Tuesday, 11 October 2011

How To Boost Your Digital Photographs

By Regina Bell


Whether you consider yourself a greenhorn photographer or want to be a better videographer, or you simply need to create better family stills, there are many things you can do to get better photos. These are some easy tips to employ the next time you head out with your digicam.

Even a newbie can take professional-looking stills - acceptable for framing.

Be Prepared

Keep all of your photography equipment prepared to be used. Collect everything you will need into one place. A camera bag is ideal, as it keeps all of your stuff together and lets you carry it all with you. Everything in its place. A good camera bag will let you organize a miniature tripod, additional batteries, memory sticks, and so on. - even a plastic bag or water-proof housing to protect your camera in wet weather.

Hold your Camera Steady

Hazy photos are nearly always the results of camera movement. Just your own unsteadiness, causes your camera to shake enough to blur your photos.

So steady yourself and your camera before you take the shot.

Plant your feet strongly on the ground and tuck your elbows in close to your sides. In place of utilising the LCD viewer, steady your camera against your forehead and frame the shot using your camera's viewfinder. You can steady your shoulders and chest by leaning against a wall or a tree. Or completely eliminate any camera movement by using a tripod.

Once you're all set, gently press the shutter release in one motion. Pressing the shutter release too hard could jerk the camera downward.

Get Closer

One difference in "snapshots" and truly good pictures is the composition of the shot. Unless you are shooting an out of doors landscape, you can improve most pictures just by getting nearer to your subject. Depending on the situation, you can physically move nearer to your subject, or use the zoom feature on your camera for a similar effect. Try and get inside a few feet of your subject so you eliminate most of the background. You will like the results.

Take more Photos

Even execs take tons of shots of the same subject - to get only a few that they're going to use. With a digicam, you can remove the images you loathe, and only print the winners - so don't hesitate to take one or two shots of the same subject. Change the angle of the shot. Get a little closer. Adjust the lighting.

Why not fill the entire memory stick with footage of your kid at the pool, or your girl in her cap and gown? The more photographs you take, the better the chances that you will get 1 or 2 shots that may truly thrill you.




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