Macro-Tip of the Day

"In the majority of instances it is better to have the sun behind you when you take a picture. But watch out for shadows--your own and the subjects."--Digital Photography Tips

Also experiment with different lighting, in most cases the sun behind you works best, but sometimes doing a partial silhouette , or a gradual light over your subject can have an interesting effect.

Keeping your own shadow out of the picture can be a challenge. In such cases a small tripod coupled with a timer can work well. Sometimes even the tripod casts a distracting shadow. Try moving it around. Sometimes a shadow is impossible to eliminate. At that point you might want to think of moving your subject if possible, to another location. Or wait till later in the day.

Tip of the Day

"Shoot lots of pictures. Experiment with different settings, different lighting, different camera angles."

-Digital Photography Tips

Have fun I say, photography is not limited to huddling everyone together, counting to three, and snapping the picture. There are many ways to take a picture, there is macro (see close up leaf)where you can take pictures of things extremely close up. There's landscape (see buffalo, southern Colorado) where you can take pictures of mountains and rivers, valleys, and hills. There's portrait (see Family and Me) where you can get creative in your pictures of people, and many, many others.

Don't think there is only way to take a picture. Photography is not limited to a square box. I am constantly learning new features on my camera, and new styles and techniques in photography. Never think you have learned all you can learn, there's always another bend in the road.

I encourage you photographers-both the beginner and the well-traveled-to seek to learn more in photography. It will be well worth your time!

...and this is coming from a person who is known for the large amount of pictures she takes per day...:)

Tip of the Day

"Move in close...you will be surprised at the difference moving closer to the subject will make."

-Digital Photography Tips

Sometimes you can zoom in or later crop the photo but this often times makes the quality suffer and adds an extra step. You can preserve both time and quality by simply moving closer.

An added benefit of moving closer is that you eliminate obstructive distractions from the main focus of the photo. When you look at your photo what is your eye drawn to? Is it the smiling person in the foreground or that horrid lawn chair in the backround? Is it your main subject, or something that you didn't even think about or notice in the background of your picture.

Moving closer helps to elimate this factor.