PHOTOGRAPHY BLOG

Buying your first digital camera need not be a difficult task. The key considerations are between resolution (how many megapixels), features, and price. The other factors will include battery life, memory, camera zoom, as well as the LCD viewfinder. Think about these issues and you’ll definitely have a better idea of which digital camera is right for you.

1. How many megapixels do you need?

Deciding how many megapixels you need is the first important step in finding the right digital camera for you. The image quality of a camera depends on its resolution. Resolution is essentially a measure of image sharpness based on the number of pixels that make up the image. The more pixels the camera has, the sharper the images it can produce. One million pixels equals one megapixel.

If only want to share images via email or online photo albums, then a camera with less than one-megapixel resolution is suitable. Digital cameras in this range are inexpensive and very easy to use. If your intention is to make 4×6-inch prints, then you should get a two-megapixel digital camera. Cameras in this category are an excellent choice for e-mail, online use, and standard 4×6-inch prints.

If you’re considering enlarging some of your digital shots to 8×10 inches, then consider a three-megapixel digital camera. Cameras in this category provide excellent-quality images.

Digital cameras in the four to five-megapixel range are capable of producing professional-quality images. These cameras are more suitable for serious amateur and professional photographers.

2. How much money do you want to spend?

The prices of digital cameras vary greatly, from less than $50 to more than $4,000. Prices are based primarily on resolution and features. As always, do expect that the latest models will be priced at a premium. Whereas the best bargains are usually last season’s models.

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Here are 5 great tips on how to shoot excellent shots of fireworks in all their brilliance.

1. Be Night Shot ready
If you use a UV or Polarizing filter or any other artistic filters for daytime shooting, remember to remove them for your fireworks photos.

2. Set Up at right angles to the wind
The best place to set up is at right angles to the wind. This way, as the bursts trail off they will stream nicely across your frame making them more noticeable in your photos than if they are coming towards you or going away. Also, from this position the smoke will be blown out of your frame quicker, giving you cleaner, crisper shots.

3. Please bring your tripod
Bring a tripod along for this occasion. It will give you the ability to experiment with longer exposures and thereby catch multiple bursts on the same frame that actually didn’t happen at the same time. To avoid camera shake, use your 2 second delay timer or a shutter release cable for your long exposures. The following ISO and exposure settings are a good place to start: ISO 100 at f/8 or f/11, ISO film at f/16.

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Submission: January 1-15.
Voting: Jannuary 16-31.

The photo should best present an unique composition of the presents given or received in a special mood. There is no limit on when and where it was taken, both color and black and white photos are welcome.

Rules to follow, Submission gallery.