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10 Tips to Shoot Better Pictures with your Digital Camera
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By Alex Timaios
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WIth the boom of the digital photography more pictures then everare being shot everyday. The Digital Photography allows toincrease significantly the picture production by lowering costs.But does the quality increase on the same ratio ? Probably not.
WIth few simple tips it is possible to take more advantage ofyour own equipment and increase the value of your own pictures.
1) Get closer to the Subject: 90% of the pictures are taking toofar of the subject. Just step towards your subject and ensurethat it fills completely your visor. It is never too close.
2) Use a tripod: take a light high quality tripod with you anduse it! You will be able to capture more details of your subjectand increase the sharpness, specially when taking scenics,arquitecture and landscapes.
3) Use the "Raw" mode of your digital camera: JPG picturesallows only 8 bit per channel, this means the information perchannel is restricted and you may loose information whenprocessing your picture later in your digital lab. RAW modessupport the full range of your digital equipment and provideshighly flexibility to re- process your pictures afterwards.
4) Use low ISO values: your digital camera is able to be setupto high ISO Values (ISO 500-1500), however the noise of thesensor will increase dramatically, needing also an intensivepost-processing, i.e. using noise reduction filters. Use higherISO values only when its unavoidable
5) Keep it simple: in photography less is more. Concentrate onthe message you desire to capture and try to eliminateeverything else. Keep your backgrounds simple and your mainsubject understandable without anything else that could disturbeyour clear message.
6) Bring profundity in your pictures. The world has threedimensions, but your pictures only two. A subject that looksgreat to your eyes may appear flat in your pictures. Play withdiagonal elements crossing the picture, but with simplicity oflines.
7) Either Fore or Background: a typical beginner error is to tryto capture fore and background on the same picture. This is thetypical "tourist" picture in front of some touristic attraction.Decide if you would like to capture the fore- or the backgroundand concentrate on one subject. Only by using extreme wide-anglelens and a good composition you can have both.
8) Discover hidden details: The world is infinite complex andcontains innumerable details that are waiting to be captured byyour lenses. Use tele-photo lenses to bring to the audience whatonly you have discovered.
9) Don?t place your subject in the middle. Your pictures will beboring if everything is symetric and the subject is exact in themiddle. Apply the "golden section" of the "rule of the thirds".Keep your composition balanced. Of course, extreme symmetry canbe wonderful, if applied properly.
10) Unleash your creativity: once you have carefully applied therules 1-9, forget them and start using creative photography.Don?t use tripod and move your camera intentionally in order toget blure pictures, play with high ISO values and extremeperspectives, extreme light situations and unusual subjects. Youwill be a great photographer.
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