In your opinion, what’s the secret to taking a good photograph?

In my opinion the secret behind taking a good photograph is making a good composition that can be brought by giving attention to details.

There is no ‘secret’ to taking a good photograph.

In the end of the day, it is all about capturing some story that will resonate to the mind or the heart of the person looking at the picture.

Now, how to achieve this? No secret, it’s practice, practice and practice. Good news in our digital days, we can keep practicing at virtually zero cost (compared to the good old days of films).

Practice1: practice your gear, make sure you know it inside out. And whatever that gear, it could be the most sophisticated medium format camera or the cheapest point-and-shoot, you must know the equipment by heart. The same applies to lenses, light (natural or artificial) and accessories

Practice2: practice your subject. Whether kids, sports, wildlife, street (and to a lesser extent still photography), you start getting good pictures once you know your subject and can anticipate what will happen, then shoot ‘that’ moment. Otherwise, you’re likely to be late and miss that moment that never comes back

Practice3: train your eye. Every day, we bump into hundreds of interesting ‘moments’, the point is to recognize these. Training your eye is a matter of practicing, observing what works, what does not, consider the same subject under different angles, different lights … and it’s also a matter of observing pictures that do resonate to our mind and heart, reading books, magazines, surfing the net

One can take good photographs of absolutely any subject, with any camera, under any light. It takes practice, with a bit of ‘passion’.

In my opinion the idea  of the photograph , the message you want to deliver , and  choosing the right angle are the secret.

If you're passionate about Photography, it will make you more interested in making sure to get the best shot regardless of time and effort. In a professional view: you can keep in mind the aperture, ISO, shutterspeed combinations, and you will surely get the best picture. In the case of a photo taken by a normal digital camera, it depends on the angle the picture is taken from, the lighting, and also the zooming effect which also has a huge impact on the photo. 

Technically it should be composition, lightning, contrasts and frequently depth of field (focus).

Be  passionate and confident.

First of all good interesting of the profession and good handling of camera and supporting tools.good camera angle , distant s of position and proper light from subject.

There is no absolute one method that will ensure an outstanding shot. However, as you gain interest in Photography, you can train yourself to see moments, rather than blindly shooting.

Also, training yourself to shoot in Manual mode and focus is also key to faster shooting times with better results.

Good luck!

Timing and the element of surprise

You must have a good angle and a good lighting

I believe at the end of the day it boils down to4 things.

1. Framing the shot
2. Lighting
3. Emotion of the subject captured in full
4. (Bonus) Story: can you tell a10,000 tale by looking at the photo.