Friday, October 16, 2009

Digital Photography Basics: Advice for Beginners

By Gary Nugent

Taking up digital photography can be a fun pursuit, but it's worth a little time to learn more about what's involved before you start committing funds to it (photography can be an expensive hobby).

To begin with, that need to be learned in order to take great photos. Then you should also know about the different equipment used in photography. That is just as important.

If you want to increase your enjoyment of photography as a hobby, the easiest way to get started is by picking digital photography. Why? Because it's simply the easiest way to start getting good photos. With digital photography, no longer is the photography hobbyist limited by the rolls of film that must be carried.

Digital photography provides a "film-less" way for amateur photographers to continue with their hobby until their camera's memory card fills up. Today's camera memory cards can store hundreds of large-sized photos (compared to a maximum of 36 photos on a roll of film).

Digital cameras usually provide a number of pre-set modes for taking pictures (landscapes, portraits, sports, etc) that the beginner can use until they learn how to take greater control of the camera.

Anyone new to photography is going to make mistakes. There's quite a bit to learn about cameras and the different photography techniques used in taking great pictures. So, digital photography allows you to make mistakes at no cost. With film, you pay for every photo taken, whether it's good or bad. With digital, if you don't like the photo, simply delete it and take another one. And when you need a print, you can either run it off on your PC and printer or upload the image to an online photo processor.

If you want to learn more about photography, there are several digital photography courses now available that would really help. Out of these courses, you would learn more about the ins and outs of digital photography, both as a hobby and possibly as a profession. One of the things that you will pick up is how to properly shoot pictures by using the digital camera.

You'll also learn how to best use your camera under different lighting conditions and in different weather (important for landscapes). And now that you have a pretty good idea on how each photo can be set under various conditions, your photos will improve greatly as a result.

Digital photography can be an amazing hobby. It will train your eye to see rather than just look. And, if you carry a camera with you, you'll find many more photographic opportunities presenting themselves to you. Not only will you become proficient in taking stunning photographs but you'll also discover that the world looks more vivid through a true photographic eye.

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