Helpful And Personal Tips for Using Your New Digital Camera
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I have had my digital camera for almost a year and I wouldn’t know what to do without it. I take it everywhere with me-outside to play, to the store, to grandpa and grandma’s, running errands-I mean everywhere.
After using this camera for about a year, I do have some tips for the digital camera-totting mom.
1. As much as you don’t want to, you need to read your camera’s manual. I didn’t do that at first and it was 3 months before I found out my digital camera could take movies. Yea…I know. It is also important so you know how to use the camera correctly, the features you have at your disposal, and any additional equipment you will need to purchase later on.
2. Like I mentioned before, keep the camera with you at all times. My camera is always sitting on our hutch. It is just right there for any photo opportunities at home or if I need to leave in a hurry. You don’t want to be at McDonald’s and miss the photo opportunity of a lifetime, do you?!
3. Another important little piece of information is to take full advantage of free resources (such as the fantastic photography posts here at Babies Online). There are countless websites, blogs, and networks that can offer advice and inspiration. Another place to get some free information is your library. You can’t beat the library for free information like that.
4. One thing that I did was to have a little notebook to list all of the different kinds of pictures and shots I wanted to take. From there, I was able to start to experimenting with everything from lighting to camera settings, even to objects I looked through to take a picture. And the great thing is that if I take a awful picture, I can just delete it.
Digital Cameras are a wonderful thing with so much potential for all of us shutter moms out there. Now pick up those cameras, shoot tons of pictures, and stop back for more useful tips and a little inspiration.
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milton d says...
Excellent tips! I am an advocate of chronicling the “history” of your children. This is done by taking TONS of pictures and videos regularly; saving drawings and cards and all manner of things that your kids create and anything else that represents that moment in your child’s life and development.
As videographer and amateur photographer, I would also add a tip: Be sure to take plenty of candid shots in addition to the posed portraits. The candid shots are the true treasures because they really represent a “slice of life” - what was happening at this specific time and place in the history of your child and family. Posed pictures are great too
(See my blog http://werehavingababies.blogspot.com for more on this).
p.s. there are a lot of shutter dads out here too!