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Digital Photography#1 point to remember: You, not your camera, are the key to taking good pictures.
Turn snapshots into great photographs with these simple tips.
Rule of Thirds• Not a hard and fast
rule - but a very good guide.
• Draw imaginary lines dividing the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically.
• Place important elements of the photo where the lines intersect.
Look at Different Angles & Heights
Pay Attention to Details• Look carefully in the
viewfinder to see what is there.
• Ask yourself:– Do you need all that
background?
– Can you get closer to your subject or zoom in?
– Would the picture look better as a portrait or a landscape?'
Framing Your Picture• The use of a frame can
turn an otherwise plain picture into an interesting one. Use scenery, objects or other people to help frame your subject.
Get in Close
• Don’t be afraid to get in close to your subject.
• Fill the frame.
This instead of that:
Fill the frame: examples
Move in on your subjects. Be aware of distracting backgrounds and clutter.
Using Space Effectively
Sometimes large areas of foreground or background can add emphasis or feeling to a picture.
Placing a small subject in a large space can help tell a story.
This effect works better with simple settings rather than cluttered ones.
Using the Flash• Don’t rely on the
auto flash.
• Outdoors, turn on flash to illuminate objects in the shade or at night.
• Indoors, flash can result in glare or wash out, especially if there are windows, etc.
• Beauty of digital is you can experiment and see what works best in the lighting conditions.
Action Pics• Know how long
your camera takes between pics.
• Many newer cameras have action settings.
Pixels and Picture Resolution• The way to determine image quality is to look at the pixel count,
usually expressed in width x height. – Open the image in a photo-editing program.
– A count of 1600 x 1200, should be around 2 million pixels - a good number for most print sizes.
– Another indicator is dots per inch (or pixels per inch): 72 dpi is preferable for e-mailing or online viewing; you need at least 300 dpi for printing up to an 8x10.
• Note: "Resizing" in a photo-editing program reduces overall resolution by removing some picture data.
• Digital images are saved as jpeg files. Each time you edit a jpeg image and resave it, a little bit of picture data is lost.