Digital camera tips and techniques
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Go black & white - An option available on most consumer digital cameras, black & white is often an interesting and creative option.

Take a small portrait gallery - At large group events, take lots of close-up shots of individuals. Assembling a portrait gallery and sharing with family and friends will be easy using digital camera software.

Turn off the flash - Whenever possible, leverage natural light to give your digital photos a more natural look.

Raise the angle - When taking table shots, set the camera at a higher angle to capture everyone at the same distance.

An easy photo album - Leverage the wide variety of available, simple-to-use digital camera software for managing, manipulating images, and sharing images with others.

Home photo processing - Like the images themselves, customize your printer settings and “develop” digital images in a variety of shapes and sizes.

Do something different! - When surrounded by other people taking pictures, look at what other photographers are doing and then do something else.

Experiment with digital camera settings - Don’t be intimidated by the options--experiment with shutter speed, aperture & white balance settings to get better results.

Bring plenty of digital film - Forget the days of counting remaining frames of film and capture lots and lots of images while using a large capacity memory card and several smaller capacity cards.

Experiment with natural light - Digital cameras are just like traditional cameras when it comes to lighting so look to use soft, natural light near widows and doorways for natural looking images.

Change the perspective - Today’s digital cameras are compact and lightweight, allowing users to capture images from every angle.

Always bring your digital camera - The compact size makes it easy and safe to take digital cameras everywhere.