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Manipulating Your Images 2007-08-02 10:53:00 Browsing through envelopes of prints fresh from the drug store and then tossing them into a picture drawing is not going to work anymore, thank heavens.As you begin to develop a strategy for culling, editing, storing, organizing and most importantly enjoying the mountain of images you will soon face, keep in mind that the goal is to end up with an effective retrieval system, not just a storage system.Never, ever edit your original images. Always work on copies. Archive the originals for safe keeping in their original format. Absolutely nothings gained by converting camera-fresh JPEGs to a lossless format until you begin editing them.Most digital photographs deserve at least a trial pass through your photo editors auto-balance, instant fix or general enhancement feature.If you are new to post-processing, you can begin to get a feel for what works and what does not by noting what adjustments your auto-balance made to the good, the bad and the ugly results. Even a suboptimal auto-balance Read more:Images
Sports Photography 2007-08-02 10:51:00 I think probably the biggest tip I can offer you when it comes to sports photography is to take lots and lots of pictures. You are using a digital camera, right? Use the digital technology to your advantage. You are not shooting through rolls of film, so go ahead and take extra digital photos at a sporting event.First off, it helps in that the more practice you have, theoretically the better you will get at taking future photos. Second, with the split-second nature of a sporting event, it is hard, if not impossible, to record every single moment perfectly. Taking more photos increases the chance of getting that one great photo you will want to show.Get plenty of sleep the day before the event so you bring your A game to the venue. You do not want to be dozing off when your kid hits a home run. Also, get to know the layout of where you will be. You can pick out the best area to get the best pictures before you show up and save some valuable time!Everyone wants to record the occurrence o Read more:Sports
What Makes A Good Photo 2007-08-02 10:43:00 Your goal as a photographer is usually to grab the attention of the viewer, and communicate an idea, or share an experience. What photos do this best? Usually the strongest photos are those that are simple and present the subject in a clear, uncluttered way.Photo
graphers work with line, shape, texture, color and pattern. Lets take a look at a few pictures and see if we can identify the visual elements that make them work, or not work.Always have your camera with you. The biggest reason people miss a good picture is because they do not have their camera. You never know what you might miss when inspiration strikes, so make it a habit to have your camera handy.Shoot more pictures. If you think you shoot enough, you probably do not - especially if you have a digital camera. There is no added cost to taking more pictures, so why take just one picture when you can take several? Even the most day to day scenes can be memorable in a few years, so shoot away!Trust your eye. Studying the laws of
How to Select the Right Photography School 2007-08-02 10:40:00 If you are like many, you have an interest in developing the background and skills necessary to enter the field of photography as career. And what a great career it can be. There is nothing more gratifying than creating a powerful image with your camera and a keen eye. Of course, in order to achieve your goal it is important that you get the right photographic education along with effective coaching and mentoring. With the right education, lots of hard work, and many hours of practice you will soon have the title of professional photographer.Just like any school you will need to do your research to make sure that the photography school you select will best meet your individual needs. This article is intended to provide you several of the key areas that you should take into consideration as you begin to research good photography schools. After all it is your time and money so you owe it to yourself to make a well educated selection.In choosing a photography school you should start by lo Read more:Select
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Lenses Used For Photography 2007-08-02 10:37:00 Many of the lenses used for photography are created on specifications that are almost identical to the prescription lenses that are used in glasses. These specifications are normally instilled in lenses that are totally separate from the camera that they will be attached to but the specifications will have to take into account the lenses that are on the camera too.There are a variety of lenses that an amateur photographer can use to learn the basics of photography, and there are various styles to camera lenses that would typically be chosen by a professional photographer to use during the course of a business day. The professional photographer will have several cameras in his arsenal that are pre-set for the photographic poses that he will use in his photographs while he is at work.There are various environments that will affect the quality of the photographs taken, and the lenses chosen for inside a photo studio will be dramatically different from those chosen for a photo shoot in bri
