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Turn Your Point-and-Shoot into a Super-Camera. Gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/6/0400000016/01/PSA590IS_CUG_EN.pdf. Digital photography tutorials – free online digital photography instruction. Share your photo; tell us a little about it (how you took it, effects you were looking for, that sort of thing) and "Ed", and others, can offer suggestions as to how it might be improved. Click below to see contributions from other visitors to this page... Corvette ZR1 I'm looking for some "wow" factor improvement :-) My first car was a Ford "Escort". It was old, even when I bought it. It was beige in colour. … Mound Church This is my church. My Work I'm new to photography. Omega Seamaster I'm a newbie into Photography.

Sunrise I just bought my camera D90 last month; I am new to photography. My cousin We went for a sightseeing in Switzerland and I wanted to capture her adventurous spirit. Down by the River It was shot by a river and the wall of an 1800's cemetary near Kells in County Meath. Glaedr At Play Shot with my Canon 6D, really hoping to capture this service dog at play expression. My work The photos above outline some of my work. Mid Air Not rated yetI took this pic.

Beginners photography - capturing moving water. Capturing Moving Water in Photography By Rivers, waterfalls and gently babbling streams are soothing even in photographs. We are automatically drawn to the contrast of blue and white waters passing through brilliant green landscapes, gentle fields of yellowing grass, or tumbling through grey and green moss covered boulders and rocks.

How do you capture water in motion? Beginners Photography - Photorealistic Images: If you permit the automatic settings in your camera to record the moving water, chances are it will opt to utilize a fast shutter speed to eliminate blur. While this gives an accurate depiction of the moving water, it may not create the tone or texture that is desired. Beginners Photography - Smooth Water: By adjusting camera settings manually the appearance of moving water can be made smooth and almost “soft”. This may require reliance on a tripod to prevent hand shake and blurriness, but the result will be dramatically different than from an automatic settings. Digital Photography Tutorials. Learn how to take and edit digital photographs using visual tutorials that emphasize concept over procedure, independent of specific digital camera or lens. This is a complete listing of all tutorials on this site; click the drop-down links in the top menu to see particular topics.

Photography is going through an exciting transition period as many film photographers are beginning to explore the new capabilities of digital cameras. While the fundamentals have remained similar, other aspects are markedly different. This is a great time to get involved with digital photography. These tutorials are rarely influenced by changes in image editing software and camera equipment — due to their unique concept-based approach. View in other languages: Português Русский Deutsch Français Italiano.

Top Ten Digital Photography Tips. By Derrick Story, author of Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Edition 10/22/2002Revised 09/06/2005, 11/05/03 You've heard this before: Digital cameras do all the work. You just push the button and great pictures magically appear. The better the camera, the better the photos. Isn't that right? Heck no! The truth is that you can make great photos with a simple consumer point-and-shoot camera, or take lousy shots with the most expensive Nikon. To help you down the road to great image making, here are ten tips that will enable you shoot like a pro (without maxing out your credit card on all that expensive equipment). 1.

Have you ever noticed that your shots sometimes have a cool, clammy feel to them? When shooting outdoor portraits and sunny landscapes, try changing your white balance setting from auto to cloudy. If you don't believe me, then do a test. 2: Sunglasses Polarizer If you really want to add some punch to your images, then get your hands on a polarizing filter. 3. 4. 5. 10. Using Your Digital Camera-Contents. Top 10 Tips to Improve Point-and-Shoot Travel Photography.

Do you flip through your photo albums and/or online gallery and sigh at the fact that all your photos look the same? The vacations all might blend together into an array of similar photos. It’s easy to fall into a rut of taking the same types of travel pictures, especially when our point-and-shoot cameras seem to do all the hard work of shooting. That’s the fun of it though.

Rather than photographing the same old pictures from summers past, try out some of these improvement techniques from our top 10 tips for using your digital point-and-shoot this travel season. 1. Use the manual modes Hannah Thiem Make the bold move to switch the camera dial from “Auto” to “Manual.” Experiment with the manual modes by first playing with the menu items. 2. Josh Root Point-and-shoots tend to employ a flash-on setting as the default mode. You can also turn off the flash for nighttime shooting. 3. 4. Do a practice run on your zoom by photographing objects like flower buds and engagement rings. 5. 6. 7. 8. Get the Most from Your Point-and-Shoot Camera. Most Popular Photography Hacks of 2009. Digital Photography Tips and Tutorials. I’m ready for my closeup: 6 methods for perfectly focused self-portraits.