of field (or lack of it) that you want in the background.
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