Our One Summer's Day photo contest is back - here are some tips from a professional

Entering our One Summer's Day contest couldn’t be easier – just send a photo that sums up your Saturday to onesummersda[email protected] today.

But before you do, take a read of these suggestions made by staff photographer and head of video, Habibur Rahman, and put them into practice.

Camera or phone, there’s only two main elements you need

Habibur said: ‘It goes without saying, you don’t have to be a professional to capture a great picture.

‘Two key elements are light and framing – let the phone or camera do the rest.

‘Make sure you’ve got enough light coming on to your subject, but if you're shooting in the sunlight make sure it’s not in front of you unless you want a silhouette effect.

‘Make sure whatever you photograph dominates the space in the frame.’

Think you need fancy settings and filters? Think again

Habibur said: ‘There’s probably dozens of settings and probably a hundred filters you could use that may slightly improve your picture capture on your phone.

‘But the best would probably be, in my opinion, to shoot it using the default setting. Everything else can be added later.

‘This way you can add a filter that suits your mood or the mood of the picture, but keep it simple.

‘It’s very easy to put too many filters on your shot and it may end up looking cartoon like.

It’s not about what you’re photographing with, it’s about what you’re photographing

Habibur said: ‘Focus on the connection you have with what you are photographing and the phone or camera will do the rest.

MORE HERE: 21 of the best One Summer's Day pictures taken by News readers over the years

And the most important tip of all…

Habibur added: ‘Finally, the key pointer. Have fun!

‘One Summer’s Day is all about summing up your Saturday in a single photograph or moment.

‘Don’t let the pursuit of that image dominate your day and you’ll know, when inspiration strikes, what your entry should be.’

:: Only photos taken today Saturday, August 15 will be accepted as entries for One Summer’s Day.

:: All digital images must be high resolution and 1MB or above in size, to ensure they appear as taken on our pages.

:: Please include your full name, address and daytime contact number, plus a description of what and who is in your picture.