TECH TALK; holiday shooting tips
With the approaching holiday, we want great pictures; there will be lots of snapshots and group shots taken. Here are a few solutions to common problems that we run into.
Children and Pets are on the go, contently moving causing blurred photos.
• Most cameras these days have multiple settings. If your camera allows you to set the scene mode then set it for the action shot. This will help stop the movement without getting a blurred image. Check you manual on how to do this.
• If you have one of the older models that doesn’t have this feature then you will need to keep your finger on the trigger and be ready for the action. An article that touches on this is at Betterphoto.com . Although sometimes I think that techies are assuming that everyone has the lateset and greatest. It is a good article that touches on several topics of interest.
• During that Easter egg hunt don’t miss the cute shots by constantly checking the picture you just took and erasing the bad ones. Bring along extra disks and only edit or erase when the action has slowed or you start to run out of disk space.
Red Eye reduction,
• Red eye is caused from your cameras flash, to help reduce red eye shut off the flash. Most cameras have this feature. Check your manual on how to do this.
• If you have red eye on your pictures the best method to fixing it is using the camera itself and its built in feature. Check your camera manual to see if this feature is offered, some of the older models do not have this feature.
• Also the printing software itself will help you with this.
If your like most people you’ll take your disks to Wal-Mart to the Kodak Kiosk, the Kodak site itself has a section on how to use the Photo Kiosk; it’s a great place to check out before you go to the store.
Once you have you pictures check out my Fun Stuff blog from yesterday and see an easy way to make a fun collage of them
April 4th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
[...] Digital Shutters discusses holiday photo shooting: During that Easter egg hunt don’t miss the cute shots by constantly checking the picture you just took and erasing the bad ones. Bring along extra disks and only edit or erase when the action has slowed or you start to run out of disk space. [...]
April 5th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
This post has made me envious! My camera is a basic point and shoot with no features at all. I wish I could afford to drop a couple hundred on a better camera.
April 5th, 2007 at 11:58 pm
with a point and shoot you can still get god photo results with your software. If you don’t have a good software program. If you don’t print at home and use the Photo Kiosk it will help you fix the not so great photos.