cameras

Photography Tips #2 is… read your camera’s manual. I get asked all the time what camera would I suggest someone to purchase. My first question is always what do you want to photograph and then which camera do you shoot with. Many times the current camera has the ability to do everything a person wants it to do, they just never read the manual to figure out how use all the features.  I have a few, okay, lots of cameras, some are old, some are the girls, anyway they are all different. I had to read each manual to figure out how to “unlock” all the potential each camera has.

So why is this a photography tip? Well, contrary to what many people think, a good image can be taken with any camera. You have to figure out what setting is best for what purpose. Things like being able to turn the flash off, or knowing what the little flower icon is will change how your images turn out. Don’t you just hate it when you get red eye on the perfect photo! There are also lots of point and shoot camera’s that have the capablity for you to manually set the shutter speed and iso. You don’t have to use these options for every photo but being able to make a choice is a good thing.