Introduction To Digital Photography 101

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3 January 2010

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Many new camera users are intimidated by the huge amount of features and functions on even medium price digital cameras and often opt for the simple point and shoot models instead. While these cameras are fine, their ability to take pictures in varying conditions is limited and the special effects or long distance photos that can be taken are almost non existent. It makes sense for a newcomer to digital photography to spend on an intermediate digital camera (the professional ones have features the average photographer will never use and are far too expensive.)

Remember that when you buy a digital camera there are almost no recurring costs in the way of film etc., so making mistakes while you learn is no big deal. This means that experimenting and learning as you go along costs nothing; no film costs or developing charges; if, out of 100 pictures only 10 are good, only those 10 need be kept and printed. Digital photography is risk free and with some experimentation and a little time spent on reading a few articles on the subject, you will find your confidence and skills improving. And once you understand the basic settings, you will want to go on to the more advanced features to improve the quality of the photos you take.

Of course there will be times when you cannot afford to experiment and that is when the auto setting is a God send; now all you need to do is press the button and you will get a good photo. And with a good digital SLR the auto function will give you better results than the simple point and shoot cameras because you will have a better lens, sensors and other features working for you.

No introduction to digital photography can ignore that aspect of the photography that occurs outside the camera – the editing and manipulation of pictures on your computer. All digital cameras come with some form of software for transferring images from the camera to a computer and then editing them and more advanced software is easily available for those who want to really use this option. Depending on the software you use (advanced photo editing software is easily available) you will be able to not just repair defects in the picture but edit them to make them more viewable and also add special effects so good pictures can be turned into a great ones. In the end you will have no bad photos; just photos on which you need to use the editing software more creatively. This is what makes digital photography so much better than conventional film photography ; your creativity is almost unlimited as it the amount of fun it can provide you.