The Landscape shooting mode ensures good sharpness througout the picture and works well with scenes that contain detail right from the foreground through the middle section of the picture to the background. … Continue reading »

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shooting a macro image is essentially a photographic exercise just like any other. All the standard imageing concerns such as composition, exposure, focus, camera movement,and white balance apply. But unlike other shooting tasks, extra care has to be taken because of the proximity of the camera to the subject and the degree of magnification of the image. Small errors in fo cus become very obvious in macro images. In a similar way. Continue reading »

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The first aperture on your lens is one of the lens’s most important specifications. It is known as the lens’s maximum aperture.
This represents your lens’s widest possible f-stop (smallest f-number/biggest aperture hole). This is because the maximum aperture of your lens controls how bright your camera’s viewfinder will be-the wider the maximum aperture, the brighter the image. Continue reading »

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Be careful with the contrast (the difference in brightness between lit and shadowed parts) in your still life pictures. When photographing outdoors in daylight, the sky always gives some illumination to shadows, but in adarkened room direct light from a single lamp or window can leave very black shadows. Unless you want a stark-looking image. you will need to fill in shadows with just enough illumination to record a little detail, using a large white card reflector or a second weaker light source. Continue reading »

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Start with one light source. This may be a single bulb or floodlight, an open window, or the sun. Keep in mind that the aim of most improvised lighting is to give a fairly natural appearance, as if lit by the sun, This means having one predominant source of light and shadows, positioned high rather than low down. Continue reading »

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Use the AWB function to assess the color of the light in the general environment and to neutralize the midtones of the image. As with most “auto” camera features, this setting works well for the majority of “normal” scenarios. In particular, the feature does a great job with scenes that contain a range of colors and tones. You May have difficulty with subjects that are predominantly of one color, or that are lit from behind, Remember that some subjects, such as cream-colored lace,are off-white, so the use of the Auto feature would remove the subtle hue of the original.