Things You'll Need:
- A digital camera set on the medium to high quality image setting
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Step 1
Take Your Camera Everywhere For A Few Days:
Chances are, you write your step-by-step articles mostly about things you see and do in your everyday life. Take your camera around with you for a few days, and every time you see a picture that reminds you of an eHow article you've written, snap it. After a while, you'll start seeing your eHow topics everywhere. -
Step 2
Take Lots Of Photos, But Not Of The Same Thing:
If you want to represent money, don't take five photos of the same stack of coins. Take one photo of the coins, one of your wallet, one of crumpled up dollar bills, one of coins and bills together, etc. This will create your own stock photo library of different images for individual articles written about the same general subject. -
Step 3
Make Your Photos Iconic:
Think of your photos as a chance to graphically sum up your whole article. They represent the main topic of the article, not a little part of it. Focus in on objects and make them the main subject. Don't use snapshots or blurry photos. These are worse than no photos at all. -
Step 4
Don't Take Photos Of Everything:
You are writing online articles. Don't take photos of people. Don't take pictures of identifying details, like your license plate, credit cards, phone number, or entire computer screen. Use common sense and journalistic integrity. -
Step 5
Add Your Photos To Articles You've Already Written:
Import your photos into a special folder on your computer. Give each photo a one or two word title that describes the image, such as bankroll.jpg and squirrel.jpg. Use this photo folder to find relevant images from the Upload Image button in your eHow templates.
Comments
slphilbrick said
on 9/17/2008 Great how to information !
gatorgirl182 said
on 9/16/2008 Thanks for the tips! 5 Stars!