A former point-and-shoot photographer can take professional quality pictures with a digital SLR (single-lens reflex) camera by learning about and experimenting with its complex operations. There are many advantages to making the transition from a point-and-shoot digital camera to a digital SLR camera. These include capturing images “more quickly, more flexibly, and with more creativity” (Busch, Digital 9). Furthermore, taking photos with a digital SLR camera reduces the amount of time that otherwise would be spent editing with photo-editing software to improve the quality of the photos. Why would one want to switch from a point-and-shoot digital camera to a digital SLR camera? Some of the reasons are: a more accurate viewfinder, a more powerful sensor, less noise in the photos, depth-of-field control, speed, similarity to a regular SLR camera, more lens flexibility, and freedom from image editors (Rowse). Some disadvantages are: expense, size and weight, and complication of use. What are some of the key features to think about when purchasing a digital SLR camera? Some of the features are: lenses, sensors and image processors, exposure systems, and focusing systems. There are also special features to consider for the individual photographer’s needs (Busch, Digital 61-63). Lenses are one of the main items to consider when purchasing and using a digital SLR camera. All digital SLR cameras come with a basic general purpose (mid-range or normal) lens, but many people would rather have some specialty lenses, depending on the type of photography in which they are interested. Some of these specialty lenses are: zoom, prime, wide-angle, fish eye, telephoto, and macro. In addition, it is important to get a lens wit... ... middle of paper ... ...35-40). One should take many pictures in different ways so that the ones offering the best composition can be chosen later. If the above suggestions are followed, quality photographs should be the result. However, the photographer may want to enhance the photos by using photo-editing software such as Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Picasa, Picnik, GIMP, or Adobe Photoshop Express. The last four programs are downloadable and free (“Photo Editing Software”). In conclusion, a former point-and-shoot photographer can make the transition to a digital SLR camera and take professional quality pictures by learning about and experimenting with the camera’s complex features and operations. The first step is to purchase a digital SLR camera that suits the photographer’s needs. Then, one should start taking pictures - lots of them!
There are many good digital cameras spread around the global market, and inevitably this will make many costumers confused since they don’t know which digital camera to have. Canon, Casio, Kodak, Nikon, Olympus, Sony are the examples of well-known digital camera manufacturers and they have some really good products such as Canon PowerShot S400, Casio Exilim EX-Z3, Kodak Professional DCS Pro 14n, etc. Since I have Canon PowerShot Digital ELPH and my friend has the Sony DSC-P10, I decide to compare these two worth-to-buy cameras.
This trend also found roots in the emergence of photographic technology, originally developed in the early 1800’s and advanced continuously until the present. During this time, artists and photographers suddenly found that they could much more easily captur...
A hot topic among photographers is the ongoing debate of darkroom and digital photography. There are never ending lists of pros and cons for each method of photography, each fuelling the long lasting arguments. For a more thorough understanding of the two alternatives, a basic overview of how film cameras operate in comparison to digital cameras is given. Secondly, the pros and cons of darkroom photography are listed and examined. Thirdly the pros and cons of digital photography are also listed and depicted in an unbiased fashion. It’s time to knock these two favoured mediums off their high pedestals and analyze them on even grounds.
Having left a lens’s sharpness and a user-friendly design as it is, yet the limited model has improved much more professional quality. If you are looking for a little bit different from other cameras, you will be highly recommended to get it!
It's all so much easier with digital, including the last bit about culling the images. Instead of using a magnifier, I can look at each image full screen and even magnify it beyond that to see critical areas. Now, that I'm not restricted by a finite number of images (memory cards notwithstanding), I tend to shoot more pictures than necessary, even some grab shots along the way or some, I call, experimental.
The consensus is that film photography has gone into extinction with the emergence of affordable digital media. Countless comparisons have been made between the two formats to see which best duplicates the most realistic portrayal. The key component that makes a captivating image is left out when people compare only technical specifications. Photography is more than just pressing a button and shifting through a memory card to find a winner. It is about creating an image that expresses a vision at a decisive moment in time. Digital and film media each have their place in photography. However, neither one can replace the creative eye. As the great modern photographer Lisette Model once said, "Photography is the easiest art, which perhaps makes it the hardest." She had no idea how easy exotic effects would get, and just how hard that would make it to capture beauty and truth in the same photograph (Plagens).
Film and digital cameras are both used to achieve different picture qualities. Film photographs have a way of capturing still and moving pictures because it is able to record detail in a stable form. Film provides better picture quality, but with the improving technology of digital cameras they are becoming quite popular. While film cameras depend on chemical and mechanical processes, digital cameras have built-in computers and records everything electronically. Some prefer film cameras because of the process of developing the pictures by hand, but others prefer the digital photographs for editing them before sending them to print. After 100 years of technology changing, we are able to edit, and print in our homes instead of waiting an hour for film to be developed. It is a quick and easy process with digital, than film which is a lengthy process, and has to be done a certain way or the photograph will be ruined.
Before you can make a picture, you have to have a camera. Some of you already have a camera, in which case I will be showing you ways to use your camera more effectively. Others may want a new camera, or you may not have a camera at all. Before you can truly shop for a camera, you need to know what you need.
+pointing out some shortages of digital cameras when compare with traditional ones and gives some advices.
Since then, the evolution of the digital camera has been extraordinary, and the industry continues to grow. Camera technology can also now be found in cellular devices expanding our horizons of taking and sharing photos.
Every picture taken is unique and is has its own characteristics given to it by its taker. Much like every individual person, each photo has a story and an attitude. All these distinctive qualities are given to the picture by the photographer with a particular purpose. To set up the desired image, there must be proper steps taken in order to insure perfection. The first...
One of the most convenient things about a digital camera is not having to buy film. You can just take the picture, and hook it up to your computer for easy downloading. With one click of your mouse, you can send a single photo to an endless number of people like relatives and friends, and it will cost you nothing! You can cut and paste items or doctor up the photo with the aid of software. With a film type camera, you ...
Photography has served many purposes throughout its course. Whether it be art, hobby, passion or assignment, many have encountered a digital camera in their lifetime. If one contrasts that with how often a person uses a camera on their cell phone, the numbers would jump drastically. What makes these two photographing devices so different? This was the focus of my senior project. As technology continues to progress, many predict that photography careers will soon be a thing of the past. I chose to delve into the life of a photographer, and see what it takes to produce a ‘simple’ photograph. My goal was to prove that not everyone has the ability to do what photographers do, and more importantly, to find out the complexities of photos–to see if one’s means of photographing make or break the product. In the process of this, I learned that the technological warfare between the digital camera and the cellular phone is a much closer battle than once anticipated.
Kodak is the world’s foremost imaging innovator. George Eastman put the first simple camera into the hands of a world of consumers in 1888. In so doing, he made a cumbersome and complicated process easy to use and accessible to nearly everyone. Since that time, the Eastman Kodak Company has led the way with an abundance of new products and processes to make photography simpler, more useful and more enjoyable. With sales of $13.3 billion in 2006, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on helping people better use meaningful images and information in their life and work. (Kodak, 2007)
Introducing Powershot S400, a genuine product only by Canon. So popular that it has so many different websites that discuss its features and advantages compared to other digital cameras. The first website is the Powershot S400 website (www.powershot.com/powershot2/s400), the second one is megapixel.net (www.megapixel.net/reviews/canon-s400/s400-review.html), and the last but not least is DCRP Review: Canon PowerShot S400 Digital ELPH (http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_s400-review/).