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360 Degree Panoramic Camcorder

by Victor Augusteo on June 1, 2010

I just read from the “Popular Science” magazine this morning about a very unique digital camera. It has the capability to take 360 Degree panoramic with an awesome fisheye lens and uses the in-built software to create a movie of the scenery.

The size is reasonably small for the function. It could potentially cater to those people who doesn’t want to carry tripod and panoramic holder around. Check this out:

10 Tips To Know Digital Photography Better

by Victor Augusteo on May 9, 2009

Article by DigitalWeddingSecret

Digital cameras are one of the biggest inventions of modern times. We are so fortunate to have this modern gadget called Digital Photography. To be able to capture a precious moment or wonderful scene at the click of a button, is something we should not take for granted.No matter whichever camera you have or you are planning to own,you need to have a proper knowledge about the digital photography. There are certain tips below,which i hope will be useful for you to take better wedding photographs.

  1. Know your camera. One of the biggest drawbacks you can make is not providing time to learn about the parts of your camera. Leave being lazy,read your instruction manual carefully.
  2. When shooting sunny outdoor shots,try adjusting your white balance setting from auto to cloudy. The auto setting will make your shots appear too cold. When you switch it to cloudy,it will increase the warmth of your pictures.
  3. If you are desiring for superior image quality,the ability to use a variety of lenses and print large high quality snaps,then consider a Digital SLR Camera.
  4. If possible then do use your flash outside also. On a sunny day you require flash when the sun is directly upon your head or behind the subject. This causes dark shadows to appear on the face of the subject. The flash will help you to reduce this.
  5. Sometimes if you simply turn your camera and take vertical shots,it’ll make a world of difference. So you should always experiment with vertical picture taking.
  6. Do not put your subjects directly in the center of your shot. Keep your subject off center to fuel in more life into your photos.
  7. If possible then join online photography communities. You need to get active and ask questions.
  8. Never ever copy the work of others,try to create your own unique style.
  9. Post your photographs in online forums and always be ready to take any type of criticism.
  10. If you have a problem of shaky hands then you should go and invest a tripod. It will solve your problem and will also give you better results.

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Photography Tips for Beginners With Point and Shoot Camera

by Victor Augusteo on May 7, 2009

So you just bought your first digital camera. You started taking photos of friends and family. Full of excitement, you printed out the photos and showed them to your loved ones. Great. Everybody likes the photos, but you wonder, can you get better picture with your simple point and shoot cameras?

When taking pictures with a point and shoot camera, you can be very limited with your creativity and flexibility. That is kind of the point anyway. However, you can still take great shots as long as you follow the tried and true compositional techniques for visual images.

In my previous post about basic photography in 15 minutes, I mentioned about the exposure versus composition. With point and shoot camera, you are very limited with your exposure setting, indeed. But you can always get creative with your composition.

Compositional techniques are not only used for photography, they are used for videotaping, painting, and any other visual media. If you can master composition in photography, you can easily take any other field that is similar. A point and shoot camera is what? A visual capture device and although it does not have the bells and whistles of SLR cameras, it still is very powerful.

Many people assume that because it’s a point and shoot camera they won’t take good pictures. People use this as a crutch and blame the poor images as the result of bad quality cameras.

I say they are wrong! Point and shoot camera can still make very good photos. Heck, you can get really good picture even with pinhole cameras! Check out this “Oatmeal Pinhole Camera Tutorial”

Apart from my previous tutorial, here is a very useful compositional tip that can help you immensely.

Keep it simple stupid (KISS) always works. Trying on creating simple compositions means isolating the subject, reducing the background clutter, and making the subject of interest very easily viewable. The viewer should instantly be able to know what he or she is to look at.

Nemo surprised! Fill the frame

Nemo surprised! Fill the frame

You can achieve simpler photos by:

Moving in closer

Fill the frame friday - Telephone!

Fill the frame friday - Telephone!

Using the depth of field to blur the background

Give Me A Bokeh!

Give Me A Bokeh!

Focusing on, for example, one flower instead of five

Yellow, Green and Bokeh !

Yellow, Green and Bokeh !

Leaving unnecessary information out of the frames of the border.

Krystal Vee

Krystal Vee

You can take great photos whether you use a point and shoot camera or a digital SLR. The photo is not made by the equipment but by the eye of the photographer.

On side note, you can check out Learn Digital Photography Tips to get a free report on basic photography tutorials.