Use These Techniques & Tips To Take Better Photographs
October 15th, 2011 | Author: admin
After I purchased my first digital camera, complete with its small viewing screen, folk would often ask, “Can I see the picture?” Youngsters would ask me to take their picture, and then run over and ask to see it, then run back and ask me to take another!
It's good to have all that excitement, but were my pictures basically the best they could be?
Here are 7 tips that I have learned that have improved the standard of my photographs.
1. Always use the highest resolution setting. At the beginning I had the resolution set to medium. That way I was ready to take roughly 100 photos before having to download the memory chip to my computer’s hard disk. That was fine for viewing on screen, but then one day I wanted to do an 8×10 paper version, and the results were disappointing. Now I use the highest resolution my cameras can offer. I have had to spend some cash on more memory chips, though it was worthwhile.
2. Utilize a Tripod. Even the smallest movement of the camera can create a blurred image. Invest in a tripod. I have also discovered that when taking group shots, I'm better prepared to judge when to “click” if I'm looking without delay at the group, rather than through the view finder.
3. Buy a Good Photo-Editing Programme. Maybe your camera came with Photoshop Elements, or similar. If not, go to your PC retailer and buy one. Not only are you able to fix blots (maybe Susan was having a bad zit day), but you can do more creative things too. Lately I mixed a photo of my grand-daughter with one of Dora-the-Explorer. Jasmine loved it.
4. Use the Lowest Compression Setting. As you use that fancy photograph revising programme, be cautious about your compression setting. Most programs default to “jpeg” format, which saves space by selectively removing pixels, and recreating them the next time you view the photo. If you open, edit, and save a photo multiple times, the over-all quality decreases. Try to do all your modifying in one pass, using the lowest compression, or utilise a format like “tiff”, which doesn't compress.
5. Get in Close. Do not waste pixels on excess background. Get in closer, either physically or with an optical zoom setting.
6. Pleasant Things Come in Threes (or even more). Considering the incremental costs of taking a photo with a digicam (close to 0), you need to take heaps of shots. If the shot is available for more than 1 or 2 seconds, take more that one exposure. I mostly tell the subjects of my photos that I'll be taking at least 2 or 3 shots of them. A blink at the wrong time ruins the potential.
7. Read the Manual. In fact , read it several times. As if I should explain this one!
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