How to Take Great Pictures
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Simple Tips For Sharp Pictures
Know Your Settings - I find people don't know how to turn off their flash or set the timer or set multiple photos. Learn how to use your camera. The nice thing about digital cameras is you can always delete the practice pictures.
Check Your Lighting - Make sure the Sun is behind you, the photographer. If the sun is behind the person you are taking pictures of, you will have a silhouette instead of a nice sharp picture. I find the best outdoor lighting is about 2 hours after sunrise and about 2 hours before sundown.
Hold Your Camera Still - People tend to move the camera before it is done taking the picture. Try counting to 2 or 3 after you have pushed the button. Then lower the camera. Also tuck your elbows in against your ribs when you take the picture. This will allow you to keep it still while it takes a sharp photo.
Check Your Lighting - Make sure the Sun is behind you, the photographer. If the sun is behind the person you are taking pictures of, you will have a silhouette instead of a nice sharp picture. I find the best outdoor lighting is about 2 hours after sunrise and about 2 hours before sundown.
Hold Your Camera Still - People tend to move the camera before it is done taking the picture. Try counting to 2 or 3 after you have pushed the button. Then lower the camera. Also tuck your elbows in against your ribs when you take the picture. This will allow you to keep it still while it takes a sharp photo.
Know Your Camera
The More You Know, The More You Can Do
When you buy a camera, you need to know everything it can do. There are tons of great features on a digital SLR camera. Most of them have different settings for landscape or portrait photos. You can choose a setting that is better for daylight, nighttime or indoor lighting. The camera makes slight modification in how it takes the photo so you will get the best photo as possible.
Some of the other modes that you can use will allow you to take fast moving photos, taking multiple photos at the same time, or even a timer that allows you to get into the photo if you want to.
If you don't know know how to use all these different modes and options, you will be missing out on different effects you can take advantage of when you are out hunting for that perfect picture.
Some of the other modes that you can use will allow you to take fast moving photos, taking multiple photos at the same time, or even a timer that allows you to get into the photo if you want to.
If you don't know know how to use all these different modes and options, you will be missing out on different effects you can take advantage of when you are out hunting for that perfect picture.
The Canon Rebel
This is My Favorite Camera of All Time
I Had a Canon Rebel 35mm. Then I bought a 6 megapixel Canon Rebel Digital. Now they are 3 times larger than that. This camera is great for those who don't want to be a pro, but still want the benefits of an SLR camera. I love it.
Some Great Things You Can Photograph
There are all kinds of things you can photograph. The following lenses are some of my favorite. They have some great tips in them too. Learn what you can.
Memory is Very Important
Second to the camera,memory is the most important thing on a digital camera. Memory is the film of a digital camera. Without it, you have no pictures. Make sure you have enough memory to take the pictures you want to take.
Remember to check the settings on your camera. If you are only planing to keep your photos on you computer and only view them on a computer monitor or a TV screen then you don't need to use anything more than a medium resolution. If you are planning to enlarge your photos for a poster sized image, then you will want to set your camera to take higher resolutions. Of course the higher the resolutions, the more memory you will be using. Make sure you have a big enough memory card, possibly even several of them in your camera bag.
Remember to check the settings on your camera. If you are only planing to keep your photos on you computer and only view them on a computer monitor or a TV screen then you don't need to use anything more than a medium resolution. If you are planning to enlarge your photos for a poster sized image, then you will want to set your camera to take higher resolutions. Of course the higher the resolutions, the more memory you will be using. Make sure you have a big enough memory card, possibly even several of them in your camera bag.
Great Photography Tips
Blog Posts About Photography
- Music meets image in 'Sound and Vision: Monumental Rock and Roll Photography'
- By Holly Leber Sunday, May 27th 2012, 08:00 AM Elvis rides a train between Chattanooga and Memphis in 1956, the black-and-white image of his face just the slightest bit fuzzy as it stares out from Alfred Wertheimer's photograph.
- Library to Exhibit Photographer Nancy Grace Horton's Work
- An Artist Curated Book display featuring the work of Portsmouth photographer Nancy Grace Horton will be shown at the Portsmouth Public Library beginning on June 1. Portsmouth Public Library The Artist Curated Book Display series continues at the ...
- Bob Gruen captures the immortals of rock
- (CBS News) Thanks to one pioneering and very resourceful photographer, the golden age of rock music can be seen as well as heard. With Anthony Mason, we look through a very special rock album: The history of rock 'n' roll couldn't be documented without ...
- Capturing the world through photography, video and multimedia
- May 30, 1912: The Memorial Day parade included many local posts of the Grand Army of the Republic organization. About 700 Civil War veterans marched in the parade. This photo was published in the May 31, 1912, Los Angeles Times.
Newest Digital Camera Reviews
Make Sure You Research Your New Camera
If you are in the market for a new camera, you have to take the time to do your research. The following reviews are good places to start.
A Little More About Digital Cameras
Pictures of Cameras
What Photo Taking Tips Do You Suggest?
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alteredkat
Aug 16, 2011 @ 4:15 pm | delete
- Great tips...always looking to improve my pics. Thanks!!!
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ChrisDay
May 30, 2011 @ 3:14 am | delete
- Great advice, thanks - spotted this on Amplify.
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sukkran Feb 25, 2011 @ 10:47 pm | delete
- very informative lens. thanks for the useful tips. ~blessed by a squid angel~
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70-300 Zoom Lens
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens for Canon EOS SLR Cameras
Amazon Price: $369.88 (as of 05/27/2012)
I find this Telephoto lens is the most useful when you are out and about trying to come up with things to photograph. It lets you get up close and personal with the things you are trying to take picture of.
