"The better the cameras, the better the photos" is a saying you may have heard before. You might have thought of digital cameras when you heard this sound. Many people think that great photos of these models are just one click away. Do you also think this is true?
Think about the next article, and the right answer will become clear to you.
Film cameras and digital cameras have only been competing with each other for a short time. What gives? People can choose from a wide range of digital cameras with three mega pixels, which is about the same as a high-quality point-and-shoot model. Today, the same thing goes for digital cameras with five mega pixels that take great photos. The thing is, digital cameras make it easy to take pictures that look good.
Some of the main reasons why digital photography is better than film are:
- Pictures can be looked at right away on the built-in LCD screen #!# the costs of installing film are replaced by memory sticks or cards that can store thousands of pictures #!# the stored pictures can be easily shared by copying the images and/or sharing the memory stick or card #!# images can be easily changed to black and white and/or sepia and can also be cropped after they have been taken
But artefacts or granularity can show up in both film and digital photos taken in low light or with a digital camera. The pictures taken by both cameras look very similar. Software that can improve and change the quality and details of pictures can make them even better.
Also, you can take bad pictures with the most expensive Nikons and great pictures with old point-and-shoot cameras. It's enough to say that it's not just the camera that makes good or even perfect pictures. The person in charge of the camera can get a lot out of it or not at all.
Here are ten tips that will help you use your digital camera like a pro. Try out these tips so that you can get the most out of your gadget.
- Those tones need to get warmer.
Change your white balance from "auto" to "cloudy" when you're taking pictures of landscapes and people outside in the sun. This makes the yellow and red tones stronger, making the picture warmer and fuller.
- Put a polarizer in your sunglasses
When taking photos outside in general, a polarizer should always come in handy. Because unwanted reflections and glare are reduced or taken away, the colours in polarised photos are more vivid and rich.
If your digital camera can't fit a polarizer, just put a pair of sunglasses as close to the lens as you can while making sure the edges of the glasses don't get in the picture. When the light source is perpendicular to the object, the effect of a polarizer is at its best.
- Beautiful pictures taken outside
The flash on or fill flash mode is one of the best and most useful things about digital cameras. With this feature, you can decide when to use the flash. It just keeps going whenever you want it to. This helps you take great pictures outside.
When you turn the flash on, the camera first exposes for the background and then adds enough flash to light up the subject. Wedding photographers have been using this method for a long time to make portraits that look like they were taken by a pro and where everything in the composition is just great.
Try putting the subject in the shade and using the flash to add light to make a more relaxed photo.
You can also practise rim lighting, which is when the sun shines on the subject's hair from the side or back.
But if you want to use the fill flash, you shouldn't stand that far away because most built-in models have a range of 10 feet or less.
- Macro Mode Frenzy
I'm sure you'd want to look at the small details of your surroundings, but you wouldn't want to get down on your belly and stoop over.
In that case, you just need to look for the macro made or close up symbol, which is usually a flower, and get as close to an object as you can. When the green light tells you to shoot, just press down on the shutter button to take the picture.
But if you use the close-up mode, you can make the depth of field shallow. This lets you focus on the part of the subject you want to highlight and make the rest of it look soft.
- The Horizon Line Is a Mess
Some photographers still get lost when they're setting up their shots. When they look at the monitor of their camera, images that are standing straight up seem to be tilted or bent inward.
The best way to deal with this is to take a picture that is as straight as you can get it, then take another picture after moving the camera. Once you think you have a picture that is perfectly aligned, you can delete the others.
Also, just practise taking shots with a level frame until you get used to the process.
- Massive Media Card
You need to have more than one memory card, especially if you want to save more moments. Before buying a memory card, you should think about the following:
a. for 3 mega pixels a 256 MB memory card
b. for 4 mega pixels a 512 MB memory card
c. for 6 mega pixels Memory card with 1 GB
Then you won't miss another chance because your card is already full.
- Not always high resolution
If you want to take more pictures, it's better to shoot with low quality and resolution settings than to always take shots with a high resolution. So, you can save a spot and a resolution of 2272 x 1704 for the next great picture of the century. This is big enough for the portrait to be printed on an 8" x 10" piece of paper, which is good for framing.
But if you have enough memory, which you should, there's no reason to shoot at a lower resolution and risk not being able to show your work in a big way.
- Let that tripod stay
Some people find tripods "unnecessarily bulky," so they don't carry them around very often.
Now, there is a clever way to decide whether to bring a tripod or not. Pedco made the UltraPod II, which fits in your back pocket and keeps your camera steady in different situations.
You can put your camera on a tree branch or a pole by using the Velcro strap. Its legs can be opened on any flat surface or even on a rock.
You can now be a real photographer without having to carry a heavy load.
- Fun with the Self-Timer
Almost every digital camera has a self-timer that is rarely used. By delaying the shutter for up to 10 seconds, this feature can keep the photographer from missing the shot.
You can hook up your UltraPod to make sure that strangers won't be able to take your camera so easily. Before setting the timer, you should aim at the subject and not at something far away. Also, you should check how deep the subject goes.
By using a self-timer, you can also avoid accidentally shaking the camera as you start to focus when you want to take long exposures of cars moving at dusk.
Slow Movements
To make water look like it's moving, you usually need an exposure of one second or longer. In this case, you need to look for waterfalls or streams that are in the shade.
Use a polarizer or your sunglasses to make the scene darker and the exposure time longer. This method can also get rid of things that take away from your portrait.
People often ask a good photographer, "What kind of camera do you have there?" because they want to know how creative and inventive they are.
Would it be more humiliating for them to hear that you are just using a regular point-and-shoot model?
Or you can simply say, "Model ME."
