Have you been wanting to learn how to take better Digital Photos?
Do you wish you had a few ideas on how to improve your photo taking skills?
If so you might want to check out these 3 simple tips to improve your photo taking skills!
Taking a better photo is the first step towards great digital scrapbooking or photo editing projects.
The following are a couple of tips to help you take better photographs with your digital camera.
3 Tips for Better Digital Photos:
- Tip 1: Steadiness – to get a sharp clear image steadiness is the key. The photographer can hold the camera steady to increase the clarity of the picture. Moving too quickly - before the shutter fully closes cause a blurry picture. Many of the smaller digital cameras that are so great to slip into a pocket or purse have slower shutter speeds and need us to stand still a little longer to get a great shot.
Also, using a tripod can help keep things steady. Especially if you find holding a camera and keeping the shakes out is completely impossible, or if you find you are moving to soon before the camera shutter closes. In both of these cases using a tripod can really steady the picture! 
- Tip 2: Lighting - watching the lighting can increase the quality of the photos. For example, taking a picture inside and against a lighted window might cause the people in the photo to appear dark to the point of not being able to see their features. Moving people to another place in the room without direct light behind them or using a flash could be one way to solve this problem.
- Tip 3: Focus – with so many cameras having a auto focusing feature these days, sometimes the cameras aren’t that smart and the focus still isn’t in the right place.
Check carefully before clicking the button on your digital camera and make sure you are really focused on the right place before you commit to the shot. Doing this can improve the quality of your digital pictures.
Taking a good picture is still the best option for photo editing projects, and when we take a better photo this gives us more opportunities to create wonderful scrapbooking pages too.
However, even with our best efforts, sometimes is nice to know that we can fix our images for digital scrapbooking projects in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. If you want more help after you have taken the photo – then check out our photo edit training!
Photo Editing Training can also Improve your Photos!
Sometimes getting the photo you want is not possible with a camera, lens, lighting and tripods alone! Sometimes you need to do a little photo editing to get the photo you want!
Especially when you are focusing on the face, getting some photo editing training can help you improve your photos that focus on the face, like getting rid of red eye or blemishes or more!
Have you ever avoided being in a picture because you thought you looked bad? Perhaps you were having a bad hair day, or that morning you woke up with a pimple the size of a boulder on your chin… whatever the reason may be, you didn’t feel like you looked attractive and didn’t want a photo to prove it?
Well, stress no longer, because Digital Scrapbooks and More’s Digi MakeOver Madness is here! Digi MakeOver Madness is a Photo-Editing Training Series with amazing tips and tricks to give yourself a Virtual MakeOver! Don’t shy away from the camera, and instead, take photos with confidence, knowing that you can edit them later!
Forget buying the latest lipstick, skip the expensive facials, and don’t mess with that smelly fake tanner… instead, make EASY and QUICK edits to your Digital Photos within Photoshop Elements using the Digi MakeOver Madness Series!
Get rid of “Demon-Looking” Red Eye, and instantly make all of your blemishes, moles, or freckles disappear into thin air! Make your skin and eyes look brilliant again and make photos look FABULOUS! Make colors brilliant and come to life by removing all those yucky overcasts or shadows that you may or may not even realize are there! Feel great and make your photos look their very best when posting them to Myspace or Facebook, or when emailing them, or even just adding them to your Digital Scrapbooking Pages!
Also, if you have ever been to a professional photographer, you know that often times they take some of your best shots and turn them into Black & White? Well, do it yourself and save some serious cash! Create Vintage-looking Black and White Photos of your favorite Headshots and include them in your portfolio or photo frames.
Everyone deserves to feel good about themselves, and using the Digi MakeOver Madness Series to “complete your look” only costs $1.99 per video!!!! Each Lesson in the Digi Makeover Madness Series is much cheaper than just about any beauty product on the shelf…and more than worth it.
Check out these Digi MakeOver Madness Tutorials:
Removing Demon-Looking Red-Eye in Photoshop
Removing Demon-Looking Red-Eye in Photoshop Elements
Getting Rid of Wrinkles, Zits, or Moles in Photoshop Elements
Whitening Teeth within Photoshop Elements
Adjusting Skin Tones and Digi Tanning in Photoshop Elements
Removing Wrinkles, Lines, and Bags in Photoshop Elements
Airbrushing Portrait Photos in Photoshop Elements 7
Removing Shadows and Lightening Photos in Photoshop Elements
Convert Photos to Black and White in Photoshop Elements
Happy Scrapping and Photo Editing!
-Cheri
For more tips and Helpful Hints on photography, digital scrapbooking and MORE – visit our website, DigitalScrapbooksandMore.com or the Scrap Shop for training in Photo Editing or Digital Scrapbooking!
