Beginners in digital photography all start with the same ambitions, and most run into the same big obstacle. After buying the best camera within their budget (possibly their first SLR), they promise themselves they will really learn how to use it, and rise above daggy snapshots. After all, practice is free and you can delete your mistakes. So how can you go wrong?Then they try to read the manual.After a brave effort of trying to wade through pages of poorly written jargon, most people find the task too demanding. They switch the camera to automatic, and that is where it stays.Does this sound like you? Don’t worry, you are not alone. But it is worth perservering, because taking great photos is immensely satisfying, and allows you to get the most out of your digital camera investment. Maybe you just need to approach it a different way.Why do I feel it is so important to use the manual settings on your digital camera? Because as advanced as your digital camera may be, it cannot always know how you want your photo to look. Let’s take a look at three examples.Example #1. Often you can make your subject really stand out by […]
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Photography, and in particular digital photography, can appear too complex for many. With dozens of functions and features and a manual that is impossible to read, many beginners simply switch the camera to automatic, and that’s where it stays.If you read that and thought “That sounds like me!” read on; I have good news. There are some great ways to take better photos without having to learn the complexities of your camera. That’s right - leave your camera on auto and still learn to take great photos.Of course I encourage anybody to learn and understand aperture and shutter speed, the settings you will need to understand to really improve as a photographer. However, the best encouragement is to start getting results quickly, so here are five easy tips to help you improve your photography…the low-tech way!Better Photography Tip#1. Take your photo in the best possible light. You may have heard that the best light for most photography is very early or very late in the day, when the sun is low, and the light is soft and colourful. This is a good rule to follow most of the time. Not only is the light more attractive, you can also avoid […]
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‘Megapixel’ is one of the most overused words in the language of digital photography. Is it just another buzz-word, or do megapixels really matter?Tell anyone you are thinking of buying a new digital camera, and the first question they will probably ask you is “How many megapixels does it have?” In my gallery I often overhear comments like “I would love to take better photos, but my camera doesn’t have enough megapixels.”Like computers and the internet, digital photography has bred two types of ‘expert.’ There are people who know a lot. Then there are the people who know just a little, but think they know everything. Many of these people have been persuaded (most likely by a salesman trying to increase his commission) that the key to good photography is a high megapixel rating. By clinging to this notion, they may well be ignoring more important factors that could help them become better photographers.The number of pixels in a photo determines how much you can enlarge the picture without losing image quality. The more megapixels, the bigger the print. But how important is this really, for most photographers in today’s digital world?Let’s forget about the size of the enlargement for […]
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