Choosing the Best SLR Digital Camera

For many looking to take the next step in their photography endeavors, the digital SLR camera is a logical choice. For those that don't already know, SLR stands for "single-lens reflex," which refers the internal mirror mechanism that allows the photographer to see the complete image before the shutter is clicked.

Unlike older point-and-shoot style cameras where the viewfinder image may not match the final image, an SLR system allows the user to see the image as it will be captured on the digital media. While all modern point-and-shoot digital cameras contain a LCD screen that essentially serves the same purpose as an SLR's mirror system, there are still several distinct advantages that a SLR has over any other camera type.

Amateur and professional photographers alike continue to choose the SLR for the simple fact that no LCD screen can match the visual superiority of a direct-viewed SLR viewfinder.

Perhaps the biggest advantage of an SLR camera is the ability it offers to interchange lenses of different types to achieve an array of different results. Although many fixed-lens cameras contain an outstanding general purpose lens, this one lens cannot accomplish all things.

This is particularly true when the goal is to capture images in unusual situations (low light, extreme telephoto) or when performing macro or other specialty photography. So, what is the best SLR digital camera option for you?

This is a question that can only be answered through careful analysis of your individual situation. The points listed below should help to get you on the right track.

1. Identify Your Price Range - as with anything you're looking to research, it's important to first identify your desired price range. The last thing you want to do is to get excited about a particular camera only to realize that it's out of your price range.

Fortunately, there are SLR's at every price range that will satisfy the basics of image capture. Prices typically go up based on specific requirements (resolution, speed, crop factor, etc.). Typically, an entry level SLR camera is priced at around $500-700.

2. Intended Usage - there is no point in spending $5000 on the most advanced full frame digital SLR if you intend to use the camera to take casual photos of your children or friends. An entry level camera will perform such tasks extremely well and will be priced much more attractively.

Ask yourself the following questions - what types of photos do I typically take? What types of photography might interest me in the near future? How important is portability and camera weight? What size prints will I be printing?

3. Brand preference - I started taking photos using the Canon system and have since purchased many Canon SLR cameras. While Canon certainly isn't the only producer of high quality cameras, their cameras have a certain look and feel that I've grown accustomed to.

I can pick up just about any Canon camera and instantly grasp how to operate it. Be sure to try out several different brands to find one that works for you. The camera should feel right in your hands and the button layouts should made logical sense for you.

By following the simple suggestions mentioned above you will have an advantage over other consumers that are in the market for a digital SLR camera, and you will be less inclined to make an irrational purchase that you will later regret. For more information on cameras and specifically on pink digital cameras, please visit http://pinkdigitalcamerareview.com

Tips For Night Photography

When you are taking pictures, you may feel like you are restricted to daytime photography to accurately capture the lighting in your images. However, nighttime can present a number of wonderful photo opportunities, such as family pictures under Christmas lights and even casual shots of groups of friends going out at night.

Luckily, there are a number of adjustments that you can make to your camera to help you make your night pictures either as true to life as possible or as stylistic as you want.

First, let's take a look at how cameras actually capture images. Whether you have a digital camera or a film device, the most important thing is the light that comes into the machine. Light activates a photosensitive object inside the camera, basically burning the image into it.

With film cameras, the photosensitive object is the film itself. In digitals, there is a charge-coupled device, or a CCD, that basically translates the amount of light received into an electronic image with pixels.

There are three very important things in adjusting the amount of light that comes into a camera. First, you have the aperture, or the diameter of the lens opening. This is important because a wider diameter lets in more light. This can be very helpful if you are taking pictures at night so that you can fully capture all the light that is present, brightening up your entire image.

Second, the shutter speed is key as well. The longer the shutter is open, the more light hits your photosensitive substance. While this can make for streaky images, it can also allow the light to be more strongly burned into your picture.

Lastly, you can change your ISO settings. ISO refers the sensitivity level of the film or CCD. If you have a film camera, you can buy film with different light sensitivity levels. If you have an adjustable digital camera, you may be able to change your ISO setting manually.

For night photography, making your ISO more sensitive can be helpful, although you walk a fine line between making something too sensitive and not sensitive enough. This is because the higher your ISO, the more "noise" or graininess you have in the picture.

A good rule of thumb for night photography is to make the most of the light you have. This can mean lengthening your shutter speed, widening your aperture, and making your ISO a little more photosensitive.

However, you may have to experiment a little to find the perfect balance between these three adjustments. Making your camera more reactive to light can help you take a sharper, more realistic photo.

If you want to experiment with more stylistic night photos, consider lengthening your shutter speed as much as possible as lights pass by. This will make them all blur together in one big streak. This style is popular with taking pictures of highways and even pointing your camera up at the stars.

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Once you know how to successfully adjust your camera, you can come closer and closer to taking the picture that you are looking for. When you get the perfect shot, you don't want to let it hide away in a small picture frame. To fully display your photo, consider having it made into a canvas. For more information, check out YourCanvasPhotos today.

New Wedding Photography Trend: The Boudoir Photo Shoot

There is a new wedding photo trend going around town, have you heard about it? Well let me give you a clue: it involves the bride wearing a lot less than her wedding gown.

Boudoir photography is the latest photography trend that has hit the wedding scene and is gaining popularity with many brides. So what exactly is a Boudoir photo shoot?

Boudoir photos are usually taken of the future Mrs. wearing either lingerie or if you’re a risk taker, nothing at all. Now don’t get worried, these are not the type of photos that you would find in a Playboy magazine, these PG-13 photos are reminiscent of the classic pinup inspired photos of days past.

Many photographers are offering this photo session as an additional service, so if you’re interested check with your wedding photographer to see if this is something that they offer.

Article is taken from Examiner.com

Sexy Photography Boosting Business

FORT MYERS: Women in Southwest Florida are getting their girlfriends, lining up, stepping behind the Red Door and taking it all off for eye-popping sexy photos. Those pictures are now catching on and boosting business.

As the saying goes, a picture is worth 1,000 words. But sometimes, a little less can say a lot more.

Michelle Weaver is the owner of Picture This - a photography studio on McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers. Last year, just before Valentine's Day, the studio held a first of its kind gathering for married women called the Red Door.

"It's sexy hot momma boudoir parties," said photographer Marie Kamp.

"Everyone is clad in a robe first, then it all changes. Women run around here, you know, in their birthday suits," added Weaver.

Kamp says it was during that Red Door gathering that she began taking the artistic pictures for the very first time.

"It caught on like wildfire. It has not slowed down at all. It's very popular," she said.

In fact, Weaver said the photos now make up 70-percent of the studio's revenue.

In a time when many downtown businesses are struggling to stay open, Picture This is hanging on thanks to a concept where the clothes come off when the camera turns on.

"This has been like CPR for our studio. It's really been the heartbeat," said Weaver.

It's a body of work that's proving to be a fine work of art.

"There's a fine line between sexy hot momma and smutty pictures. What we do is tasteful and appropriate. We do market to married women," said Weaver.

Click here to read more about Picture This and the Red Door.

Taken From MSNBC.com

World Naked Bike Ride Celebrates The Beauty Of The Body Like SlipsAndCurves.us

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