October 18, 2005
Welcome to this week's edition of The Digital Photographer. This week, we give you some great tips on how ot choose a camera lens. At the same time, we have a review of the SmugMug photo-sharing service, as awell as a guide to vignetting your photos. Digital camera buyers will be interested in the Kodak EasyShare Z740 review, along with the scoop of the top 10 digital cameras selling for under $300. Do enjoy the newsletter!
In This Issue
Learn more about how to buy a good digital camera lens
This article reveals everything you need to know about buying a camera lens. Learn about focal lengths, maximum apertures and more.
A review of the SmugMug photo-sharing service
This article provides a review of SmugMug, a popular photo-sharing service on the Net. SmugMug offers many built-in styles for displaying your photos as well as some slick photo-editing abilities.
Apply the vignette effect to your portraits for a timeless feel
Spice up your digital portraits by applying the vignette effect. The vignette effect creates a timeless and classy feel.
A review of the Kodak EasyShare Z740 digital camera
Provides an in-depth Kodak EasyShare Z740 review. The Kodak EasyShare Z740 is a intermediate level camera from the brand name manufacturer.
Top 10 popular digital cameras under $300
Top 10 digital cameras under $300 for those on a tight budget.
For more articles, be sure to visit Basic-Digital-Photography.com.
Tip of The Week
Here's a little trick that professional photographers love to use. What you need is a tripod and maybe a challenging scene that has tricky lighting conditions.When you have a tripod, remember that you can take the exact same picture many times over. You can use this fact to your advantage. If the scene is very tricky to take due to lighting - simply take two photos. One should be overexposed, the other underexposed.
Pop over to the computer and merge the two images into your favorite image editor. You will find a much improved picture as a result. Granted, this technique borders a little on 'cheating' but if you really need to get a good shot of a scene, this approach may be worth the effort.
Cool Site of The Week
Kodak.com Photography ResourceInterested in learning the basics of digital photography? Well, Kodak.com has a very nice resource section that I recently uncovered. Check it out - it has many beginner and advanced tips on taking photos and photography in general.
Learn to Take Beautiful Photos with This Book
If you want to improve your digital photography skills, you may want to take a look at Digital Photography Success. This e-book is 174 pages long with 11 extensive chapters. It includes excellent step-by-step instructions on how to take pictures of beautiful landscapes, people, nature, fireworks, night scenes, etc. Learn how to shoot professional photos - just like those you see in glossy magazine covers.