Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Taking Great Pictures Of Your Baby
Everyone loves looking at pictures of babies, right? So, if you’ve got a little tot in the house, it’s time for you to get your camera ready and start taking and sharing those cute baby pictures now. That’s what proud parents normally do. However, being able to take great pictures of your baby is such a big challenge. Well, here are some tips on how to take better shots of your baby:
1. Always be ready with your camera. You’ll never know as to when your baby will do something for the first time or do something entertaining. Hence, it is important to have your camera nearby and ready to go. This means making sure you have enough battery life in your camera at all times and also making sure there is enough room in your memory stick or card.
2. Do not waste your time trying to take posed shots and take candid shots instead. Candid shots are more relaxed and natural compared with posed shots. Besides, some of the sweetest pictures of babies are actually candid shots. If your camera has a good zoom lens, you can always take great candid shots of your baby from a distance without him knowing you are there.
3. Take as many shots of your baby doing the same thing as you can. A professional or an amateur photographer knows that not all pictures will turn out well, especially if you use a high-speed camera. This way you’ll have better chances of capturing the right moment and have more options to choose which pictures are better from the others.
4. Most digital cameras feature black and white and sepia settings, so take advantage of this. When you take photos of your baby in black and white, you need not worry about what your baby is wearing since everything will look good and look more natural.
5. Don’t forget to print those digital pictures. Your baby will grow and change too fast so make it a point to print and share your photos as often as you could. Also, make sure to have a back up of these pictures on a disk on a regular basis. You wouldn’t want to lose all those precious moments you’ll never be seeing again.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Ways to Make That Digital Camera Battery Last Longer
Digital cameras have plenty of features that it then becomes difficult for us to make its battery last longer. Today, I’m going to share with you the things you can do to improve the length of time that your batteries stay charged.
There are three biggest sources of power drain to your digital camera battery: the LCD screen, the flash, and the zoom. The LCD screen uses up the most power. So, turn this feature off unless you really feel the need to use it. You can use the camera’s viewfinder instead to conserve power. The flash is another big power drainer. Use natural lighting to take your photos and use only the camera flash when you absolutely need it. Now, constantly using your zoom will likewise drain your battery. Find a setting you like and stick with it as much as possible because it takes up more power when you zoom in and out than when you keep your zoom at a steady place.
Of course there are other things you can do to make your digital camera battery last longer.
- Switch power saving mode on or switch off your camera when you’re not using it.
- During cold weather, keep your camera and batteries warm inside your jacket since the cold drains batteries very quickly.
- Store batteries away from sunlight and other heat sources.
- Avoid unnecessary reviewing of taken images and wait until the pictures are downloaded to your computer.
If you follow these tips and use it as a precaution then perhaps you won’t need to buy more or recharge your battery as often as you should.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Basic And Important Features of Digital Cameras
Digital cameras, unlike the conventional cameras, take pictures without the use of films. It does not rely on mechanical and chemical processes. It has a built in computer and saves the images it captures in digital form.
When choosing and buying the best digital camera, there are some key features you have to take into account. Below are some of the features that will help you decide in buying that digital camera.
Lens – The digital zoom of the camera will let you take the pixels from the image sensor and integrate them to make an image. So choose a camera that has a better digital zoom.
Image quality – The higher the resolution of the camera, the more you’ll be able to enlarge the picture minus the out-of-focus or grainy effect you like to avoid.
Options – Choose one that has options that caters to your lifestyle so you won’t complain how you never get the right pictures and can boast to your friends how good a photographer you are.
Power – Always go for rechargeable batteries, they come in handy and you’ll just waste a lot of money on disposable ones.
Memory – Be sure that you’ve got enough memory in your camera if you’re a photo freak and takes pictures of just about anything.
Computer Interface – Make sure your digital camera is compatible with your laptop, PC or your local picture printer software.
Physical – Choose a handy and portable digital camera and not the heavy and bulky ones if you’re going to bring it with you everywhere.
These are just some of the basic elements you need to look for in a digital camera if you intend to buy one.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
How to Earn Extra Money With Your Digicam
Do you wish to bring in extra income into your household but don’t have the luxury of time to devote in a full-time job or business? If you have a digital camera then all you need to do is follow these tips and you can make money during your spare time using your camera.
Pet Photos - Most of the time pet owners don’t like to take photos with their pet all by themselves. You can be the solution to that. By taking the picture for them, you can charge them for your service and time. Likewise, you may offer the photo as a print or in its digital form which you can mail to them later on. You can do the prints using your own photo printer or through a photo processing service.
Graduations - Be it preschool, high school, or college graduations, these are significant moments in every person’s life that provides opportunities for you to capture. You’ll even have greater opportunity if the family members of the graduate don’t have a good camera and are not seated in a good location as you are.
Photo Novelty Items - You can take pictures of people who like to see pictures of themselves or their loved ones printed on key chains, t-shirts, coffee mugs, and other items.
Holiday Postcards – You may also offer your services to families who want their picture taken and printed on a postcard that they could mail to their relatives and friends.
Newborn Photo Service – You may advertise and provide on-call services to the parents of newborn babies. You can take snapshots of the family before they leave the hospital or right after they get home. This way both the child and the parents can be in the pictures together.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
How To Take Better Pictures Using Your Digital Camera
Cameras make picture taking a lot easier nowadays. But would you like to make those photos go from acceptable to great? Here are some tips to help you improve your craft.
1. Always be aware of the background. A passing vehicle could draw attention from your subject. Likewise, you wouldn’t want to find trees growing out of people’s heads. Sometimes moving your subject just a few 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 you think there’s enough light outside to read a book then turn your flash off and use the available light. Camera flashes could be too harsh for human skin and make all of us look pale. Indoors and where there isn’t enough daylight, you should place your subject near the window and use your fill flash feature.
3. Aim your camera slightly below the person’s face. Don’t shoot just face on to the person. Try to shoot a little to the side, a three quarter view, so that you see more of their face. This technique will slim your subject.
4. Remember your focus and get closer to your subject. Fill the frame with your subject and there will be no doubt as to what your picture is saying.
5. Never put your subject dead center. Put it just slightly off center, not a lot. If 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 screen or lens.
These tips won’t turn you into an award-winning photographer today but these will definitely help you come up with better and more powerful photographs which others will comment on for years to come.