081: Getting Started With Your New Digital Camera

Welcome to the new year! If you are here, there is a good chance
that you may have got a new camera for the holidays and you want
help to master this new tool in your hands so you can start
taking better photos today. Before we get started I want you to
put your camera in manual mode. It single will unlock the true
potential of your camera. That green box mode will do nothing but
hold you back! If you want to learn more about shooting manual,
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Photos! Once you've done that, here are my 5 tips for getting
started with your new camera!  1: Don't Use The On-Camera
Flash The flash on your camera rarely provides decent lighting.
It often looks very fake and not pleasant. If you are in a dark
setting, either find a new spot with better light, or change your
settings to accommodate the lack of lighting.   2:
Learn to SEE the Light Light comes in different colors,
intensities, and qualities. Morning light is much cooler than
afternoon and evening light. Light from the sun is much harder
than shade from a tree. There are lots of qualities of light that
can enhance your photos. Take a photo, look at the camera and
study the light.  3: Change Your Angle Every non-photography
inclined parent takes a photo of their children the exact same
way. About 5'6" off the ground and pointed down at their child.
This isn't interesting. Get the camera super low, or as high as
your hands can reach. Doing something that isn't the norm will
add interest to your photo!  4: Keep Your Shutter Speed Up
Your shutter speed is the likely culprit to why your photos are
blurry. When your shutter speed is low, you cant capture a crisp
image. Shooting in manual leave you in control of your shutter
speed to ensure it's not too low. If your photo is too dark with
the correct shutter speed, then raise your ISO to compensate for
the lack of light.  5: Edit and SHARE Your Photos When I
first got into digital photography, myspace was the only place to
share my photos, and they were downsized to 640x480. That's 0.3
megapixels. So they often were kept on my hard drives which are
now lost or died. They are gone, which sucks. Thank god I didn't
have children back then because all of those photos would be
gone. The very few photos I DO have look like garbage and they
were exported to JPG and I did not keep the RAW files which means
I can no longer re edit them. So learn from my experience and
edit your photos then share them! Then keep the RAW files because
you never know what the future will bring! 


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