Monday, November 24, 2008

Digital Photography: For Beginners and Advanced Users

By Jerremy Grey

There are a number of different facets to photography that unless understood will make it harder for you to get that perfect shot. For the majority of us Photography only has one definition but that is not the only meaning. For the sake of this article we shall say that it is the method use to capture an image using light.

If it wasn't for light, photography as we know it would not exist because light is responsible for the color, brightness and contrast you see in the picture. But digital photography needed a different method to achieve this. In this instant world in which we all live, digital photography has changed the way the average enthusiast takes and prints pictures, allowing amazing effects to be created on a humble home pc.

As with any new technology, it is a whole new subject to come to terms with but it does help to be aware of a few principles to get you on your way. One of the basics that you should remember about digital photography is that it doesn't use film and there's no processing time involved with it. Convenience is the real meaning of digital photography today with software that even the average person can use to produce award winning creations.

Originally its very expensive to make prints, digital photography has come down in price and so has the cost of prints whether those at outside labs or at home on special printers. It won't be that long before buying a film becomes a thing of the past so why not take your first step in digital photography now.

Creating special effects to enhance your images using your computer can be a lot of fun and produce great images. Unlike traditional film, there is an enormous amount of control with digital photography including which images are printed, kept or altered and no wasted film in sight. If you don't want to print them out then why not create a slide show which can be played on your television using a CD.

Traditional photography relies on using a photosensitive film whereas digital photography doesn't require film at all. The traditional system requires that once the film with the exposed images on them has been developed, these negatives are then used to print on a card but you can't see the final result until the printing is finished. Creating prints from your digital camera is much simpler and quicker as no developing is required because the images are captured using a special and sensitive electronic sensor.

Digital cameras have nearly made film cameras obsolete as they do not have to be developed and even simple image editing can be carried out using the camera itself. The costs are obviously greatly reduced using this system as no images, film or paper is wasted.

To learn more about digital cameras, editing programs, printers and more you need to look on line at the large number of sites devoted to the subject. There are camera reviews, samples of images from many different types of cameras, manuals and much more. - 15437

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