Digital Camera Lenses Explained
"I'd love to be a better photographer … if I had a better camera." This is a comment I hear every day in my gallery. What many people do not understand is that the type of camera you use is not the key to improving your photography.
Pride makes it difficult to admit that there are only very good at something. Photography is no exception: it is clear that it is much easier to blame the camera. The problem is that if we get a better picture, will buy a better camera that happen?
Of course not.
The truth is, you can get a better picture, no matter what type of camera you have. Digital cameras have become so advanced that almost all cameras now have settings for speed and opening the shutter, not to mention amazing optical zoom lens. These are features that, until very recently were only available on SLR cameras. So if you want to take better pictures, the features are right there in front of you. All you have to do is take the time to learn to use them.
To take better pictures, start with the manual that came with the camera. He will tell you how to work the main settings, but may not be so good to explain what they are. Then locate the information you need to understand how these settings will help you take better pictures. There are courses, workshops, books and ebooks that will tell you what you need to know.
If you do a lot of money to pay for a course or ebook, be sure to get a better picture. These days, a lot of information out there is about fixing your photos into a computer, and not taking better pictures.
Much of what you can learn has nothing to do with the camera. That's right, you can improve your photography without changing a thing on your camera. My experience in nature photography taught me that the way you use light to capture the subject makes a huge difference. The weather and time of day can affect the light, so that your time and patience can be the difference between a picture and a great photo.
Developing an eye for composition is an essential skill that actually has nothing to do with the price of your camera. You can go a long way to better photography, learning to think like an artist, not as a tourist. A good guide for photography should teach you this important element of photography as well.
Here are some simple examples. If you're photographing a waterfall, try looking at the scene creatively. Maybe you can stand back and take a picture that follows the flow of water upstream, with the waterfall in the background. You can find a more interesting angle to look through the branches of a tree, there is always an alternative only to take the picture more clear.
When photographing people and animals, think about how best to position them to do a stronger composition. Instead of putting them in the middle of the picture looking directly at the camera, try to position them aside, looking toward the center image.
These are just some simple ideas to get you thinking. The point is this: you can take great strides to become a better photographer, concentrating on the artistic aspects of vessel, rather than just technicians.
Of course, many things you can do with a compact camera, you can do even better if you have an SLR camera. However, buying a better camera is not going to help you take better pictures that you just switch to automatic and continue to take snapshots. So here is my tip. Do not spend more, just buy the camera you can afford, then really learn to use it. It's as simple as that. No matter what camera you have, you can take better pictures with a little knowledge and a little practice. If you decide to upgrade later, so be it, but learning the basics of good photography, you can go much further than succumb to the "If I had a camera better "mentality.
Now, if I had the best golf clubs …
About the Author:
Andrew Goodall’s ebooks “Photography in Plain English” and “Every Picture Tells A Story” are a great starting point on the road to better photography. See Andrew’s images at http://www.naturesimage.com.au and check out the ebooks at http://www.naturesimage.com.au/page/25/default.asp
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