Learn To Know About Digital Photography

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  • Author Siao Ming
  • Published February 9, 2011
  • Word count 633

The advancement of digital photography has helped to enhance the potential of many other industry such as fashion industry, online business and so on. We can easily take the top quality image by ourselves by using the digital camera. We can even edit the photo ourselves. However, there are many things we need to know about digital photography.

Firstly, this digital photography tutorial will start off with the regular parts and terms that we need to know when talking about digital camera. Those terms are important for us to know well about digital camera.

  1. Pixel- means the tiniest part of the digital photo. A photo image is composed of combined millions of pixel.

  2. Resolution- the overall quantity of pixels in a photo. Raising the resolution would make the image become sharper. Thus more pixels are important to get a better photo image quality.

  3. Mega pixel- a photo composed of three to four mega pixels will have a better quality that a photo with only one mega pixel.

  4. Dots Per Inch (DPI) - this term is used to describe quality of the computer monitor and printer. Specifically, laser printers have more dpi resolution than monitors. Hence, higher the dpi resolution means better quality.

  5. JPEG (joint photographic experts group) - it correspond to the format for saving images in the digital camera.

  6. Memory Card- this is where the digital files will be stored. Memory cards consist of different sizes and capacity. A memory card with higher storage capacity would be more convenient to purchase.

  7. LCD (liquid crystal display) - almost all digital cameras have this specification. The purpose of LCD is for the photographer to be able to view the scene first before capturing the photo.

Secondly, we need to know the proper way of handling digital camera. So, we will talk about this in the next part of this tutorial.

As we all know, it is important for us to know how to handle the digital camera in order to capture the top quality image by using it. A good photographer will maximize the function of the digital camera with a good skill in handling the camera.

Learning how a digital camera works, understanding the strategies in taking photos, and how to take indoor and outdoor pictures are all part of the things a beginner should learn.

Below are the guidelines for a beginner to learn how to take picture properly.

  1. Pay attention to the subject

One of the most fundamental digital photography tips. You should be able to compose carefully by working on the frame. Play with your camera, and explore the different shots. Avoid positioning your object at the middle of the photo, as it may result to dead middle image.

  1. Capture Close Up Photos

Take great images by capturing them in extreme close up. Close up photos add a little creativity and excitement to the photos. In addition, this feature is only of the different ways to enhance you photo.

  1. Use a tripod

Oftentimes digital cameras results to blurry photographs if your hands quiver a little. Getting a tripod will surely save your effort from taking low quality photos, and preserve otherwise great photos.

  1. Be active

Try creative shots. Take photos from the top of a hill, or off the side of a yacht. Go outside and explore your environment. You'll surely have fun taking those once in a lifetime photo shots.

  1. Join a photography class

On the other hand, we can also learn from an expert instead of learning by ourselves. We can learn from their experience in digital photography. This can help in our learning process.

Summing up, it is important for a good digital photographer to keep on learning and polish his capturing skill. So, learning consistently is the best approach to get success in digital photography world.

If you want to know more about digital camera, you may read Top Digital Cameras and Best Low Light Digital Camera.

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