Fun Photography Techniques
So, you’ve already started taking pictures and you’re starting to get pretty good. Then you sign on to a photo sharing website and look at the featured photos saying "how did they do that?" Well, here are a few techniques you can use to take pictures that are a little different or more advanced. You can click on the photographs below to see their full-size versions.
The Panning Shot
This picture was taken using the panning technique. Notice how the car is much clearer than the background.
Digital Shots Guide
Welcome to Digital Shots Guide – your guide to taking better digital photos. The goal of this site is to help you learn how to take better digital pictures, and to teach you what all those features on your camera do. We’ll also provide you with new reviews of digital cameras, recommend cameras worth buying, and tell you what features you should look for in a digital camera.
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3 Common Photography Mistakes
Blurry photos, lens flare, red eye…we all see them in our pictures from time to time. Here are some helpful tips to prevent undesirable effects and take more consistent shots.
1. Blurry Photos
Especially in low-light situations, blurry photos can kill a shot for both amateurs and professionals alike. In cameras with auto-focus settings, make sure your camera is fully-focused before snapping the shutter. If shaky hands is the issue, try keeping a portable monopod or tripod available if possible. Or, my favorite trick, find a solid object near your vantage point to anchor your camera on. Cars, boulders, trees, edges of buildings have all served me well on my travels. In well-lit situations, use a faster ISO setting in your digital camera–the increased shutter speed usually means less shakes will be produced.
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Picture Naming Made Simple
If you’re like me, going out to take pictures means you you’ll probably come back with A LOT of pictures, and every one of them is named with some ridiculously long image number. Well, if you’re running Windows XP, there’s a quick fix that doesn’t require you to rename each file individually. Just highlight all the pictures you want to name, right click the first one and click rename. Type in the name you want and magically all the files are named the same and numbered sequentially.