Pages tagged with Digital Photography

There are many photo opportunities where it does not make any difference whether you are using a film-based camera or a digital camera to make your pictures, but Christmas lights are not one of them.

A digital camera (or digicam) is a camera that takes video or still photographs by recording images on an electronic image sensor.

With the recent technology and software, it is easy to convert any file at any format and send it to anyone within fraction of seconds.

Okay...so the Summer season is here, and you've got your camera out and fancy taking some photos...Let me show you a whole new world when you decide to get down close and personal with Mother Nature...She just might surprise you...

Your primary goal is to select a type of photography that will support the lifestyle that you want for yourself and your family and will allow you to satisfy your clients needs and desires. Remember what John Paul Getty said, “In order to get what you want, you have to help others g...

My father in-law loved to say, “Find a job that you love to do, and you will never work another day in your life.” He loved to play golf and turned his recreation into a “JOB” by becoming a golf pro. He had the talent. He never worked another day in his life. You love to take ...

I have belonged to a half dozen photography clubs for over thirty years. One of the questions that I am asked most often by new members is, “How can I make money with my camera?” I was asked that question so often that I developed a club brochure on the subject and this article ar...

Most digital cameras below professional grade DSLRs come with a digital zoom feature. For the longest time, those specifications were placed prominently in the manufacturers' literature. On paper, those specifications looked terrific. Today, camera manufacturers never mention the dig...

Most of us have spent a lifetime accumulating our cameras, lenses, and other photography equipment. What has taken us a lifetime to acquire can be lost in the twinkling of an eye. Our priceless equipment is subject to being stolen or destroyed by natural or man-made disasters. Do you ...

If you post your pictures online, you should watermark then to protect them from being used by others without your permission.

You can take first dance photos that really stand out from the crowd. It is easy, just follow these seven easy steps

Try something new, become a spelunker, and record your subterranean adventures with your digital camera. Spelunking is an exciting hobby. I have even known some people who have overcome claustrophobia by taking up spelunking.

Digital camera sensors do not have the dynamic range that the film has. The digital camera sensor is getting better every day, but they still cannot detect and record the full spectrum of colors as film does. Digital can now come close, but it still cannot match film in this aspect. D...

You'd think that taking pictures of captive animals would be easy, however it is not. The zoo or the safari park presents challenges that all photographers must face in order to get decent images. This article explores those challenges and provides advice on how to overcome these.

Motorsports photography is not easy. Whilst it is relatively easy to get a good shot, getting a great shot requires a bit more practice and technique. This article provides advice and tips on motorsport photography.

Buying a zoom lens is not an easy task. There are many factors to consider such as how long the lens needs to be, how fast it needs to be, what it is going to be used for and the amount of money you are prepared to spend, This article provides advice and tips on buying a zoom lens.

This is far from being an exhaustive study of party photography, but these tips will get one started off on the right foot. This is an overview of party photography and the advice given here can be applied to all types of parties.

Contrary to what many people will tell you, printing your own digital photos at home is not the best way to go for the amateur digital photographer. The people who will tell you that printing your own digital prints at home is cheaper is usually the people selling photo-quality ink je...

Some of the best things in life truly are free when it comes to digital photography software. Every digital darkroom software program provides a way to re-size digital photos singly and in batches, but I love stand-alone applications. Stand-alone applications speed up my workflow and ...

We, professional photographers use photo editing software packages like Adobe PhotoShop CS5 that has a street price of almost $700. The $700 price tag put it out of reach for most amateur photographers and even out of reach for many freelance photographers. Adobe PhotoShop Elements 8 ...

You have probably read many times that a 50-mm lens on a Nikon digital SLR is equivalent to a 75-mm lens on a 35-mm film SLR. The one thing that those articles never seem to do is to explain why that is. The authors of all those articles seem to assume that anyone reading their articl...

If you are ready to move up to a real digital SLR but do not have the budget to go all thew way up to a Prosumer or Professional DSLR, the Nikon D40 is the perfect choice for you. The D40 is the perfect entry level DSLR for those who cannot afford the D90.

You are, as an amateur photographer, engaged in the most rewarding hobby. It is also an extremely expensive hobby. The recurring expenses for the digital photographer are less than they were for the film photographer. With no film to purchase and have processed, supplies cost less, b...

When we made the switch to digital, photography, we had a lot of new things to learn. If you are just starting out in photography with a digital camera, you have even more to learn. Camera manufacturers like Nikon and Canon know this, and they pack as much knowledge as they can in the...

Like most freelancers who have embraced the digital revolution, I would never think of going back to shooting film again. The DSLR and the digital darkroom have too many advantages for most to even contemplate going back to film cameras. Still there are some things about my old film c...