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Learn Photography Tips and Tricks

Red Hibiscus Flower 20Sure, digital cameras do all the work. Just push the shutter button and great pictures appear.

The better the digital camera, the better the digital camera prints. Not entirely so.

The truth is that you can take wonderful photos with a point and shoot camera,or take bad digital shots with the most expensive SLR digital camera.It's not the camera that makes treasured images; it's actually the person taking the photos. You should also use one of the many affordable digital camera photo printers for your copies. Here are some tips for both point and shootand SLR digital camerasto help you take professional looking photographs.



White Balance Adjustment

Red Flower 26Have you ever noticed that your shots sometimes have a "bluish" look to them? This is a common problem when taking outdoor photos. The "auto" white balance setting on most digital cameras will cause a below par snapshot. Changing your white balance setting to "cloudy" will enhance your images resulting in "warmer" digital photos with richer reds and yellows.



Use Fill Flash Mode

Purple Lily Flower 27Your digital camera'sflash probably has various modes but the fill flash mode adds just enough flash to create professional looking portrait photos indoors and outdoors. Most point and shoot digital cameraswith built-in flashes only have a range of 10 feet (or even less!), so make sure you don't stand too far away when using fill flash outdoors. An even better option would be an add-on camera flash.



Use Close-Up Mode

White Flower 31Most of the photographs on our website are considered close-up/macro photos. Taking close-up/macro photos opens an entire new "mini world"  to you and are plenty of fun to work on. When taking pictures in the close-up/macro mode of your camera, try to focus in on the most important aspect of your shot. You won't be disappointed.



Shoot at a Higher Resolution

Pink Orchid Flower 25Shoot your pictures in the highest resolution setting that your digital cameraallows. A higher resolution will enable you to print larger copies of your gems as gifts and such. Memory cardshave gone down dramatically in price lately and would be a great investment.




Turn your camera around

Yellow Alder Flower 21We always seem to take photos horzontally but a vertical shot could enhance your photo. Take the same shot both vertically and horizontally and keep the better shot. You never know what you'll find on the other side.




The Rule of Thirds

Pink Rose Flower 21It is a natural instinct to position your subject dead center in your viewfinder and take the shot. This leads to a very boring photo. Try imagining that your viewfinder is divided into six equal blocks (like a tic-tac-toe game). And then, line up your subject along either the left or right line and close to the lower or upper line. The results will surprise you.


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