So you have a brand new digital camera and you want to make use of it to take professional like photos instead of the everyday ones! I will tell you that it’s a good plan. It will provide you with a lot of entertainment, exercise and something to boast of in front of friends, family and your office colleagues. Did I say exercise? Well, yes. You see you need to exercise about the muscles of your brain and your body a bit to get good photos. However don’t be put down. Put just a little effort and notice your photographs turning professional.

Learn to hold your camera the right way. Hold the digital camera as still as possible and steady particularly in poor light or in shots of swift things like sports cars and moving creatures. The best solution is always to use a tripod in such situations however it isn’t always feasible. There may not be adequate room to place one.

Hold the camera as close to your body as possible even when viewing through your LCD and keep your elbows tucked in. In pictures in which the shutter will be open for a longish time like in the evening attempt drawing in breath and holding it. Right handed individuals hold the digital camera with your right hand with the thumb supporting the back, the forefinger lightly placed on the shutter and the other fingers curled around the right side and clasped to the front firmly but not too tightly.

While composing the shot ask yourself what exactly you want to display. Is it a particular object in front of you or would you like to capture your how you’re feeling or is it going to be a record of what’s happening before you. When you are shooting just one object ensure it is large enough to fill almost all of the frame. If you’re too far away get close or increase the magnification of the lens or use a tele lens. If you want to capture your emotions move around the camera a bit until you find a shot that is neat and goes well with the way you are feeling.

The mood of a place can be perfectly captured by recording items which are specific to the place- for example ice cream vendors with youngsters crowding around at the beach. If you divide an image into six by three equidistant horizontal and three vertical lines the four joining points of the lines are where you should choose from ideally to place the subject you think is more important. Leave out any confusing detail by excluding it or by blurring the background. You can blur the background by utilizing a tele zoom lens or through choosing a smaller f number for your exposure if you have manual or aperture priority settings in your digital camera.

Exposure can be a tricky thing. Do not totally depend on your camera’s auto settings and learn to override them. If the focus of the shot is darker than the rest of it, have a shot at increasing the exposure manually from the auto reading recommended by the digital camera. Do the opposite when it is lighter than the surroundings.

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