Health & Fitness
What You Photograph Affects The Camera You Buy
So, you're shopping for a camera this holiday season. Don't know what to get. Make sure to find out what you will be shooting before get tricked into getting a camera that you don't need!
(Second in a series of blog entries. The first .)
The kind of camera to buy will depend on the subject matter you will be photographing.
Birthdays, snapshots, candid photos of your kids, party photos, reunions and all such things are not complicated to shoot.
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But if you will be going to the circus or a baseball game and want to capture a close shot of these events then a snapshot camera won't do and you'll need the tools of an advanced camera.
You have to take in consideration that most consumer point-and-shoot cameras work on Automatic settings.
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Some will have a flower sign (that’s for macro) a nightshot sign (for night photography) or other different signs that will make the camera user friendly.
But they are all Automatic settings. That means you have no control if you want to get creative with that camera.
On the other hand technology is so advanced nowadays that these cameras do a great job capturing special moments. Most of these new cameras will take a photograph without leaving a person with a Red Eye (you know when your pupils look demonic).
Some are also capable of capturing photos in really low light. Keep in mind one thing though. The more things you want these little cameras to do, the more money it will cost you.
Not all cameras are capable of capturing pictures in low light without a flash. Have you ever seen those advertising photos of a little girl blowing her birthday candles and the only thing that’s really lighting up the scene are the actual candles?
Well, I will tell you a secret ... it takes a very special camera and post production to get that good and perfect image.
I’m not saying it’s impossible, but the more creative you want to get, the more it will cost you and more work on the computer after you capture the image.
One last thing.
Tthe flash on these point and shoot cameras is made to reach 5-10 feet. That’s why when you got to a concert all your photos look dark.
In my next post I will talk about point-and-shoot and entry level DSLR cameras.
Remember, sometimes it’s not really what kind of camera you've got. It’s what your subject matter means to you.
