Digital Photography Tips For You

I know that point and shoot cameras do come shorthanded when you compare them with DSLR camera. Still, that doesn't mean that you can only get low quality picture. You can still get nice picture with compact digital camera when you look at the following tips,

1. Macro

Have you ever saw pictures that the background is blurred and the object seems to stand out in the picture? Don't you feel that the pictures are amazing and don't you wish you can do that?

The blurred background you saw in those pictures are actually created by shallow depth of field and you can see that when you activate the "macro" mode of your compact digital camera.

Then, you just frame and snap the picture and you will get a nice blurred background picture of your own. But a word of cautious is that the effect of the shallow depth of field may vary depend on the camera manufacturers. Still, you will know your practice time is well spent when you see the final result of your picture. :-)

2. White balance

Most of the white balance in digital cameras are usually set as "auto" when they are release from manufacturing. And that might be the reason why sometime you feel that your pictures are clammy. Try adjusting the white balance when you are taking pictures and you will notice the differences in the pictures.

Again, take some time and get acquainted with the white balance so that you will know how to leverage on the feature when you need it.

3. Flash

Time and time again I have advised you that you need to take control with flash when you are taking pictures. This is especially true when you are using point and shoot camera because you don't have much control over the intensity and direction of the flash on your camera.

Although it is great to use natural light for your outdoor pictures, the light sometime might be too strong and you need to activate the flash to give certain burst of light to counter the shadows on your subjects.

And when you are indoor, try to stick a small piece of white paper near (don't stick on) your flash unit to absorb some of the flash so that your pictures won't be too 'bright'. However, you might need more time and practice to get this right. And if you don't want to do that, you can probably take a look at DSLR camera.

Happy taking pictures,

Michael Wong. :-)