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Sunrise/Sunset and Dusk/Dawn. Your digital camera will have one, or perhaps both, of these settings. While most Scene modes change the aperture or shutter speed used, Sunrise/Sunset and Dusk/Dawn modes change how the colors of the scene are recorded. The goal is to record the beautiful quality of light at these times of day.
Sunrise and [...]

Here’s some helpful tips for using Sports mode on your digital camera.Whether it’s kids soccer or baseball, or an NFL game, Sports mode is designed to help you stop the action. Your digital camera will set the shutter speed as high as possible for the lighting conditions in order to stop action. If you can, [...]

Since I’ve recently discussed Portrait and Landscape mode, I want to touch on variations of them. Night Portrait and Night Landscape are designed for shooting those scenes at night. Your digital camera may or may not have these modes, or they may be called something slightly different. Needless to say, when using these Night modes [...]

Today’s offering is the Landscape Scene Mode.Landscape mode should be your choice for all of those breathtaking views you want to shoot. Scenic vistas of the beach, the mountains, a field of flowers or a city skyline are all prime uses for Landscape mode. Your digital camera selects an exposure combination to maximize what’s in [...]

I’m going to spend the next week or so discussing the Scene Modes on your digital camera. We’ll start with Portrait mode.
Portrait mode is for taking people pictures. Whether it’s a single person or a group of people, you should use the Portrait mode. Your digital camera will select an appropriate shutter speed and aperture [...]

Although I still favor Picasa for it’s ease and simplicity, I’ve stumbled across another free photo editing software with lots more capabilities. It’s PhotoPlus 6 from Serif Software. PhotoPlus gives you all the tools you’d expect in a full fledged photo editor. Layers, adjustable brushes, a clone tool, text effects, web tools and much more.
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