Efficient Vacation Photo Organization 2007-08-01 17:18:00 Need and efficient Digital Image Management Software? Then you need PicaJet – A Reliable, Fast and Feature-Rich Solution to manage your growing digital picture collection!PicaJet is a full-featured photo album software that imports photos from cameras, does digital photo management, performs batch image renames, edits images and much more.Some PicaJet’s Benefits:Unlimited category-nesting levelsOrganize your photo categories with no limitations on nesting depth! You can create highly complex category structures or simple ones. It is up to you and depends entirely on your needs and not on any software limits.Fast picture indexingPicaJet utilizes OpenGL graphic acceleration and optimized image processing techniques to index your image collection at blazingly fast speeds. PicaJet can also relieve you of the time consuming cataloguing chore by automatically importing metadata information and folder names as categories.Dynamic categoriesPicaJet supports several dynamic categories, which Read more:Photo
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Mastering Photography - How to Take Your Pictures to the Next Level 2007-08-01 17:16:00 When you've taken a few pictures and gotten a few compliments on your abilities, it's only natural to want to do more with your camera. But unless you're a professional, you might not know where to begin. If you're not looking to create a career out of photography, but you are looking to take your pictures to the next level, you need to follow these three simple tips.Taking more pictures is the best way to start increasing your photo taking abilities. The more pictures you take, the more you will learn about how to compose a picture and how to create a beautiful result. Try taking pictures of everything around you, even bringing the camera with you during the day. Take pictures of nature and take pictures of architecture to see what works and what doesn't. When you get the photos back or you upload them to your computer, look at the pictures to see what worked and what did not. Make mental notes of what you could have done better with each picture. If you can, go back and try to t Read more:Mastering
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Art in the Digital Age - What it takes to Make Masterpieces 2007-08-01 17:12:00 As our society and our technology have changed, so have our definitions of art. What was only relegated to canvases and pieces of paper can now be found on websites and on video sharing services. So the question becomes what a masterpiece in our eyes is now that we can create them virtually with the help of a computer and a few basic production programs. Here are some of the tools that you might want to employ if you're looking to become the next virtual artist celebrity.The first thing that any digital artist needs is a good computer system. This is a system that needs to have a bright screen and a large 'working surface' onto which you can place your images or pictures and see them clearly in relation to other work you have done. Your computer should be able to show a wide range of colors in a brilliant fashion and create files that are high definition. In your computer, you should have access to basic art programs and design programs like a photo publishing and desktop publishing Read more:Digital
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Top Players In Digital Camera Market 2007-08-01 17:06:00 Selecting a digital camera is definitely not an easy task with hundreds of brands available in the market. Before you decide to buy, you should take a look at the many features like optical quality, zoom, storage media and etc. These are only a few features among the many digital camera models to be compared. In terms of image quality, the amount of mega pixel resolution and the quality of the lens are the main factors that determine the sharpness of the pictures. And one of the best ways to know the quality and crispness of pictures is to see a printed picture.As for image storage, there are many different kinds of storage media or flash memory cards available for digital cameras, which are rewritable chips that do not require power in order to retain the content. This makes it possible to take many photos without the fear of losing them before they are stored in CD-ROM or hard disk of the computer.Surely, choosing a digital camera is not an easy task with so many models and range of Read more:Digital
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Capturing Special Moments With A Digital Camera 2007-08-01 17:02:00 There are millions of people around the world who share a keen interest in photography. The charm of capturing a moment in a camera is truly amazing. Probably, this is one of the strongest reasons why a growing number of people are joining the cult of professional photographic pursuit. Traditionally, taking photographs, film processing and developing them in the dark room was a painfully long process. But as digital technology evolved, it enabled camera manufacturing companies to come up with high-end digital cameras.Digital
cameras are an ideal gadget for taking pictures without having to worry about running out of snaps of roll which is the case with the traditional film cameras. This apart, there is no need of having to wait till the entire roll of film gets used just to find the blown-up pictures in the dark room. Digital cameras allow you to take any number of photographs and see each one of them right after you take them. Also you can connect your camera to the USB port of you Pe Read more:Camera
