New Digital Camera Buying Guide
You're ready to buy a camera. You've got your money in hand and you're ready to start shopping. Before going off to purchase the most gleaming model you can afford, prepare yourself with the following essential buying tips.
1- Understand what you want from a camera and why. Determine your own needs and abilities and how a new camera will fit into the equation. Different models are better suited for different situations. See if you might fit into one of the three photographer-types listed below:
Novice User: Are you new to the world of digital photography? There are many affordable point & shoot cameras that have advanced features that are easy enough to learn and yet still advanced enough that even a casual photographer can take great pictures.
Intermediate Photographer: If you take a wider array of photographs from quick snapshots to vacation photos to sporting events you'll need a versatile, full-featured camera that can handle a range of zoom scenarios, photo subjects, lighting conditions, and so on.
Serious Amateur: You've been taking pictures for a long time and are willing to pay more for the advanced features you can only find with a digital SLR camera with changeable lenses?
2- Determine your ideal camera
Click here to continue reading13 Lucky Photography Tips
We love sharing photos and great photos mean you will love sharing them too. Here are 13 lucky tips to make great photos.
1. Dramatic backdrops
Take time to find the right location as it can make all the difference to the feel of a portrait photo and even alter the mood entirely.
2. Main element
Think about why the photograph you’re taking appeals to you, it will help you focus your thoughts on how best to capture the most important elements.
3. Creative cropping
Try cropping a single photo in a few different ways and see the difference it makes in your photo prints, it’s a great technique for helping you think more creatively.
4. Monochrome made easy
Try converting a colour photo to black & white with photo editing software to give an image or photo album a completely different feel.
5. Spark your creativity
Give yourself a fun theme and see what interesting photos you can come up based only on this theme.
6. Double take
When the sun is at a right angle to your subject its shadow has the same proportions, so use this symmetry to create fun shots that look like you’re seeing double.
