Zoo photography: here are some really useful tips for photographing zoo animals!


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One of the reasons enthusiasts purchase SLR digital cameras, is to take night photographs in and around the city without them resulting in blurred or shaky images. However, as you'll soon find out, it's not as easy as setting your digital camera to automatic and shooting the image. Listed below are tips that will help you take city landscape photographs after dark.


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Learn when it is best to turn off IS (image stabilization) and VR (vibration reduction).


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Experienced photographers who have been around for a while, often prefer prime (fixed focal length) camera lenses over zoom models. Photography magazines always suggest the sharpness of fixed focal length lenses far outway the flexibility of zoom lenses. Before looking at the advantages and disadvantages of both, we first need to know 'what is a zoom lens or prime lens'.


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Do you often see photo's that are either too dark or too light? Our exposure compensation tutorial will come in useful.


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How to use depth of field preview button (if your camera has this option) what it does and tips for using it.


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How to use metering modes - When to use matrix, pattern, evaluative, center weighted metering, spot and partial metering.


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EXIF (exchangeable image file) data is a record of what camera settings were used to take a photograph. This data is recorded into the actual image file. Therefore each photograph has its own unique data. EXIF data stores information like camera model, exposure, aperture, ISO, what camera mode was used and whether or not a flash fired.


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One of the most important skills for a beginner to learn from the start, is how to focus properly. Using a digital SLR camera will become very frustrating if you don't understand how to set the focus on the exact object you're trying to photograph. Let's see what you need to do!


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Setting the correct white balance in your camera, is important to ensure the objects that are white, are actually displayed white within the photograph. The white balance also effects other colors as well. If your camera's automatic white balance setting doesn't get the color 'white' correct, it won't render the other colors correctly either. Learn how to fix this problem.


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