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Advantages and Types of Digital Cameras 2007-07-31 15:41:00 Advantages: Digital
cameras are fast growing in popularity over the old 35mm film cameras. The digital ones are designed to capture and store images digitally rather than on film which has to be developed and processed. With a digital camera you have the option of immediately viewing the picture you just took to see if it came out good.If not, there's the option of deleting the image and retaking the picture. With the 35 mm film cameras once you took the picture, there was no way of knowing how it turned out until after it's been developed and that's when you realize that Uncle Jimmy's head had been cut off from the picture. With the onset of digital cameras, one can now ensure perfect pictures every time.Digital also has the added bonus over 35mm in that it's in digital format and stored in a computer rather than on paper or film which grows old and brittle over time. Another feature digital cameras have is that they also have the capability of recording sounds and videos as well Read more:Advantages
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Using Long Lenses 2007-07-31 15:38:00 Using a telephoto lens to get in close to the action or sneak up on a subject from a discreet distance is terrifically exciting, and can yield great pictures. But the high magnification of long tele and zoom lenses accentuates the effects of camera shake caused by your inability to hold the camera and lens absolutely still. The effects of wind, moving or shaking floors, residual vibration from camera mirrors flipping up just prior to exposure, atmospheric haze, and heat waves can also add problems.Cold, tired, been drinking stimulants (coffee, tea, or cola)? They add to your problems. Avoid them all if you can and don't despair.When handholding your camera and lens, start with a fast film, ISO 400 or higher. This will allow you to use higher shutter speeds (1/1000 sec and above) and minimize the effects of shake in a variety of lighting conditions. Use the proper stance: arms closely tucked into the body, elbows partially supported by the chest or abdomen, lens and camera balanced by
Photography Lends A Hand To History 2007-07-31 15:34:00 Many people realize that photography lends a hand to history making when they are able to view pictures that were taken by photographers on the battlefields during the Civil War. Some of the photographs were groups of men and the various weapons of choice that were used during the heat of battle. The photography taken on the battlefield also served as a visual record for historical purposes.Some of those men fighting on the battlefield might have considered photography to be a hobby at one time or another. Photography lends a hand to history making events even if all of the photographic subjects wish they were somewhere else at the time that the photograph was taken. Photographs can be viewed to help historians determine where artillery was placed on the battlefield and from which positions the battles raged on.From the photographic subject's perspective, the perspective they take dims considerably on the fact that photography lends a hand to history making events that endanger their Read more:History
Challenges Of Taking Group Photography 2007-07-31 15:20:00 There are many challenges that a photographer must face when they are taking photographs of a large number of people. Considering what the best way would be to arrange the people to fit into one photograph will be one of the first challenges that the professional photographer must considerIn considering the challenging of taking group photography poses, the professional photographer must also consider the various heights of the people who will be posed in the photograph. Height placement is one of the time intensive challenges for a professional photographer because some people in the group may want their photograph taken so that they are standing beside a certain person.The challenges of taking group photography can also be experienced by the people in the group photograph who are physically disabled. The professional photographer must act quickly to arrange people according to height, and make sure that the people who are able to stand briefly in the photograph are not tasked to stan Read more:Taking
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Digital Photography And The Home Printing Boom 2007-07-31 14:37:00 Digital cameras have rapidly gained acceptance as the main camera product that people now buy. The rise of the digital camera and the high quality home printers now available mean that we no longer need to rely on the traditional photo developer for our prints. It has become very much a shoot and print exercise for consumers without any delay or inconvenience that even a one hour developer means for us.The ability to shoot our own pictures as many times as we like without having to worry about rolls of film together with the convenience that the home computer revolution has brought us has led to a huge surge in profits for ink manufacturers worldwide. These huge profits have in turn led to a massive range of genuine and substitute ink cartridge suppliers coming to the market while the quality varies enormously.While home digital printing has lagged behind the sale and use of digital camera because of the concerns over print quality and the advent of easier digital print facilities at m Read more:Digital
