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photography tips. Taking even just a few digital photography
tips to heart will get you far.
How many of us once dreamed of becoming professional photographers
for “National Geographic,” only to find out that we
did not even know how to get the lens cap off of our cameras? And
now that digital cameras are becoming more and more common, it seems
that we will have to learn all over again how to take a photograph,
this time with a digital camera.
Do not worry – realize that this time, you have technology
on your side. You may not end up with photographs worthy of “National
Geographic” status, but you will be able to get some that
will look beautiful on your wall and in your photo album.
Here are some digital photography tips:
• Get to know your camera. It may seem tedious, but be sure
to read through your owner’s manual. Spending just an hour
or two acquainting yourself with your camera will save you a lot
of stress down the line.
• When you first get your digital camera, practice taking
photos. Make sure that you know how to use it before you take it
on your vacation or to your daughter’s graduation! You do
not want to miss great photo opportunities because you are too busy
trying to turn your camera on!
• Do not be shy – take as many photographs as want.
This is a digital photography tip that many people could stand to
follow. Most digital cameras come with memory cards that hold a
multitude of photographs – if yours does not, get an extra
memory card. If you take a hundred photographs of one thing, at
least one of them will turn out!
• Use the features on your camera! Most digital cameras have
different modes for different types of photographs – night
mode, landscape, portrait, macro, etc. Understand these modes, and
know when to use each one.
• Use the LCD screen – if your digital camera has a
good LCD screen, you will be able to tell almost immediately whether
or not you took a good photo – if your daughter’s eyes
were closed, be sure to take another one!
• Remember: close-ups are often more interesting than shots
from a distance. You do not have to have everyone’s feet in
every photo! Consider taking a photo that includes everyone from
just the shoulders up. Also, if you are taking a photo of your family
at the Epcot Center, for instance, realize that you do not have
to fit the entire Epcot globe into your photo. If you do that, your
family will look like ants in the photo and there is no reason for
them to have stood in the frame in the first place. Instead, get
a close-up of your family with just a small aspect of the globe
in the background. Or get a photo of your family by the sign, instead.
You can always use the landscape feature of your digital camera
to take a photo of the entire globe, later.
• The subject of your photograph does not always have to be
the center of your photograph! Try taking photographs with your
subject slightly to the side of the frame, for instance.
• Be aware of lighting. Without learning too much about how
lighting affects a photograph, you can still be aware of certain
aspects. For instance, if the sun is setting behind your subject,
your subject may turn out as a silhouette. Of course, if you try
take a photo of your friend with the sunlight hitting him from the
front, be aware that he will probably have to squint his eyes.
• If it is extremely bright out (like if you are in bright
sunlight or in the snow), hold up something of a neutral color (like
a dark tan bag or light gray sweatshirt) to the camera as you focus
(most digital cameras focus when you push the button halfway down),
then remove it before you take the photograph of your actual subject.
• Try new things. Do not be afraid to get down on the ground
to take a photo of an object or a person from a different angle.
You do not have to take all of your photos head-on. Take a photo
of a sign from an angle, take a photo of the Eiffel Tower from the
bottoms looking up, etc.
• If you are on vacation, do not get stuck taking photos of
your fellow travelers standing in front of one famous, forgettable
building after another. Yes, you can still take these photographs,
but consider taking a photograph of your friend in front of the
sign, too, so that you at least know which building it is! Also,
be sure to take photographs of not just places, but of memories.
For instance, be sure to get a picture of your friend’s feet
as she stumbles around with a broken high heel. Take a photo of
the menu from your favorite restaurant. Take photos of not just
the beautiful fronts of buildings, but the graffiti-ed, trashy alleys,
too. Take photographs of things that you will not see on the postcards,
of things that are unique to your own personal experience!
• You do not need to set up every single shot. Take photos
of people when they are unaware that you even have your camera out.
Go ahead and take some photos of strangers, as well. This is a digital
photography tip that gets to the heart of the greatness of digital
photography: you can make mistakes now and fix them later.
• One of the benefits of taking digital photographs is the
fact that you can touch them up on your computer at home. Be sure
to make use of this great feature. You do not need to spend your
time touching up all of your photos, but definitely go through and
fix up your favorites – you can straighten them, remove red
eyes, brighten or darken them, and do many other things, as well.
• If you are unsure as to whether or not you think you would
like using a digital camera, try out a disposable digital camera,
first. Disposable digital cameras are also excellent for if you
are going somewhere where there is the potential of breaking or
losing your camera.
Take these digital photography tips to heart, and you will find
that you will be taking better photographs in no time.
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