Digital%20Photography

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Digital Photography

• From start to finish

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Choosing a digital camera speed

• Digital cameras have more lag time during and
  after shots.
• Pre-focusing (press shutter button down half-way)
  the camera will decrease the lag time for some
  cameras.

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Choosing a digital camera compressed vs.
uncompressed

• JPG is the standard compressed format.
• RAW or TIFF is uncompressed and takes better
  pictures (but file size is bigger).
• Mid to high-end cameras will offer RAW or TIFF
  formats. JPG is the norm.

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How many megapixels do you really need? (Not as
many as you think.)
Megapixels 4x6 5x7 8x10
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Optical vs. Digital Zoom

• Optical Zoom actual movement of lens best
  quality picture
• Digital Zoom magnifies and crops picture image
  quality suffers

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Taking better pictures(Tips and sample images
from Kodak.)

• 1. Look your subject in the eye.

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Taking better pictures

• 2. Use a plain background.

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Taking better pictures

• 3. Use flash outdoors (if camera allows).

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Taking better pictures

• 4. Move in close.

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• 5. Move it from the middle.

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• 6. Lock the focus.

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• 7. Know your flash range.

Most flash ranges are less than 15 feet.
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• 8. Watch the light.

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• 9. Take some vertical pictures.

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Taking better pictures

• 10. Be a picture director.

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Photo Scavenger Hunt