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Choosing the Right lens 2007-07-30 15:16:00 Every owner of an interchangeable-lens camera is faced with the pleasant dilemma of picking the most appropriate lenses to buy, then deciding which to use. However, there are no rules to go by; much depends on your personal style and what you already own. To help you decide which lenses to buy and how best to use them, we offer the following.Normal lenses: Today, many 35mm photographers opt for a short zoom instead of a 50mm, but both have their virtues. If you need a fast, general-purpose lens in the f/1.4-f/2 range for available-light work, nothing can beat a 50mm. Positives: Usually more compact, lighter than a short zoom; often less costly; generally very sharp; provides brighter viewing image. Negatives: No zooming; you must compose by moving the camera.Short zooms offer framing flexibility, often in a package not much larger than a 50mm lens. A 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 is usually the smallest and least expensive, but a 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5 is more useful for shooting interiors, vistas, and Read more:Right
Purchasing a Camera 2007-07-30 15:12:00 If you are considering if you want a camera, you should set yourself a price agreement before going online or visiting an electronics shop. Purchasing
a digital camera is just like getting any other large item like a house. There are thousands of options and often you can get puzzled. Before you go buying a gigantic high-end SLR camera, think about the smaller, yet more effective camera. High-end cameras offer the best zoom, the most added features and more megapixels. When you have more megapixels it doesn't mean you will have the best picture condition. As a beginner in the camera world it would be wise to not spend a huge about of money on a high on camera. It is better to look for less expensive, yet powerful, compact digital cameras that are a lot easier to hold and pack around. It is most recommended learn the basics with this digital camera and make sure you enjoy the hobby before spending extra money.Are you having trouble catching aerial photos? Guess what you don't have to Read more:Camera
Some Quick and Easy Techniques for Photoshop 2007-07-30 15:09:00 There are some pretty cool things you can do with Photoshop
that can changed your view of text for a while. One interesting one is having some normal text and adding a few shades to make it fun and more interesting. It is in two easy steps: 1. First, create an image about 300 x 100 pixels, and 72 pixels/inch. Select a foreground color of #CACACA, and fill the image, to make the background this color. When you've filled the background, then select your text tool, and add the text you want to add, make the color of the text close to #3F3F3F A darker grey. 2. OK, now we can add the shadow. It is as easy as adding a layer effect and can come in very useful for other things too. Go to Blending Options (Right-click on text layer).You will get a menu with structure, elements and quality. In the structure menu you would select 100% opacity, 0% noise, and the solid not gradient option. For the elements you would want the technique to be softer, the spread 2% and the size 8pixels. For quality y Read more:Quick
Enjoy Editing your Digtal Photographs 2007-07-30 15:04:00 In Digital photography, enhancement is very helpful to help you edit your pictures. Sometimes an original looks so bad, it appears as if nothing can be done to help it. Not true! A couple commonly used enhancements are angle correction of slanted pictures and barrel and pincushion correction. The angle correction basically defines itself in the title. If the picture is slightly titled then the angle correction enhancement will help it out quite a bit. One thing the tool needs to have is anti-aliasing. Barrel and pincushion correction is used to fix slanted horizons that were caused by the camera being used to zoom up as far is could go. These enhancements are used mainly for generally annoying changes that some people wouldn't even notice unless it was dramatic, but are useful nonetheless.Today, one of the most commonly used tools is resizing a photograph. What is less heard of is re-sampling. What is the difference? Well resizing is just changing the pixels, while resample is using a
The Canon Powershot A550 Checks In 2007-07-30 14:55:00 The Powershot A550 is one of the least expensive digital cameras made by Canon
. It is a little more expensive than most entry level digital cameras, but worth the extra money you would pay to purchase it. The A550 is the upgrade, mid-range camera that will augment or replace Canon’s popular A530 and A540 Powershot cameras, while introducing a powerful 7 megapixel camera in their place.The A550 is a great entry level digital camera whose images will make you feel like a pro. The A550 gives you fast performance along with those great images, making the Canon PowerShot A550 a truly good budget camera. The Canon PowerShot A550 lives up to its A- rating, reported by several different Internet sources.The A550's straightforward mode dial is backed up by a relatively easy to use function menu. There are more camera settings available through the main menu, but you'll find less settings there than on most other Canon cameras. Without all the frills, the Canon A550 still shoots great images
