Tips for Shoot Better Pictures with your Digital Camera
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The Digital Photography allows to increase significantly the picture
production by lowering costs.
WIth few simple tips it is possible to take more advantage of your own equipment and increase the value of your own pictures.
1. Get closer to the Subject: 90% of the pictures are taking too far of the subject.
2. Use a tripod: take a light high quality tripod with you and use it.
3. Use the “Raw” mode of your digital camera: JPG pictures allows only 8 bit per channel, this means the information per channel is restricted and you may loose information when processing your picture later in your digital lab.
4. Use low ISO values: your digital camera is able to be setup to high ISO Values (ISO 500-1500), however the noise of the sensor will increase dramatically, needing also an intensive post-processing, i.e. using noise reduction filters. Use higher ISO values only when its unavoidable
5. Keep your backgrounds simple and your main subject understandable without anything else that could disturbe your clear message.
6. Bring profundity in your pictures. A subject that looks great to your eyes may appear flat in your pictures. Play with diagonal elements crossing the picture, but with simplicity of lines.
7. Either Fore or Background: a typical beginner error is to try to capture fore and background on the same picture.
8. Discover hidden details: The world is infinite complex and contains innumerable details that are waiting to be captured by your lenses.
9. Don´t place your subject in the middle. Your pictures will be boring if everything is symetric and the subject is exact in the middle. Of course, extreme symmetry can be wonderful, if applied properly.
10. Play with high ISO values and extreme perspectives, extreme light situations and unusual subjects.
By Alex Timaios
