Get Your Subject Comfortable

If you want to learn how to take good pictures of people, the first thing you have to do is get to know your subject. If the people you take pictures of are friends or family, this won't be difficult. However, if you are taking pictures of people you don't know, chat them up while you snap. In addition to getting a glimpse of their personalities, you will also be helping them relax and open up, which the camera loves. The man in this picture looks like he's very comfortable just hanging out in a tree.