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 great to have all that excitement, but were my photos actually the best they may 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 start , I had the resolution set to medium. That way I was able to take about 100 photographs before having to download the memory stick to my computer's hard disk. That was fine for viewing on screen, but then one day I needed to do an 8x10 paper version, and the results were disheartening. Now I always use the highest resolution my cameras can supply. I've had to spend some money on more memory sticks, but it was worth it.
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 modifying programme, be wary of 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 many times, the over-all quality decreases. Try to do all your editing in one pass, using the lowest compression, or employ 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. Good Things Come in Threes (or more). Considering the incremental costs of taking a photograph with an electronic camera (close to zero), you should take lots of shots. If the shot is available for more than a couple of seconds, take more that one exposure. I always tell the subjects of my pictures that I'm going to be taking at least 2 or 3 shots of them. A blink at the wrong time ruins the potential.
7. Read the Book. Actually read it more often than once. As if I must explain this one!
It's great to have all that excitement, but were my photos actually the best they may 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 start , I had the resolution set to medium. That way I was able to take about 100 photographs before having to download the memory stick to my computer's hard disk. That was fine for viewing on screen, but then one day I needed to do an 8x10 paper version, and the results were disheartening. Now I always use the highest resolution my cameras can supply. I've had to spend some money on more memory sticks, but it was worth it.
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 modifying programme, be wary of 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 many times, the over-all quality decreases. Try to do all your editing in one pass, using the lowest compression, or employ 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. Good Things Come in Threes (or more). Considering the incremental costs of taking a photograph with an electronic camera (close to zero), you should take lots of shots. If the shot is available for more than a couple of seconds, take more that one exposure. I always tell the subjects of my pictures that I'm going to be taking at least 2 or 3 shots of them. A blink at the wrong time ruins the potential.
7. Read the Book. Actually read it more often than once. As if I must explain this one!
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