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7This is a great question, Max. Firstly it depends on whether you're talking about photos of yourself or not If you're talking about photos of other things - landscapes, objects, people places...you start by choosing subject matter that are interesting to you. Not because others will think it's cool but because it's genuinely of interest to you. Then you start experimenting and picking up technical tips and tricks regarding composition, lighting, zoom, ISO, etc that help you bring out the features of the subject that match the "image in your head". The things you like most about the subject. If you're talking about pictures of yourself - all the above still applies, but with a little something extra. We are generally pretty bad at seeing ourselves in a good or even neutral way(non judgmental)in photos. So you have to wrap your head around the fact that when you are the subject matter of a photo...you are just that. It isn't good or bad... you're just a unique subject matter, like most others. Also - you need to come to terms with the fact that besides being the photographer looking at a subject, you are also the model. So, you need to find ways to express yourself (physically) in the way that best matches how you feel about and see yourself. This is tricky because it seems like it would be intuitive but it's not. The camera isn't a human being, either. It doesn't interpret the subject, it just captures what we put in front of it. So, we need to do the work of translating what we want to communicate into a physical form that the camera can capture. All of this to say: get as comfortable as you can in front of a camera. Take a lot of test shots. Experiment with how far away you are from camera. Experiment with how you face the camera (position), lighting etc. Most of these things you can learn fairly easily using a camera phone. (edited)
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