Three Steps to Buying Your First Digital Camera

Posted by on January 21, 2012 No comments

You’ve decided it’s time to buy a digital camera, but which one?  The aisles are full of different brands with different features and a wide variety of prices to match.  The task can be overwhelming.

Following are the three most important things you can do to make the decision easier.

Do your research.  Talk to people who have digital cameras and ask them how they like theirs.  What features do they use often and which ones are “just there”?  Go online and visit sites that review different cameras and read what they have to say.

Next, decide how much money you are willing to spend on a camera.  There is no sense going into debt over a camera unless it will be used as your major income source.  Decide how often you will use the camera, what places you will be using it and who else will be using this particular camera. How much money can you reasonably spare?  All these things will help you narrow your choices.

Evaluate your needs and experience level.  Do you have experience or is this your very first camera?  Do you have time to learn a lot of features or are you happy with a camera you can just point and click?  Do you plan on growing in photography?  If so, a digital SLR may be your choice so it can be added onto to grow with you.

Buying a digital camera doesn’t have to be a purchase full of stress.  Do your homework and know what you are looking for, then stick with the decision.  You are the best judge of what you need, trust yourself.

Each of the above steps will narrow your choices considerably and make that final decision easier to make and you can enjoy discovering the wonders of photography with your new purchase.

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Finding Photography Online

Posted by on December 28, 2011 No comments

Taking pictures is not the only way to litter our walls with photography.  There are those who are not interested in being behind the camera, but appreciate the art.  If you have wondered where you might find some wonderful prints with a professional touch, but do not want to go to the galleries you might want to take a tour of the online world. Many people who take pictures place the pictures online for all to see.                                                                                                                                                     

This helps you gain reorganization and potential clients for photography work.

The online world is full of photographers waiting to be discovered.  Places like deviantart.com, eBay, and other online galleries exist for the convenience of finding new photographs for you home.  Simply by putting the words photography, photographs, or prints will not lead you to the more professional prints online.

When searching online you will need to use specific keywords. These keywords take you to picture of a specific nature.

If you are more interested in wildlife it is best to use those key words along with photography.  Another drawback to online searching is getting the product from a reputable source.  You want to make sure that your credit card information is safe, that the shipping will be affordable and appropriate.  How they ship    the print is also important you want to make sure a shipping company will not damage it.

The number one thing about shipping prints is they require some insurance to ensure your investment has  protection against damage, potential lost and theft when delivered.

There are several tips you will want to follow when shopping online.  Perhaps the most important tip is remembering you are seeing the print scanned into the online store.  This means you are not in the gallery to check the print over and analyze it to the full extent.  You will want to be a little wary if the photographs are grainy or they appear to have flaws.

It is often best to shop online at art galleries with a reputation.  These companies generally have great reputations and offer different shipping methods and insurance.

 

In order to find appropriate sites you will want to understand page rank.  Google ranks the web pages in order to give you an idea of the pages with the information you want as well as letting you know the sites validity. The higher the page rank, the more traffic the website has seen.

Big known websites might offer more pictures and quality picture from a reputable service or business.

It can be very difficult to find photography galleries online that will actually sell their prints.  It will take a little time and effort, but the results are most often worth it.  Just searching for keywords may net you photography techniques or schools rather than galleries to purchase from.  If you have a favorite artist or gallery chances are you can enter their name to find the prints you are looking for online.

If you are hoping for quality prints, but do not wish to pay for an artist’s name you may have to spend a few hours to find just the right photographs.

Online galleries are just another way technology has become convenient for all of us.  Finding photography online to purchase can be difficult if you are looking for an obscure artist or print topic.  You will need to search with specific keyword or topics to find prints.  If you are interested in Alaskan photographs of wildlife you should narrow your search just by mentioning the state.  We all find photographs add to a homes décor.  Galleries are often the way most of us find photographs because we like to see the prints up close, however online is the new way for convenience.

So the next time you wish to change out your homes décor you might look online for ideas if not the product to satisfy you and your families needs.

 

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Wildlife Photography, Catching The Animals By Surprise.

Posted by on December 22, 2011 1 comment

Photography has been around for more than a century and our topics will never cease.  There is portrait, landscape, wedding, and wildlife photography just to name a few.  One of the most rewarding styles of     photography centers on wildlife.  It may take you several hours before finding the perfect picture and capturing it, but the reward is more than worth the wait.

Wildlife photography is perhaps the most difficult in the profession.  You have to have the time, inclination, and of course the Powershot S95 camera.  Most wildlife shots are captured using a telephoto lens because the animal will not walk near you.

Every once in a while you will be able to capture the fox, elk, bear or other animal as it comes through the woods in your path, however most of the time they are yards away and elusive.

