Monday, December 1, 2008

Tips for Taking Digital Photography

By Jerremy Grey

There are a number of different facets to photography that unless understood will make it harder for you to get that perfect shot. For the majority of us Photography only has one definition but that is not the only meaning. For the sake of this article we shall say that it is the method use to capture an image using light.

Light is the most important ingredient in photography, it is the one responsible for identifying color and brightness and when digital technology came into being, different technologies were developed. The majority of the innovations that were developed have brought tremendous improvements in photography; the greatest breakthrough has been in the field of digital photography.

As with any new technology, it is a whole new subject to come to terms with but it does help to be aware of a few principles to get you on your way. One of the basics that you should remember about digital photography is that it doesn't use film and there's no processing time involved with it. Convenience is the real meaning of digital photography today with software that even the average person can use to produce award winning creations.

With specialized home printing systems it is easy, quick and now affordable to do all your printing in the convenience of your home. Film photography is the only victim in this new digital photography age but you will be amazed at the effects you can achieve when you finally change to it.

Creating special effects to enhance your images using your computer can be a lot of fun and produce great images. Unlike traditional film, there is an enormous amount of control with digital photography including which images are printed, kept or altered and no wasted film in sight. If you don't want to print them out then why not create a slide show which can be played on your television using a CD.

Traditional photography relies on using a photosensitive film whereas digital photography doesn't require film at all. The traditional system requires that once the film with the exposed images on them has been developed, these negatives are then used to print on a card but you can't see the final result until the printing is finished. Creating prints from your digital camera is much simpler and quicker as no developing is required because the images are captured using a special and sensitive electronic sensor.

Digital photos can be stored inside the camera almost indefinitely providing you have the space and many cameras come with a basic image editing capability like cropping for example which can then be printed out immediately. Printing out your photos is a simple case of inserting the memory card into a compatible printer so costs are reduced as the card can be re-used over and over again.

To learn more about digital cameras, editing programs, printers and more you need to look on line at the large number of sites devoted to the subject. There are camera reviews, samples of images from many different types of cameras, manuals and much more.

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