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Photography Tips
by Laura Hedgegate
http://www.photographyviews.com
We live in a very privileged world. The pictures that we
see every day in newspapers, magazines and on the TV would
have been considered miracles only a very short time ago.
The passion, the sorrow and the joy that they can impart
can add something to words, however accomplished the writer
may be. On a smaller scale, we all appreciate the joy of
family photos, particularly humorous ones and they can give
hundreds of hours of pleasure over the years. These can
either be natural (when you need to have a camera on hand
just at the right second) or contrived (the setting up can
give just as much pleasure as the end result).
It's not necessarily expensive to be able to produce
photos of a professional quality but it does need some
research. Before you go to the camera shop, it's worth
analysing what you want to use the camera for and look in
magazines to find out how much you can expect to pay. Shops
will always want to sell you more than necessary and,
whilst a carrying bag and a tripod are useful, do you need
them in the first place? There are also lots of gadgets
that you could buy and find years later on a shelf, never
having been used. The key is to buy the best possible
equipment for the budget that you've allocated yourself.
There are many forums on the internet where you can talk to
other like-minded individuals and pick up objective views.
Hardly anyone these days are investing in the traditional
cameras that require films. With so much potential from our
computers available, a far more individual and professional
finish can now be gained through the use of digital
cameras. They work on a memory card, rather than a film and
when this is full the information is transferred to the
computer. As each new model comes out the cards hold more
pictures and they have a greater number of pixels, meaning
that the density is greater and therefore the pictures are
of a better quality
When the pictures are transferred to the hard disk of a
computer the memory card is wiped clean and can be used
again and again. Once the pictures are on the computer you
can go through them and decide on the ones you want to
keep. The others can simply be deleted and you can either
print them as they are or experiment with all the wealth of
changes you can make to them.
The software that is available atvery
low costs the potential is staggering.
It's now very simple to manipulate
the photos by enhancing the bits that you want
and cutting off those thatyou don't need. You
can put figures from different photos together
and you can give a different background. You can change
from colour to black and white or sepia and you can change
the brightness and density of the pictures. In short, you
have complete control with very little expense or
technical expertise.
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