5 Creative Ideas For Fall Picture Taking

Autumn is the season of color. It is one of the most beautiful times of year, but it’s gone in a flash. Now’s the time to go outdoors and take some great fall pictures. If you don’t have a camera, you can purchase a single use disposable camera for less than the price of a fast food meal. OK, no excuses, you simply must go outside and take in the fall colors.

Below are 5 easy and creative ideas for fall picture taking:

1. Focus in on details. A crimson leaf on a bed of green moss, a bright orange branch against a still lake, a scarlet vine snaking around an old fence. Sometimes the littlest things can make a big impact– and this makes for great pictures. You needn’t go far, look around in your own backyard.

2. Watch the kids playing. The joyful freedom of childhood can be captured forever in your photos with delightful fall foliage as a splendid backdrop that only comes once a year. Rake a gigantic pile of leaves and let the kids loose–this is perhaps one of the easiest ways to create a natural fall photo shoot!

3. Use the long shadows to your advantage. The sun sits lower in the fall, and late afternoon to evening is the best time to find them. Shadows give 3 dimensional effect to vibrantly colored pictures. So right before dinner, take the family out for a neighborhood walk and snap away!

4. Head to your local farmer’s market. Here you will find a treasure trove of subject matter. From fresh fruits and veggies, vibrant hardy mums, to piles of pumpkins and gourds; whatever is your autumnal pleasure, you are sure to find it here. Snap, snap!

5. Last but not least, don’t forget about fall’s crowning glory– the majestic trees. You’re sure to get a great shot if you can find a tree that stands alone and is not bunched together with similar trees (such as in a forest). A lone tree on the horizon makes for a classic picture.

Alright, now grab your camera and go. Once the autumn leaves are gone, you’ll have great fall pictures to last a lifetime.

Lisa Herbik is the author of 5 Creative Ideas For Fall Picture Taking. To make your very own autumn wallpaper mural from your digital image, visit ArtisticHomeowner.com.