Wildlife photography doesn’t wait for you to happen a long and snap a photo.  You need to immerse yourself in the site you choose your camera at the ready, and set for the light of the day.  Most automatic cameras work great on the preset for those who are just learning to take wildlife photographs.  Photography has always been about the moment and the best photographers can catch the moment with a speed and agility of the animal they are capturing.

Start with small subjects when you begin your foray into wildlife photography.  Practice on your pet.  Let them roam naturally and see if you can capture the wild and crazy moments on film without the photograph ending up blurry.  All great photographers have studied and practiced.  They also use more than one shot.

Making sure your camera has a quick shutter speed will help you take more than one shot as your move with the animal.  When you have the subject in your site you need to follow it while focusing and then quickly snap as many pictures as you can before they move out of site.  This technique is known as panning.  Rather than the subject coming to you, you follow the subject.

When you have mastered your pets you can begin to explore the outdoor world of wildlife photography.  Some of your subjects will be standing still and this is another practice technique.  Be aware of the lighting and placement while trying not to disturb the animal.  It is most easy to get a squirrel when they are intent on eating or foraging for food.  If you stay silent and walk carefully you can often get pretty close.

 

If you are choosing a larger subject such as a deer or bear you will want to stay far enough away to get the shot, and not draw attention to yourself.  Bears are dangerous creatures, but they can be photographed if you use common sense and don’t tread upon their territory.  Wildlife photography and thus  the photographers have a code of ethics when attaining the perfect shots.  You will want to follow these ethics for your safety and the animals.

 

Wildlife photography is a waiting game for the perfect picture to sprint across your viewfinder.  It takes patience and a lot of practice, but the reward of having a family member or friend go, “ where did you get that photograph?  I have got to have one,” will sweeten the deal.

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Take Better Pictures With Your Digital Powershot S95 Camera

Posted by on December 12, 2011 No comments

Today’s cameras make taking pictures a lot easier than the one’s of yesterday.  There is always room for improvement, however.

Use the following tips to help make your photos go from acceptable to great.

1. Always be aware of the background. You don’t want to find trees growing out of people’s heads or a passing vehicle to draw attention from your subject.  Sometimes moving your subject just a couple steps to either side can make all the difference.

2. Use available light. If your digital camera has an option to turn the flash off and it’s light enough outside to read a book then use the available light and turn the flash off. In general camera flashes are
too harsh for human skin and make all of us look pale.  Indoors, where there isn’t enough daylight,
place your subject by a window and use your fill flash feature.

3.  Aim your camera slightly down at the person’s face.
Also don’t shoot just face on to the person, try a little to the side, a three quarter view, so that you see more of their face. Remember camera higher looking down and a three quarter view, it will slim your subject.

4.   Remember your focus.  Get closer to your subject. Fill the frame with your subject and there will be no doubt as to what the picture is saying.

5. Never put your subject dead center.  Put your just slightly off center; not a lot
just a little. When you’re shooting groups of people, find the imaginary center line of your group and put
that line just a bit off center in your view through your lens or screen.

Following these tips won’t turn you into an award-winning photographer today, but you will be on your way to better, more powerful photographs that others will comment on for years to come.

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Why Digital Photography is amazing With the Powershot S95?

Posted by on December 11, 2011 No comments

Digital photography is quickly becoming the preferred way to take pictures.   If you are in the market for a new camera, consider the following advantages of digital over traditional film photography.

In the long run, digital is less expensive.  All photos are recorderd on a memory device within the camera and then downloaded straight to your computer.  You skip the need to keep buying rolls of film and paying for developing. You can send unlimited copies of the same picture to friends and relatives without spending a penny extra.

You can even start you own home biz selling all your pictures.

You see your pictures quicker.  Most digital cameras allow you to view your photos immediately.  There is no waiting and worrying about whether or not that “perfect shot” turned out.

You can take a picture of that new baby and immediately download it to your computer to share your good good news with friends and relatives. There’s no need for anxious grandparents to wait days or even weeks for a picture.

Most digital cameras have built in editing features.

Cropping and re-centering the picture to make it look its best can be done easily.  You no longer have to worry about a stray hand distracting from the main subject of your photo.

Sharpening can be done immediately to bring out the details.  Within minutes you can have a print-perfect photo.

You avoid the frustration of running out of film and having to find a store that is open in the middle of an important event or on vacation.  Depending on the size of your memory card and the setting of file size and quality, which you often control, you can store a couple hundred pictures on one tiny card.  That is the equivalent of nine or ten rolls of film.

These are just a few of the advantages of digital photography.  It is definitely worth considering as you search for your next new camera.

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