Project Description: Digital photography is used in everyday life, but sometimes taking a great picture can be difficult. This presentation is for the photographically impaired!

Photographic Elements Nature People Still Life Landscapes Action Freestyle Conclusion

Nature When taking pictures of nature, if your camera has a macro mode, enable it to take close-up pictures of nature. Also, zoom in if your camera has zoom options on it. Try to include nature in the background, like a river or a mountain. Try to center in on the beauty of the subject. Go Back to Menu Go Back to Menu Conclusion

People When taking pictures of other people, don’t take the picture too close to them. Stay back at least 5 feet. Don’t zoom in on the person. Try not to make your background too busy, so you can keep the attention on the person. Conclusion Go Back to Menu

Still Life While taking still life photography, make sure that your background is not too busy, and that the main aspect is the subject. Zoom according to the picture. Black and white is good for enhancing the effect, you can use a photo editing program on your computer to do this. ConclusionGo Back to Menu

Landscapes When taking landscape pictures, try to have a wide angle for the picture. Don’t zoom in for landscapes. When taking landscape photos, don’t include too much movement. Conclusion Go Back to Menu

Action If your camera has Digital Image Stabilization, enable it. Try to hold the camera steadily, a tripod would be a good investment. If you want to enhance the effect, you can shake the camera. You can also take these types of pictures from your car. Conclusion Go Back to Menu Go Back to Menu

Freestyle Be creative and try to think of what you want the effect of the picture to be. Enhance the picture with zoom and stabilization, unless it calls for shakiness. ConclusionGo Back to Menu

Conclusion The most important thing to remember while taking any kind of picture is to have fun, even if the picture doesn’t come out the way you planned! Go Back to MenuMore Info

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