How to improve your Digital SLR Camera pictures?
By: Scott Karcich
Digital SLR cameras are amazing tools to expand your creativity and to document special
moments. If your starting out and strive to improve your work master these five important tips.
These tips deal with the relationship of shutter speed and focal length, achieving proper focus,
stability, handling back lighting, and the effects of ISO and noise.
Understanding how the focal length of lenses relates to
the shutter speed.
If your shooting with a 50mm lenses the rule of thumb is that
Understanding the focus system in your camera
Practically every digital SLR camera focuses when you press the shutter button halfway down.
Usually you will hear a beep and see a green or red square through the viewfinder. This is what
the camera is focusing on. Then press the button the rest of the way down to take the picture.
Understand that the computer inside the camera is looking at differences in image contrast and
that difference is what is focusing the camera. Most digital SLR cameras also let you change the
focus point manually to anywhere there is a predetermined point in the viewfinder. At a
Stability and when to use a tripod
If you are dealing with long exposures when shooting or if
effectively if you weigh it down with sandbag or an alterative weighting device. When outdoors
use a tripod on the heavier side is probably best, it also depending on weather condition. If there
is a lot of wind you really need to secure the tripod with weight or some tripods even have a
feature where you can spike them in the ground for more stability.
How to handle strong back lighting
Back lighting subjects can be our enemy. Many people try to shoot a photo with a strong bright
window light in the background, and then wonder why the shot didn't come out. Why does this
happen? The bright light from the window floods the lens, and your camera usually can't
compensate for it. One way to combat this is to use a fill flash on your subject or use a large
white fill card. Another option is to diffuse the strong window light and fill the subject with a
white fill card. Do not be afraid of backlighting use it to your advantage, just remember you need
to counteract a strong backlight with a strong fill.
Understanding the effects of ISO in Digital SLR Cameras
Digital SLR cameras have some of the same characteristics
viewfinders, matrix metering, etc, but they do not handle
In closing mastering these five tips will make your photography stronger, sharper, in focus and
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