How to Take Photos

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After knowing how to choose a camera, photo quality will count a lot of taking photos. Proper handling of the camera itself can reduce the number of retakes. Taking better quality pictures means taking fewer pictures overall since you're taking fewer bad shots due to bad mechanics.

Holding the Camera
Hold the camera solidly in your hand to prevent the camera from shuddering or shifting too much when pressing on the shutter button, and watch your spare fingers so that they don't interfere with the lens.
Tip 1: Wrap the camera strap around your fingers so that you will be more conscious of where they are.
Tip 2: Hold your eye up to the optical viewfinder to capture the image, rather than the electronic viewfinder especially with small cameras. This will not only help you see exactly what your capturing, but will also help to stabilize the shot between your hands and your face for less "camera shake".

 

Focusing
Tip 1: half-depress the shutter button until the camera has had time to lock the focus, and then completely press the button to take the actual shot - this can often make the difference between blurry, out-of-focus shots, and clear pictures.
Tip 2: If you have time to use a tripod, when taking pictures in low light, where the shutter speed will slow down enough to potentially make drag lines, and when using a long zoom, where distant objects are susceptible to blur.

 

Preview
One of the main advantages of a digital camera is being able to preview the pictures after you've taken them. If you are trying to capture a specific scene, you can review the shot and see if it looks the way you wanted -- if it doesn't, you can delete the shot and retake it to get it right.

 

Archiving
You would be frustrated if you try to take one more picture while realizing that your storage is full. It happens to everyone; however, you can still prevent it by checking your storage and clearing old photos before new shots. You can also bring a second memory card or stick with you. There are also portable storage products available that allow you to offload and archive your photos to keep your main storage free, ranging from iPod adapters to portable drives/CD burners.

 

 

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