Learning Digital Photography Made Easier

You finally have a digital camera, so now what? Is learning digital photography that hard?

You have taken a number of photographs but they are not exactly what you were expecting.

With some work though you will be able to improve your pictures.

Follow these simple basic tips and you will find that learning digital photography can be great fun.

Take control.

First get familiar with your camera. Read the manuals that came with it and learn about all the features available. Try these few suggestions.

· Forget the Auto mode
· Try the different Manual and Semi-Manual modes
· Use the different White Balances to see effects
· Change the Shutter speed
· Change the Aperture
· Use the Flash (even in daylight) then turn it off

You’re getting the idea now. Try every different setting available. Make notes about them.

What is one of the greatest advantages of digital photography? You can take a ton of pictures and it won’t cost you any extra money. This is a great learning tool. Use it to full advantage.

View your photography as art.

You aren’t just taking snap shots. You want to make photographs that can be framed and put on display. Keep these points in mind.

· Use a tripod, monopod, or brace yourself to steady the camera
· Take shots from all angles
· Shoot the complete subject
· Shoot only parts of the subject
· Look for patterns in the subject or in parts of it
· Tilt the camera at different angles
· Zoom in, Zoom out
· Get up close
· Move far away
· If you have an SLR try different lenses
· Go back at different times of the day, to see how the light changes
· Focus on different areas of the shot
· Shoot in colour, and in black and white
· Use all the different camera settings you can on each subject
· Learn and use your photo editing software
· Take your time and have fun with it

If there are other people taking pictures of the same subject, take note of where they are shooting from and then try a different angle. Get the unique angle.

What ever it is you want to shoot, walk around it first. See it from all possible angles and positions. Look at it from a distance and from close up.

The more pictures you take the more you will learn about photography and improve. The art of photography is like any other. Keep practicing and taking notes and you will show a steady improvement.

Get help.

Join a camera club or photography meet up group. You will be able to meet other photographers of all levels and trade ideas back and forth.

This is one of the best ways of learning digital photography.

Join an online group where you can post photographs, for free. You will be able to get feed back on your photos, and to give feed back when you get more comfortable.

You will be able to view thousands of photographs from other people. This will give you some great ideas.

On line groups also have forums where you can join in and get answers to any of your questions. You will find the forums a virtual treasure chest for learning.

Summary.

View your photography as art and take control. Take lots of pictures using all of the tools and look for all the advice you can find.

Post your pictures on line and invite friends and family and members of the photographic community to critique them.

It’s a nice feeling to have friends and family say that you take great pictures.

There is no greater incentive, when learning digital photography, than to have someone you have never met look at your photos and tell you they are impressed.

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