Photo Basics 2007-08-04 15:00:00 Here are some simple tips and rules that can help you to create better pictures. Use them as a guide to lead you in creating that extraordinary picture. But remember there are exceptions to every rule, so if you think something will look good, do not be afraid to try it! Enjoy!This seems like a little thing, but often times just taking a pause before pressing the button and really looking through the view finder can go a long way to improving your shots. Check that everything is in the viewfinder that you want or that there is not too much there. Check that the camera is straight and level.If you are shooting a person try and watch that objects behind the subject do not appear cluttered around the subjects head. An example might be a lamp directly behind someones head will tend to detract from the picture.Try shooting your subject from different angles not just straight on. Often times a unique point of view can really add dimension to a picture. Do not be afraid to climb up that hill, Read more:Photo
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Entering Photography Contests for Fun and Prizes 2007-08-04 14:56:00 Are You:* A professional photographer?* An amateur photography enthusiast?* Someone with a camera and a creative mind?Yes, photo contests are for just about anyone. Unlike poetry or cooking contests (where there's a definite level of skill involved) almost anyone can start taking pictures with a camera. Digital cameras are getting better and better and many people can take great photographs with little training.Why Enter Photo Contests
?The prizes range from small cash prizes to major prizes that include professional photography equipment, photo software (PhotoShop sells for over $600) and several of the larger photo contests give away HUGE travel prizes. Apart from winning prizes, you also get a chance to develop your own real-world portfolio and depending on the contest, a win (or even a good finish!) can help launch your photo career.You will:* Showcase your photography skills* Be judged by experts and critics (even peers) in your field* Win amazing prize packages* Get published on- Read more:Prizes
Quick and easy techniques for Photoshop 2007-08-04 14:52:00 Abstract art can be quite amusing, when you are working with Photoshop
you can do pretty much everything from, creating an ocean to making pebbles looks softer. Backgrounds with light soft looking pebbles can be quite popular. To do it start by creating a new document. Fill the background with black color. Select gradient tool with the settings shown at the top bar. Apply it several times to create an interesting effect. From "Filter" menu select "Distort>>Ocean Ripple ". This will create an awesome background that you can use for anything really, your desktop, messengers or even on the internet.A useful tool in photoshop basics is how to clone. Cloning can be important when you want to know how to take something off of one picture and putting it onto another. When you are cloning you can do anything you want to. You can put someone in a different place, create a "clone of them" Anything you do is quite simple, here is a step by step tutorial on how to do it. 1.Click CLONE TOOL in tool Read more:Quick
Curious about digital photography? 2007-08-04 14:50:00 Having a digital camera, whether you have a plan to make a career out of photography
or you are simply a hobbyist, is obviously important. But before buying a digital camera, there will be a lot of things to take note of. Camera accessories are one but an important feature is photo software. Many are available in the market while you can also download some in the internet. Also, digital cameras cost more out of the box than regular cameras, but offer the convenience of immediate viewing, multiple image storage, computer connectivity - and there's no film to develop. Compare additional features you might want: interchangeable lenses, steady-shot, burst mode, auto exposure, automatic white balance, voice memo, variable shutter speeds, manual focus and self-timer.During photography's entire history, the amateur and the professional have represented distinct and often contrary approaches to photography, each battling for supremacy. Has the digital revolution tilted the field of battle ir Read more:Curious
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Stock Photos Allow Both Amateur and Professional Photographers to Profit 2007-08-04 14:47:00 Today the two major types of photography sold on the market include assignment photography and stock photography. Photographs taken of a predetermined subject are called assignment photography, while stock photography is when one takes photos with the desire to find a future buyer.Both Amateur
and Professional photographers generally can sell both types, and while assignment photography typically takes care of their base costs they find it to be self-limiting in profit potential. Stock
photos, however, while generally commanding a lower price, sell more often and to a wider market. A good site to sell your stock photos is http://www.PhotoDaisy.comIf you think you might want to try your hand at making money with stock photography, it’s a good idea to know what kind of photography interests you and in what aspect of photography you have talent. As you hone your skill, you can start to amass a stockpile of photos. That beautiful landscape pictures you took of the setting sun during last Read more:Allow
