Digital Cameras Nature Photography
How can you take good photography with a normal digital camera?
like nature photography? any tips?
thanks:)
I don’t know what you mean by a “normal” digital camera, but I will assume you mean the typical point and shoot pocket size digital.
You can do some things to help, but to cut to the chase of it all, you can only get adequate photography with a camera such as that. Your question is like asking “how can I win a Grand Prix race with my Chevy Aveo”? Sorry, it just is not going to happen, you have an inferior tool for the job.
A “normal” digital camera gives you very little control. It is by design made to try to get a photo without the operator having to think or know anything about photography. Photos can never be more than average at best.
The number one thing you can do to help is KNOW your camera and all that it is capable of doing. Even the most basic point and shoots will usually have some form of exposure compensation. You can use this to your advantage in tricky lighting situations. You also need to understand composition. Good composition is needed no matter what camera you use. Study the entire scene and learn about the rule of thirds.
Know how to use the flash properly, which means knowing when to turn it OFF and when to put it in fill flash mode.
Use a tripod. Know how to use the self timer so you don’t cause blur by pressing the shutter release.
Set the ISO to no higher than ISO 100. Small digital cameras have horrid electronic “noise” specks at higher ISO. Keep the ISO low and use the tripod for those long shutter exposures.
Always shoot with the camera at it’s highest quality and largest size setting.
Bottom line, you CAN get decent photos with those cameras, but like ANY camera that is used, the PHOTOGRAPHER and his knowledge and skill is what REALLY makes “good photography”.
steve
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