Digital cameras run the gauntlet these days, with prices ranging from a couple hundred dollars to a few thousand; and the features are just as varied. Even with thousands of digi-cam models available photographers seem to gravitate to the same models. This list features the top 10 favorite cameras used by amateur and professional photographers: [...]
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Amateur photographers spend a small chunk of their life savings on their cameras and accessories—so they have serious incentives to make it last. To avoid emergency repairs you need to implement a regular upkeep and maintenance plan. Periodic checkups and healthy daily routines will ensure that your camera stays out of the repair shop and [...]
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The rule of thirds is the single most important photo composition rule you will learn—and don’t worry there is no math involved. To oversimplify the rule of thirds, it dictates that your subject shouldn’t be centered in the frame. In addition it shows you how to best compose your photographs. The slightly more-complex explanation is [...]
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Understanding Modes and Settings Modes—Automatic, Portrait, Macro and Landscape For super-basic beginners the automatic mode will be critical, until you learn to control the shutter speed, aperture, ISO, white balance, focus, and flash yourself. But—to begin taking photos off of auto-mode you need to learn the differences between the different settings. Portrait mode uses a narrow [...]
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Histograms are quite possibly the most under-used tool in the photographers tool set, simply because they are misunderstood. At first glance they look like a deranged pointless graph, but the truth is– they can tell you almost everything you need to know about your exposure, in a simple and easy-to-read way. How To Read [...]
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Automatic This mode is self explanatory—it does everything for you. This is for point-and-click photographers—but, if you are reading this then odds are automatic mode is not you. Semi-Automatic While the name of this mode conjures up mental imagery of bad-ass machine guns, it is not quite that exciting. A semi-automatic mode is perfect [...]
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Cameras are evolving, quickly. Only a few short years ago did we begin having cameras in our phones, and now you can take HD video from your cellphone, edit the photo with photo editing software on your phone then email it to yourself. As cameras continue to evolve we are going to see two major [...]
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If we applied Darwin’s survival of the fittest to camera selection then it is no wonder we have the tiny digital masterpieces we have today—but we have come a long way baby! 1814 - Over 200 years have passed since Joseph Nicéphore Niépce used his “Camera Obscura” contraption to capture the world’s first photograph. This first [...]
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