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Taking Great Travel Pictures 2007-08-03 12:05:00 First, you need to research where you are going. Use whatever resources you have to find out what the best spots are and where you will probably want to snap some pictures. Theres nothing worse than going on vacation and finding out later that you missed out on a picture of a famous landmark or scene!If your travel adventures provide you with opportunities to take photos from a moving vehicle, be it a car, boat, plane, helicopter, or horse and buggy, remember that any sudden movement can turn a great picture into a useless blur. Before going on such an excursion, study your digital camera manual and learn how to increase your shutter speed so that your camera can take photos as quickly as possible.You may also want to adjust your ISO sensitivity higher to support faster shutter speeds. Note that both techniques may decrease lightness or introduce grain (noise) in your photograph, so you should always experiment to find a good balance.If you are taking a landscape photo, instead of taki Read more:Taking
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Photography: Portraits 2007-08-03 12:02:00 When you are taking portraits, there are a lot of aspects to take into consideration. While you will want to have some professionally done portraits done throughout your lifetime, you can still take some great family pictures with your digital camera.Are you taking photographs of babies or other children? Take advantage of the most important feature of your digital camera - the ability to shoot lots of photos without wasting film. However, please limit kids exposures to bright light if you insist on using flash.Kids, especially babies, are notorious for getting fidgety during a photo shoot. It may not be possible to set up a perfectly posed shoot with your subjects close to each other, all facing the camera, smiling bright with their eyes wide open. Children may look away from the camera, yawn, scratch their hair, etc.If its impossible to get the perfect posed shot, consider taking extra action photos of them partaking in various activities. Keep your digital camera with you - sometime Read more:Portraits
Digital Camera Printers 2007-08-03 12:01:00 If you take many shots through your digital camera, you can turn those virtual images into real photos by either sending the memory card to a digital photo lab and pay to have the pictures developed there or you can purchase a digital camera printer also known as a digital photo printer. The printer of your own is a particularly good idea if you take a lot of digital camera pictures.The three major manufacturers of digital camera printers are Epson, HP, and Canon. Before settling on one of these products, you should check these tips.Digital
photo printers are available in four color printers, six color printers and even eight color printers. Obviously the higher color count will result in better photo quality in the printed product. Results that match those from the photo lab can be had by using good quality photo paper and an eight color printer.The second feature to check on the selection of photo printers is the printing method which is used. Usually this will be either inkjet or th Read more:Camera
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Digital Memory Cards Are Pretty Cool 2007-08-03 11:59:00 Honey, did you remember to buy film? Is there film in the camera? Have we used all the film? Well, those days of questions are pretty much in the past. Thanks to the digital revolution, digital memory cards are the digital equivalent of film. These small removable memory cards are what digital cameras use to store the photos they have taken. Most of these memory cards measured in gigabytes (GB) and still popular, the megabytes (MB) digital memory cards are still available. These digital memory cards can store hundreds of digital images depending upon the format.Here is the beauty of a digital memory card. When the card is full, you have the option to either delete images from the card or transfer them to a computer or storage device to free up space for additional pictures. Obviously, you aren't buying more film, just storing them on your PC. With the cost of storage continuously dropping and the size of hard drives increasing, you could store thousands of photos on your home computer Read more:Digital
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Digital Photography Tips for Beginners 2007-08-03 11:56:00 Just discover the magic of photography? Surely you want to start taking fabulous photos right away. Although this is not possible you can learn some easy things that will help you start taking nice photos in a couple of days.First of all you should become familiar with your camera. Read the manual as many times as needed to get accustomed to it. Moreover the usually contains a lot of useful tips.Than get accustomed to the digital photography terms. The most important ones are: barrel distortion (causes the edges of an image to look curved, when the position of the camera lens is at its widest angle), shake (caused by movement when taking a photo resulting into a blurred image), digital zoom (simulated zoom), exposure values (also called EV, numbers that refer to various combinations of lens aperture and shutter speed).The next thing to take into account is light. Light is the most important factor when it comes to photography. You can takes photos in natural or artificial light and the Read more:Digital
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