Do you want to take better photos? Tune in to Friday’s Smart Talk.

• Aniya Faulcon
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  Aniya Faulcon is The Spark Host/Producer for WITF. She has a passion for shining a light on unique people, experiences, and perspectives within the community.
  
  Previously she worked as the People and Social Trends Reporter/Video Anchor for LancasterOnline | LNPNews. During her time there, she created video packages, provided Facebook Live coverage at community events, and wrote data-driven stories with census data and feature stories on local leaders, non-profit organizations, events, and people with unique talents and experiences within Lancaster County.
  
  Aniya also worked at WMAR ABC 2 News as a Sales Assistant and at the AFRO American Newspapers as an Executive Assistant and Media correspondent. Aniya interned at WEAA Gospel Grace 88.9 and worked at her alma mater’s radio station, WWPJ at Point Park University, where she gained skills and a passion for radio.
  
  Aniya grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and attended the Baltimore School for the arts for high school with a concentration in acting. She continued to hone her skills and passion for storytelling and later graduated from Point Park University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and Broadcast Reporting. Aniya is eager to continue her journey with storytelling in her role with WITF, as she aims to shed a light on real people and real stories within Pennsylvania in a variety of mediums.

 Eric Weeks

Photo by Eric Weeks, 280 SAINT GEORGES AVENUE, RAHWAY, NJ (from the book TWENTYSIX WAWA STORES / Street Road Press 2022)

Airdate: Friday, July 8, 2022

As phone cameras become more advanced with every update, many people have become their own personal photographer. However, many don’t know how to take their self-taught photography skills to the next level.

We’re taking many more photographs than we used to and with recent life-threatening events like COVID-19 and mass shootings, more than ever people are eager to capture special and maybe even significant moments and hopefully in good quality.

Here are a few tips from Adobe on how to take better photos:

• Understand the ins and outs of exposure
• Learn your equipment
• Practice by taking a lot of pictures
• Find the light that works for you
• Experiment with composition
• Try different styles
• Focus on your artistic vision
• Experiment with presets

Eric Weeks, an associate professor and Chair of the Photography and Video Department at Pennsylvania College of Arts and Design in Lancaster, appears on Friday’s Smart Talk to discuss how to take better photographs.

Learn more:

8 tips to take better photos today | Adobe

Take Better Photos: 7 Tips You Can Start Using Today (photographypro.com)

12 Mobile Photography Tips Every Photographer Should Know (iphonephotographyschool.com)