Digital photography is all about timing. Where old school photography needed a long time to shoot, develop, enhance and display, digital photography is one of the quickest forms of multimedia engagement. From shooting to a print of the shoot, the process takes very little time and is almost over in an instant. The merits of digital photography reign supreme over old school photography and that is why the knowledge of basic digital photography is very necessary for all those who are interested in entering this business. Everything from digital cameras to composition and lighting must be known well and beforehand by the budding photographer for these form the very basis of all known photography skills, whether they be digital or film-based.
The camera is the tool of the trade in digital photography. The market is laden with hundreds of cameras that are so diverse in their nature that it is easy to be bewildered and confused by them. There are two basic types of cameras –
Composition of the picture itself is the most important part of digital photography. Using shapes and functions to decide which part of the object is to focused on by the reviewer decides how the photograph has been received and whether the intention of photographing the object has been put through. Many artful pictures are laid aside because their composition lacked dynamic will and did not interest the person viewing the photograph.
Light itself is the major element in a photograph and hence lighting a subject is the second most important part of digital photography. Usage of exposure and aperture controls in low light and high light conditions bring out a clearer picture without the need for a second photograph.
But the main criterion for a good photograph is the photographer’s own taste and sense of beauty. A good photograph always reflects the photographer’s taste.
