This article will tell you how to take, edit and finish a good picture. You will need a digital camera, as well as the free Google application Picasa, which you can download for free.
Steps
Get a good digital camera with a megapixel setting of at least 5 or 6.
Take some time to read the camera’s manual in order to benefit as much as possible from it.
Practice your first shots. Once you have read the manual, go outside in the evening or morning and take several normal ‘point and shoot’ pictures. You will get a different idea of the lighting from being outside at different times of the day and night.
Pay attention to what is around you. Before you take each picture pay attention to the background. Try to find a simple background, a white wall, green grass, clean sand, blue sky, anything uncluttered.
Connect your camera (or just the card) to your computer. Edit the uploaded picture using Google Picasa, a free application that lets you quickly and efficiently edit pictures.
Put the pictures from your camera into a special folder. Picasa will open the folder for you to view the pictures.
Double click each picture and click the ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’ button and if you don’t like the changes, just click ‘Undo’ and edit the picture yourself using the brightness adjuster, etc.
Export your pictures to a new folder and admire them.
Tips
Always use a good, simple camera.
Read the manual.
Turn off flash and keep your hand as steady as possible.
Learn how to take a picture using the manual setting.
Learn how to focus the camera. As simple as this seems, many people fail to do it.
Buy a quality tripod.
Download Google Picasa directly for free from Google.
While a better camera can help make photo taking easier, you can still get excellent pictures even with a “Kodak Fun Saver” if you really think about your photo.
When buying a digital camera, make sure it has Image Stabilization. It will eliminate 80% of the blurry pictures caused by not pressing the shutter smoothly or when zooming.
Things You’ll Need
Digital Camera with PC connection
Camera Memory Card
Google Picasa Download
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