Embrace the Change that is Digitally Yours! Written by Maricon Williams
To master digital technology, one has to be knowledgeable of fundamentals of photography like depth of field and exposure of subject. A Photoshop guru can save an otherwise lousy shot. Believe me it can make a wild difference between a poorly taken original image. Photoshop mastery can give it life, spice and character! You must be aware that old techniques most of time, is lacking thus, we have to incorporate various and recent techniques in order to come up with a fabulous creation that can transcend limitations. When you are taking a subject which has strong light and deep shadows, you have to capture both details and range of tones. You can do it by taking two or more different shots or images. When your subject is not moving, it is easy for you to have several original and identical images. Then seize different exposures. After that, you can combine them together to give an atmosphere of transparency. Bear in mind though, that you have to know exposure latitude. If you are not sure about what you are doing, just bracket exposures to capture highlights and shadows. There can be a situation where you can’t get entire image in focus. This may be frustrating but with the
| | Choosing Digital Camera WiselyWritten by Maricon Williams
Earlier than present, taking pictures that will cater to photographer’s own preference and style is a very meticulous process. Most of time, it involves a series of shots to ensure its aesthetic beauty and accuracy. In order to seize a perfect picture, a photographer has to waste rolls of film, but not anymore. With arrival of digital cameras, it gave photographers and amateurs in field of photography an air of thrill and a deep breath of relief. No longer difficult is to achieve right angle, perspective, color and engrossing image. This is because you can easily delete a ‘bad picture’ right after you have taken it. However, as years go by, expert photographers realized flaws in some digital cameras. They complained of low-image resolution, deficient camera features and limited color quality. Some manufacturers, on other side, have realized increasing demand of photographers so they added tools and features to answer needs. Not all digital cameras are created equal. So many digital cameras are available in market and it’s so hard to choose which one suits our wants and needs. If you are unaware of some vital information, you can be an easy prey to defraud. Better yet to know ins and outs of digital camera interface. If you do not know what to choose and how to do it, here are some tips to do it: 1.Decide what type of camera you need. If you’re into interchangeable-lens photography, you better choose an interchangeable-lens digital SLR. If you want a handy travel-wise design, go for an advanced compact camera. 2.Decide what size most of your pictures should be. Higher resolution cameras make larger digital files, thus, if you want bigger enlargements, you can have high resolution cameras.
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