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Showing posts with label photography tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography tips. Show all posts

How to take great shots with a point-and-shoot camera

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Even if you don't have a professional digital SLR most point-and-shoot cameras have the capability to take some beautiful images, if you know what you're doing. Point-and-shoot cameras are also more convenient in many situations than carrying around a digital SLR with multiple lenses.

Jason Fitzpatrick for Lifehacker has some tips on how to use your digital point-and-shoot camera to its fullest potential. He also covers some basic photography lessons, like using the rule of thirds to compose your shot to add interest to the photograph. The best advise is to simply start shooting - "No amount of reading tips or tricks will make you a better photographer or fill up your memory card with great shots, but practice and experimenting will. Scribble down a few tips you want to try out from our guide, grab your camera, and start shooting. If you try a new technique, whether you ditch the flash, shoot from a new angle, or try out the priority modes on your camera"

Get the Most from your Point-and-Shoot Camera

Just because you've got a relatively inexpensive point-and-shoot camera and not a $1500+ DSLR rig doesn't mean you can't take awesome photos. Here's a look at how you can elevate your regular old point-and-shoot shots to greatness.

...Since a point-and-shoot is the camera most likely to be with you, even if you own a DSLR, squeezing the most photo-taking-greatness out of your point and shoot is a worthwhile endeavor. The following guide covers several key areas for moving beyond basic snap shots and moving towards taking photos you'd want to do more than update your Facebook status with.

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Getting a better picture starts with the right white balance

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While many things can be fixed in post production, having the right exposure from the beginning can free up time spent in the computer after a shoot for focusing on techniques like stylizing your image. Guaranteeing you have the right exposure is as easy as making sure you have the proper white balance setting for your environment. A well exposed image, with out a doubt, makes for a better print.

Daniel Sone for Photo Tuts shows you how to get the proper white balance for your camera. He also gives an explanation on how to combat the color cast of different lighting situations.

In this tutorial you'll see why setting your camera to the correct White Balance not only saves you a great deal of time in Photoshop, but also enhances image quality. We'll talk about color temperatures, White Balance presets, and how they affect your photographs. Learning to read the light and set your camera accordingly is essential for all photographers, from beginners to the masters.

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Creating a panoramic image using Photomerge

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Large printed panoramic images are amazing. The days of spending hours manually blending and combing your photos are over. Photomerge is a powerful tool available in Photoshop CS4 that will do just as advertised, merge your photos together in a matter of seconds. This tutorial posted by Jay Kinhorn on Layers Magazine gives a great overview on how to use the action and get the best result. I really like his tip about zooming in and making sure your seams do not have any soft spots or aberrations, those are very apparent when printed large.

Photoshop CS4 Photomerge

In the new CS4, there are some minor improvements to the Photomerge function, including the new collage option. Jay Kinghorn goes over the different ways of bringing your images into photomerge, the layout options, and some quick tips for creating better quality panoramas.