Every good picture has its roots in a good lense and a good camera and by extension a good photographer. What does it take to take a good picture? Ultimately it takes the photographer understanding his camera. You must take the time to read the manual on your camera before starting to use it. Better would even be use to practice what you are learning from the manual. When you understand the manual adjustments you can make with your camera you will then make it sing. You can then start to turn your focus to the light and composition of the image you are trying to record. See the picture you want in your minds eye before you take your shot. With digital it is so easy to pull the trigger and hope because you can take many more exposures than with a film camera. Try to discipline your self to see as the camera sees and realize your eyes adjust to light much better that the camera. Take more than one shot of a scene or portrait and examine the picture right away. Where is it overexposing or has to much darkeness. Is it in focus or not? How do the people or scene look would an adjustment help. Then do it over several times to get it right. Portraiture is a blend of artistic endeavor and luck for the photographer.
Keep practicing just like the olympic atheletes you will get better and begin to feel comfortable again.
Good Luck in your next shoot.
Tony Shipman
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