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 is wonderful to have all that excitement, but were my photographs essentially the best they might 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 8x10 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. Utilise a Tripod. Even the tiniest movement of the camera can make a blurry image. Invest in a tripod. Also , I have found that when taking group shots, I am better able to judge when to "click" if I am looking at once at the group, instead of thru the view finder.
3. Purchase a Good Photo-Editing Program. Perhaps your camera came with Photoshop Elements, or similar. If not, go to your personal computer retailer and buy one. Not only can you fix blemishes (perhaps Susan was having a bad zit day), but you can do more creative things as well. Recently I combined a photograph of my granddaughter with one of Dora-the-Explorer. Jasmine loved it.
4. Use the Lowest Compression Setting. As you use that fancy photo editing program, be careful of your compression setting. Most programs default to "jpeg" format, which saves space by selectively removing pixels, and recreating them next time you view the photograph. If you open, edit, and save a photograph numerous times, the over-all quality decreases. Try and do all of your revising in one pass, using the lowest compression, or use a format like "tiff", which does not compress.
5. Get in Close. Don't 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 Instruction book. In reality read it more than once. As if I have to explain this one!
It is wonderful to have all that excitement, but were my photographs essentially the best they might 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 8x10 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. Utilise a Tripod. Even the tiniest movement of the camera can make a blurry image. Invest in a tripod. Also , I have found that when taking group shots, I am better able to judge when to "click" if I am looking at once at the group, instead of thru the view finder.
3. Purchase a Good Photo-Editing Program. Perhaps your camera came with Photoshop Elements, or similar. If not, go to your personal computer retailer and buy one. Not only can you fix blemishes (perhaps Susan was having a bad zit day), but you can do more creative things as well. Recently I combined a photograph of my granddaughter with one of Dora-the-Explorer. Jasmine loved it.
4. Use the Lowest Compression Setting. As you use that fancy photo editing program, be careful of your compression setting. Most programs default to "jpeg" format, which saves space by selectively removing pixels, and recreating them next time you view the photograph. If you open, edit, and save a photograph numerous times, the over-all quality decreases. Try and do all of your revising in one pass, using the lowest compression, or use a format like "tiff", which does not compress.
5. Get in Close. Don't 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 Instruction book. In reality read it more than once. As if I have to explain this one!
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